Towards Employment

Towards Employment

Towards Employment is a flexible suite of pathway-focused programs designed to support people who are seeking work, returning to study, or exploring future career options. Each program offers a supportive, practical learning environment that builds confidence, employability skills and readiness for work, while strengthening essential language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) skills.

To provide flexible entry points and respond to individual learner goals, participants may choose to commence with a short, five-week Towards Employment program or enrol directly into the full FSK20119 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways. The five-week programs provide an achievable starting point for learners who may be uncertain about committing to a longer course or who wish to build confidence before undertaking a qualification. Where accredited units of competency are successfully completed as part of a short program, learners may transition seamlessly into the full qualification at any stage, with credit transfer applied for units already achieved. This flexible pathway enables learners to progress at a pace that suits their individual circumstances while recognising and valuing the learning they have already completed.

Across all Towards Employment Programs, learners develop core employability skills including communication, teamwork, organisation, time management, workplace behaviour and personal presentation. Programs are structured to reduce anxiety about employment and study by providing clear routines, hands-on activities and opportunities to practise real-world skills in a safe and encouraging setting. Activities such as mock interviews, workplace communication tasks and practical projects help learners gain confidence and self-belief.

While all Towards Employment programs share a common foundation, each version has a distinct focus or “flavour” aligned to learner interests and industry pathways. For example, Your Career, Your Choice supports learners to explore career options and make informed decisions through industry tasters, guest speakers, site visits and work experience opportunities. Intro to Trades focuses on practical skills for trade and construction pathways, including safe tool use, basic equipment maintenance and workplace numeracy, supported by contextualised accredited and non-accredited learning.

LLND skills are embedded throughout all programs and delivered in meaningful, applied ways that connect directly to work and everyday life. Programs are inclusive and strengths-based, with flexible delivery and reasonable adjustments to support diverse learners. Together, the Towards Employment suite supports participants to take realistic, confident next steps towards employment, training or further education.

Current Programs

The programs below are currently being offered in Taree, Port Macquarie and Kempsey

Short Course

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Full Qualification Pathway

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The information in the table below pertains to the full qualification pathway (above right)

Minimum requirements for this course:

Must be a minimum of 15 Years
Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital (LLND) at a Year 10 high school level
Provide photo ID prior to course commencement
A computer with internet access [If you don't have this, please contact us to discuss possible solutions]
Technology skills to access and navigate the internet
The ability to create, open and save electronic files
Some experience using computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite
Confidence to work independently

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Assessments are conducted using a combination of realistic workplace tasks, projects, practical demonstrations and knowledge tests, written and oral assessments as well as observation and work placement. The following provides a brief explanation of the assessment methods that are to be applied:
Portfolio of Work: The learner is required to prepare a portfolio of work based on completed activities which reflect requirements of the workplace applicable to the unit of competency. A portfolio of work will include materials selected and items built to the specifications of the assessment. Learners are reminded to retain a copy of their own work before submission. The assessor will review the submitted portfolio of work against the requirements of the unit of competency to conduct the assessment.
Written Activities: The learner is required to respond to a range of questions and/or case study activities. The learner will research their answers from the issued learning material and other references. A written report will relate directly to the required knowledge evidence in the units of competency and aims to collect both the valid and sufficient evidence of the candidate’s knowledge. (where writing is difficult this form of an assessment will be substituted or supplemented to account for the learning barrier) The assessor will review the learner’s submitted report and using assessment benchmarks will review this work and provide feedback to the learner. The learner is expected to provide a satisfactory response for all questions and case study activities.

Project Work: The learner is required to undertake a range of projects to create various outputs relating to the units of competency being delivered. Where appropriate, the learner will be supplied with template documents and tools. Work projects are particularly applicable to units of competency which included a single task which occurs over an extended period of time. These tasks typically require input from a number of sources and the candidate is required to produce an output for the assessment (usually a creation of wood). The learner will submit their work which will be reviewed by the assessor according to defined observation criteria based on the work requirement.
Presentation/Observation: The candidate is required on a number of occasions throughout the course to prepare and present an appropriate industry related task for assessment. Please discuss the industry options with your Trainer.

Work placements provide opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment.

Work placement strengthens training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.

There is no mandatory work placement for this qualification, however, MNCCC may be able to provide opportunity for Students who wish to add to their existing training, please discuss this with your trainer.

MNCCC acknowledges the value of your prior academic and professional experience.

Applicants can apply for recognition of their existing skills and knowledge that are relevant to the units of competency within the program. These skills and knowledge may have been obtained through workplace training or experience and may reduce the number of units required to be completed during the program. Students are encouraged to notify MNCCC of their interest or intention to apply for RPL prior to their enrolment. We will provide you a pre-training review questionnaire that gathers information about your prior experience. This information is then used to determine the best pathway for you to achieve competency.

Learning outcomes

Through a mixture of theory and practical course work, learn to:

Effective communication techniques for the workplace
Time management and organisational skills
Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
Teamwork and collaboration essentials
Fundamental numeracy and literacy skills

Course outcomes

Gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.

Use technology to complete work tasks
Read and write workplace documents
Pathway into other entry level qualifications
Empowered to look for work
Skills to apply for promotional positions in your current workplace
Confidence to use technology
Introduction to sector of your choice
Improve communication skills

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