Introduction
There is a lot of information for you to consider when investigating an occupation, including personal skills, interests, passions, earnings, qualifications and experience required, unemployment rate, future employment growth, hours worked, etc.
Why is this important?
Looking into different jobs that interest you will help you make more informed choices and decisions when it comes to your future in the workforce.
Task
Your job in this WebQuest is to investigate opportunities that exist to earn an income in a variety of occupations of interest to you.
Process
Task 1 – Investigating income and employment
Download and complete Task 1 worksheet – Investigating income and employment. Save a copy of your completed worksheet.
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Evaluation
SUBMISSION
Submit your response to Task 1 to your teacher.
Your teacher will review your work and provide feedback.
Conclusion
Odds are that you’ll be looking for a satisfying job with a promising career path as an important strategy to secure your financial future.
Gaining employment and undertaking work you enjoy is very rewarding, and you've just taken the step of finding out about your interests and the employment opportunities that exist in those areas. What will you do next?
Want to learn more about income and employment? Ask your teacher to download the income resources from www.financialbasics.org.au & sign you up for the ESSI Money Game.
Credits
This work is adapted by the content owners from the Financial Basics Foundation OFL (Operation Financial Literacy) resource Module 2: Income - where does it come from? Check out the original resource for more teaching and learning activities in this content area.
Financial Basics Foundation resources are free for all Australian educators. You can access these resources here.
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Teacher Page
Why should your students do this WebQuest? Earning income through employment is an important strategy for a secure financial future. Some of your students are already income earners, and all of them can expect to earn an income through employment throughout their lives.
WebQuest Goal: This investigation into income and employment aims to deliver a basic understanding of the concept of earning an income through employment and the importance of investigating a range of occupations.
Time required to complete this WebQuest: Approximately 70 minutes.
Solution:
A solution for the Task 1 worksheet – Income and Employment – is available through the Financial Basics Foundation member portal. Login to your account or sign up here if you’re not already a member. Once you’ve logged in, check out all of our other WebQuests and Resources by clicking on the Teacher Toolkit menu.
Advice from FBF:
- Students complete the Task 1– Investigating income and employment worksheet electronically by typing their responses in the text entry fields. Software capable of opening a Microsoft Word document is required for this option. Alternatively, students can print and complete with handwritten responses.
- Tasks in this WebQuest have been designed for students to complete individually.
- Register your students for Financial Basics Foundation’s ESSI Money Game to help them experience taxation in a real-life gamified personal finance educational simulation.
Standards
The content and tasks in this WebQuest have been mapped to the following Australian Curriculum elements:
- Work Studies - Investigate a wide range of occupations, and the skills and personal qualities required in these fields (ACWSCL006). Source career information and resources (ACWSCL014). Link personal profiles with potential work opportunities (ACWSCL021).
- Consumer and financial literacy - Young people are starting to think of the future, possibly investing and using their enterprising spirit to make money, particularly through digital opportunities.