Aims:
- To provide pupils with knowledge and practical skills for application in life within the home and community
- To ensure that pupils will be capable of wise decision making in areas related to their personal resources.
- To develop in pupils competence in making wise consumer decisions
- To develop interest in the vocational aspects of the subject
Skills:
Pupils should be able;
- To use a variety of methods to develop cognitive skill such as discovery - learning and problem solving
- To demonstrate a range of practical skills
- To obtain and retrieve information from various sources
- To use certain effective skills such as creativity, imagination
- To record information accurately
- To interpret data
Syllabus Structure:
The syllabus structure consists of two sections:
- A common course of five areas of study
- One elective from a choice of three
The five areas of study include:
- Food studies and Culinary Skills
- Consumer Studies
- Social and Health Studies
- Resource Management and Home Studies
- Textile Studies
One elective will be chosen from the following three:
- Childcare
- Design and Craftwork
- Textile Skills
The syllabus is offered at two levels, Ordinary and Higher.
Assessment:
Assessment of pupils will consist of both practical and written examinations, at Ordinary and at Higher levels.