Life orientation

• Time management


  One's ability to identify different priorities and decide when to do them and how much time needs to be given to each priority
• Priorities


  • School work
  • Friends
  • Sports
  • Family
  • Community activities
• If you learn and practice effective time management, you will be able to complete everything in time
• The key to time management


  Learning to identify your priorities and when you need to do them
• Balancing and managing priorities

  • Requires self-discipline
• Time management


  The process of planning the length of time required to complete activities, with the aim of increasing your productivity
• Things you need to do to practice effective time management

  • Plan
  • Allocate
  • Set goals
  • Delegate tasks
  • Analyse time spent
  • Monitor progress
  • Organize
  • Schedule time
  • Prioritise
• Accountability


  You are in charge of your own success or failure
• Learning good time management skills is about taking responsibility and accountability for your education and other priorities
• Making a list of 5-10 things to accomplish by next week

  1. Most important/urgent item

  2. Next most important

  3. Next most important

  4. Next most important

  5. Least important
• Effective time management skills lead to you being able to balance academic work with your commitments, and have time to relax and play sports as well as get all of your homework done
• Effective time management skills lead to you learning to effectively meet and manage deadlines
• Using time effectively and efficiently

  Knowing what needs to be done and when to do it, and finding a way to get it done without wasting any unnecessary time or energy
• How to use time effectively and efficiently

  1. Know the amount of work you have to do, and how much time you have available for it

  2. Set mini-goals along the way

  3. Break up your time and study for a longer time span (Instead of doing 5 hours of studying in one go, do hour-long sessions over multiple days)

  4. Allocate one hour per day to studying do not use it for anything else

  5. Study at the same time every day create a routine and good habits

  6. Start with the most difficult work first
• How to organize your work

  1. Get a year planner and mark down exam and assessment dates

  2. Identify other school commitments and fill them in on the planner

  3. Find a quiet place to study with good lighting

  4. Avoid clutter and keep everything tidy

  5. Write a to-do list of things to accomplish every day
• Reading


  Knowing how to read and interpret different texts are important skills that are enormously beneficial. We read for many different reasons, e.g. reading to find out information, reading to summarise, reading for comprehension, reading for enjoyment.
• Types of reading


  Skimming (reading quickly to get the main idea), scanning (reading quickly to find specific information), intensive reading (reading carefully and thoroughly)
• Writing


  Writing is a very important method of communication. We write to tell stories, to take notes, to describe things, to give information, or for business purposes.
• Keeping a journal


  Helps you express and keep track of your thoughts and feelings, and develop key writing skills like describing, reflecting, and evaluating
• Summarising


  Identifying the main points of a written or expressed work and recording them briefly
• SQ3R method


  1. Survey (look at headings, introduction, conclusion)

  2. Question (ask what each section is about)

  3. Read slowly (concentrate carefully)

  4. Recite or write (explain in your own words)

  5. Review (test your memory)
• Reading more and writing regularly will improve your reading and writing skills
• Editing, revising, and proofreading your writing will help identify weak areas in grammar or spelling
• Good grammar is important for good writing
• Getting feedback from someone you trust will help improve your writing
• Writing should be an enjoyable activity
• NSC


  National Senior Certificate
• NCV


  National Certificate Vocational
• WORLD OF WORK


  2024/04
• Options available after completing grade 9

  • NSC
  • NCV
• NSC


  • Completion of grade 12
  • Study minimum of seven subjects in grade 10-12
  • Write exam at end of grade 12
  • Need four compulsory and three electives
• NCV


  • Qualification studied after passing grade 9
  • Given opportunity to study both theory and practical elements
  • Learn alongside experienced professionals
  • Need three compulsory (language, mathematics, mathematical literacy) and four other subjects in field of choice
• Education phases after grade 9

  • GET (General Education and Training)
  • FET (Further Education and Training)
  • HET (Higher Education and Training)
• GET


  Grade 9 studied at school
• FET


  Grade 10-12 studied at school, NCV level, NQF levels 2-4 studied at FET colleges
• HET


  Studied at universities, university of technology or college, diploma, undergraduate degree, postgraduate diploma and degree
• All workers must be protected from discrimination
• Basic conditions apply to all employers and workers
• The law controls employment conditions such as leave, working hours, contracts, employee records, pay slips, overtime, deductions and termination
• Employers must provide a safe working environment for all staff