Retail Services

The course enables the students to take a more active role in economic management. Students will be able to justify the use of various strategies adopted to improve the state of the economy, reallocate resources, reduce inequality and encourage the development of sustainable economic environmental policies. It includes study into the current use of Fiscal and budget policy, monetary policy and micro economic reform.

What types of assessment will be used to determine your final mark? There will be variety of oral and written presentations, research tasks, tests, assignments, stimulus tasks and group work.

Is there anything else you should know? Students will need to read the economic and business sections of the daily newspapers and be prepared to discuss daily economic stories. Students will be expected to be able to communicate their findings and relate the content to current policies and strategies. Please visit https://careerswithstem.com.au/quiz-economics-careers-rba/ for further information regarding career opportunities in Economics.

Who can you ask for more information? Mr Hannelly, Mrs Celebrin and Ms Bailey

RETAIL SERVICES FACULTY: Human Society and Its Environment ATAR: Yes UNITS: 1 CATEGORY: B

Note: Only one category B course can count towards an ATAR and students must sit the exam.

On successful completion of this course, students will be awarded a Certificate III in Retail.

What will you learn? The course is designed to provide students with appropriate learning opportunities that will enable them to acquire a range of technical, personal and interpersonal skills valued both within and beyond the workplace. They will also acquire underpinning skills and knowledge related to functional areas within the Retail industry.

What types of assessment will be used to determine your final mark? Work placement tasks, assignments, and tests. To obtain a Certificate III in Retail, students must demonstrate competency in all units of the course. Competency may be proved through demonstration, work placement, verbally or by written tests.

Is there anything else you should know? This is VET course - you can count it towards your HSC and ATAR and receive a qualification that is recognised by industry Australia wide. Students are also involved in a Retail Skills Show Case, where they compete against other Central Coast schools. Areas of competition may include window display, merchandising, store presentation and selling techniques. Excursions to retail outlets (possibly the Sydney markets), factory outlets and local shopping centres may also be included as a part of the course.

• This certificate III qualification can be used as an alternative entry pathway into Newcastle University. • There are two one-week work placement periods (one in Year 11 and one in Year 12). • Students that successfully complete all competencies will receive a credential recognised by TAFE

NSW.

• Students are required to purchase a VET shirt for their hands-on component of their course. These can be purchase through Cowen and Lewis and are an additional cost to the course.

Who can you ask for more information? Mr Millar