SACE Stage 2 Industry Connections study guide
SACE Stage 2 Industry Connections · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Industry Connections is a SACE Stage 2 subject for students who want to build and apply skills, knowledge and understanding in a particular industry area. Rather than sitting a written paper, students complete an industry-related project that develops their capabilities and employability skills, and the subject is described by the SACE Board as fostering many elements of a thriving learner. It suits students already significantly engaged in industry, individual students designing their own pathway, or cohorts sharing a common industry interest. Schools can design it using a project-based learning model around one student or a group. Importantly, it is not a VET program: students do not achieve VET units of competency, though the subject can be flexibly designed so students collate a work skills portfolio supporting job applications or future recognition of prior learning. Students may complete up to 60 credits of Industry Connections toward SACE completion, with subject codes spanning A, B and C at 10 and 20 credits. Topics on this exam: School assessment and External assessment. The SACE Stage 2 Industry Connections study guide has 2 sections and about 644 words.
01School Assessment in Industry Connections
In Industry Connections, school assessment is the evidence your school collects and grades against the performance standards. You must understand the assessment types and their weightings, the difference between formative feedback and summative grading, and how evidence is accumulated across the year. Know the language of the performance standards: practical application, knowledge and understanding, and communication. Questions often ask you to distinguish these strands rather than recall content.
341 words, about 2 min02External Assessment in Industry Connections
External assessment is set and marked outside the school and carries significant weighting. You must understand its format, the conditions under which it is completed, and how it draws on both your industry learning and your broader knowledge. Know the difference between an externally assessed investigation or folio and an examination, and understand what materials and evidence are permitted. Understand the role of the brief or stimulus, the criteria used by external markers, and the importance of clear structure.
303 words, about 2 minMore study resources for SACE Stage 2 Industry Connections
- Practice questionsIn the SACE Stage 2 Industry Connections course, what is the main purpose of the industry connection project?
- FlashcardsSchool assessment weighting. The portion of the final subject grade determined by tasks set and marked within the school, commonly the larger share in Industry Connections.
- Cheat sheetSchool assessment in Industry Connections is school-based and typically contributes 70% of the subject grade, with the external component contributing 30%; confirm the current weightings in the subject outline before relying on them.
- Key termsPerformance Standards. Written descriptions of the quality of learning a student shows at each achievement level, used to judge evidence against a shared set of expectations rather than against other students.
- Study planMap every School assessment task type against the 70% weighting and rank each by marks-per-hour of effort.
- Common mistakesStudents treat the folio as proof of attendance and assume the connection to skills is obvious to anyone reading it, so they spend their effort collecting artefacts rather than annotating them.
- Exam-day guideBring the form of photo ID your school or provider has told you to use, such as a student card, driver's licence or passport.