PDC89939 - The Next Step
Overview
In this micro-credential you will focus on exploring your own personal expectations of finishing school while preparing for some of the challenges moving into post-school education, training or employment may bring. You will consider the value of education as you prepare to enter the adult world.
This micro-credential is designed for high school students in Year 12.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential. A digital badge and Certificate of Completion will be awarded which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Our micro-credentials are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
What is a Digital Badge?
Career Opportunities
In this micro-credential students will focus on exploring their own expectations of finishing school while preparing for some of the challenges moving into post-school education, training or employment may bring. They will consider the value of education as they prepare to enter the adult world.
Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.
Structure & Availability
Micro-credential
Duration:2 hours
- Identify how societal needs and economic conditions influence the nature and structure of work
- Recognise the link between lifelong learning and the career building process
- Identify the skills and capacities needed for 21st century work, including employability and lifelong learning skills
- Recognise the consequences of choosing a career path
- Review your personal action plan based on self-reflection, feedback from a parent/carer, mentor, teacher or peers.
Assessment
Online Quiz
Award
Digital Badge via Credly
Students can also download a Certificate of Completion, share to social media or add to a professional portfolio.
Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements, however this micro-credential is aimed at high school students.
Our micro-credentials are available for anyone to access. You do not have to be a CQUniversity student.
How to Apply
- Once you have selected your desired micro-credential, you can now add it to your shopping cart to enable you to purchase more than one "course" in a single transaction.
- Once you have added all the micro-credentials you wish to purchase, you will be directed to the payment gateway and will be asked to "authenticate" your account on our Learning Management System Be Different.
- If you are an existing CPD student, please use sign in options used to access CPD micro-credential courses in Be Different.
- If you are a new student to CPD, please select option “Don’t have an account?” Sign up now and follow the prompts to create a new account.
- After successful authentication, you will be redirected to the CQUniversity secure payment gateway. Please add your payment details to complete the transaction.
- Following a successful payment, you will automatically be redirected to the course in the Learning Management System Be Different where you will find your selection of micro-credentials on your Dashboard.
