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Scenario · Adult Learning Centre

Review your placement and plan your next step

You are a learner finishing a placement at the hub.

Intermediate2 to 3 hours7 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

Your placement at the hub is nearly finished. Marcus Delaney, the Centre Manager, wants to meet you on Thursday to talk about how it went and what you will do next. Your notes in the Learner Register show your attendance, the tasks you have done and the feedback from your coordinator. The job board in the computer room lists local jobs, including a cafe assistant at a bakery in Frankston, a retail assistant at a hardware store in Carrum Downs and a grounds assistant with the council. Amrit Gill will help you update your resume. Marcus wants you to come with three things you did well, two things to work on and two jobs you could apply for.

Your brief. Reflect honestly on your placement using your Learner Register notes and coordinator feedback, choose two jobs from the job board that match your skills and interests, update your resume with what you have learned at the hub, and take part in a review meeting where you talk about your next step.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Written reflection: three strengths and two areas to improve
  • Notes on two jobs from the job board
  • Updated resume
  • Four week plan with the first step on the Task Board

Documents to use

Systems to use

Learner Register

The record of every enrolled learner, their course, support needs, attendance, placement and current status.

Task Board

The hub's shared list of routine tasks, meeting actions, repair requests and event jobs, with who is doing each one and when it is due.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Foundation Skills Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

FSKLRG006Participate in work placement
FSKLRG007Use strategies to identify job opportunities
FSKLRG010Use routine strategies for career planning
FSKWTG009Write routine workplace texts
FSKOCM003Participate in familiar spoken interactions at work

Qualifications

FSK20119Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways
FSK10219Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for honest reflection backed by examples from the placement records, job choices that show the learner has read the advertisements and matched them to their skills, a resume that presents the placement clearly, and a plan with specific steps and dates. In the review meeting the learner must speak about their strengths and needs, listen and ask a question. The Task Board entry must have a real first step and a date.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.