The CSFW....

1. The CSFW.... • ...describes a set of 10 Skill Areas identified by Australian employers (and others) as critical tosuccessful participation in work • work - any activity directed at a specific purpose • that involves mental or physical effort

2. The CSfW The ACSF Work specific skills and contexts

3. Who is it for? Sr secondary VET ACE Universities Organisations

4. What is it for? Raising awareness Building bridges Focusing action

5. How does it do this? Establishes shared concepts Provides a common language and reference points for: pinpointing and discussing specific skills aligning expectations Exploring possibilities identifying areas for further development monitoring progress Designing strategies, support, resources

6. 10 Skill Areas in 3 clusters • Navigate the world of work • Manage career and work life • Work with roles, rights and protocols • Interact with others • Communicate for work • Connect and work with others • Recognise and utilise diverse perspectives • Get the work done • Plan and organise • Make decisions • Identify and solve problems • Create and innovate • Work in a digital world

7. A developmental approach Novice AdvancedBeginner Capable Proficient Expert

8. It’s all about rules... Ability to ‘read the context’ and make informed(and increasingly intuitive) judgments Reliance on rules AdvancedBeginner Novice Capable Proficient Expert Reflective practical experience

9. CSfW performance is NOT fixed in time and space • We are likely to have spiky profiles across the 10Skill Areas • Our ability to apply, demonstrate and develop a Skill Area changes from context to context • Performance at any time affected by a range of factors within, and external to, the work context

10. Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework Influencing Factors Nature and degree of support Complexity of tasks Level of autonomy Existing skills and knowledge Familiarity with the context Degree of motivation Self-belief and resilience Culture and value-based factors Individual factors Work factors External factors

11. Elements of the Framework

12. 3c. Identify and solve problems Identifying and addressing routine and non-routine problems in order to achieve work objectives. It involves: • anticipating or identifying problems • taking steps to solve them • reflecting on what happens

13. Focus areas & Performance Features

14. The state of play • CSfW is a resource that you can use as part of a broader strategy to help you and your clients achieve what you need to achieve • But nobody says you have to use it! • Not mandated for use in TPs • IBSA has adopted it in preference to Employability Skills • Not mandated for use in WELL or SEE

15. Applications • Make csfw explicit in a specific context • Help a client • identify strengths • identify examples of their skills in action, • think about how to adapt skills developed in one context to another • Enhance a CV or prepare for an interview • Liaise with potential employers about CSfW requirements and expectations & get specific feedback • Monitor progress and use as evidence for funders • And much more

16. For more information • www.industry.gov.au/skills • Core Skills for Work developmental Framework available for download • Also check ‘Tools and resources’ • Contact: kate.perkins@acer.edu.au