Workplace Learning
 

Workplace Learning (ADWPL) is an Authority-developed endorsed program that is managed by individual schools. To complete this endorsed program, a student works in one or more paid or unpaid workplace/s for one day per week to develop a set of transferable workplace skills. The student must record the number of hours completed and the tasks undertaken in the workplace in the Authority’s Workplace Learning Logbook. The student must also provide evidence of his/her knowledge and understanding of the workplace skills by completing the Authority’s Workplace Learning Skills Journal after each 55 hours completed in the workplace.  Unlike work experience, workplace learning can be converted to equivalent WACE units.  Unit equivalence is allocated on the basis of one unit equivalent for each 55 hours completed in the workplace, to a maximum of four units.

That is:

• Less than 55 hours = 0 unit equivalents

• 55–109 hours = 1 unit equivalent

• 110–164 hours = 2 unit equivalents

• 165–219 hours = 3 unit equivalents

• 220+ hours = 4 unit equivalents

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Work placements may be scheduled during the semester, in class time or out of class time and during school holidays.  A member of the Workplace Learning supervisory team is always available to be contacted whenever a student is in the workplace.​