Vocational Studies and Design

The Vocational studies and Design subject area offers courses involving the development of hand-eye co-ordination and the learning of associated theories relating to Materials, Technology and Graphical Communication

In the workshops students will work with Hand tools, Power tools and Machinery to manipulate a range of materials included in the study areas of:

• Wood work
• Plastics
• Metalwork
• Electronics

SHOP A (woodwork) and SHOP B (metalwork)

The courses are designed as a project-based program of study in a workshop environment. Students will be involved with the nature, application and working of materials as well as designing, making and appraising. Learning experiences will include the following activities:

• working wood and plastics by hand and machine;
• fabricationg in wood and plastics;
• investigating the properties and uses of wood and plastic and associated materials.
• working metals and electrical components by hand and machine;
• fabricating in metal, electrical components and associated materials;
• investigating the properties and uses of metals and electrical components.

From these courses offered in Years 8, 9 and 10 the students will gain the necessary pre-requisite skills for Senior Subjects of Industrial Skills – Furnishing and Industrial Skills – Engineering, both of which are Certificate 1 courses

Safety is an integral part of all courses. The development of safe procedures and safe habits is a major aspect of Vocational Studies and Design.

Graphics

Students will work with manual drafting equipment to discover the concepts of Drafting and Graphical Communication. They will then be extended into Computer Graphics, using industry standard AutoCAD® 2005 software, learning menus and basic application methods to produce computer generated drawings.