Directorate: Curriculum FET

SUBJECT and GRADE LIFE ORIENTATION Grade 10

TERM 3 WEEK 5
TOPIC Careers and Career choices
AIMS OF LESSON At the end of this lesson the learner should be able to:
• know the concepts relating to the content.
• Recognise the diversity in jobs with regard to the following:
 Economic sectors: primary (raw material), secondary (finished products or goods), and tertiary (infrastructure and
providing services)
 Work settings: workplace environment and conditions; indoors and outdoors (laboratory, mine)
 Activities involved in each job: designing, assembling and growing.
• Have knowledge of the management and preparation of the workplace to reduce the spread of COVID 19.
• Be able to identify the safety issues at the workplace
• Know the importance of observing the following:
 Fumigation, testing and monitoring
 Provision of information on safety procedures
 Constant monitoring for adherence
 The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)
RESOURCES Paper based resources Digital resources
• Approved Textbooks (if available) • QR-codes and links
• Newspaper articles
INTRODUCTION In the previous lesson, we’ve learnt about the socio-economic factors to consider for careers and study choices.
In this lesson we will cover:
• Different aspects that diversity in jobs can bring and how this diversity can play a role in making a career choice.
• Safety practices and management to minimize the spread of COVID-19 amongst employers and employees.
CONCEPTS AND SKILLS • Diversity: different types and shapes
• Economics: the process concerned with the production, distribution, and Name 3 jobs you only became aware of
consumption of goods and services in a country. during the lockdown because of COVID 19.
• Sector: one of the areas into which the economic activities of a country are
divided. 1.________________________________

ECONOMIC SECTORS
Short video of the sectors
https://youtu.be/_qz5NS4iDVs
• Resources: the basic material that is used to make or create something; coal
for example, is the resource for electricity. 2.________________________________
• Personal Protective Equipment: equipment that is used to protect people
from the spread of the corona virus. (masks, facial shields, gloves, 3.________________________________
goggles/glasses, respirators and shoe protectors)
One way to assist you in making a career choice, is to study the different Activity:
sectors of the South African economy. 1. How would you say, does the Tertiary
sector differ from the other 2 sectors?
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2. Next to each photo, write in which
sector that profession falls:
Here is a summary of the sectors:
PRIMARY SECTOR SECONDARY SECTOR TERTIARY SECTOR
Jobs in this sector are People in this sector People in this sector ________________
concerned with the take substances and provide services to
collection of raw make goods that can persons and
materials from nature be sold. businesses.
and its processing into
basic food and
Definitions products.
Examples of raw
________________
materials include
maize, wood, coal,
iron, diamonds, fish
and gold.
Builders, Teachers, bankers,
Coal miners, metalworkers, dry cleaners, estate ___________________
Jobs in fishermen and automakers, agents, attorneys,
this sector farmers builders, engineers, doctors, truck
seamstresses, 3D drivers, etc.
printers, etc.
 Activity:

WORK SETTINGS: Employees feel anxious during the COVID

•Employees have clear goals
 Workplace environment 19 pandemic. Talk to the adults in your
Workplace •Employees understand their roles
 Workplace conditions •Employees are motivated to do their job well household about their work environment
environment and circumstances at their respective
•Employees have access to training and
development works.
• Do they feel safe?
• Are they regularly informed about the
state of affairs at their workplace,
•It refers to: regarding the pandemic?
•working hours • Do they receive the necessary empathy
•safety at work and support around their own fears?
Workplace •rest times at work
conditions •staff cafe
•transport for staff
•leave days

INDOORS At some jobs, workers spend most of the day either indoors or outdoors. There
AND are also works where people work indoors and outdoors.
OUTDOORS Activity: Can you give 2 examples for each?

In- and
Indoors Outdoors
Outdoors

_____________________ ________________________ ______________________

________________________ ________________________ ______________________

ACTIVITIES AT EACH JOB Different careers have different types of activities. You will need the skills and
competencies required to perform the activities of the job or career you choose.
E.g.: When choosing a job that requires leadership, it will help to have skills such
as integrity, vision, problem solving and planning. For a more practical job, you
will need to have the skills to work with equipment.
The table shows the main activities of various careers:
Type of activity Example of the jobs
Designing: Draw the plans or
sketches that show how something Sculptor, jeweler, architect, etc.
will be made.
Assembling: To stick parts or things
Builder, plumber, engineer, etc.
together
Farmer, cattle breeder, winemaker,
Growing: Plant, breed or care for.
etc.
MANAGEMENT AND Activity:
PREPARATION AROUND Right now, the school is your workplace. So answer the following questions.
COVID 19 1. Do you feel safe at school with regard to the spread of the coronavirus?
Yes / No (Motivate:)
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2. What personal protective equipment is used at your school?

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3. Explain in what way did your school prepare for the learners' return?
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CONSOLIDATION • Diversity: When making a career choice, make sure that you are well aware
of the diversity of the economic sectors, where you want to work and what
your working environment is going to be like.
• Next Lesson: In our next lesson, we will focus more on the skills you need for
different careers, as well as the opportunities within the various careers.
• COVID 19 - Safety: Understand that the decisions you make, do not only
affect you but also your loved ones (by ignoring Covid-19's rules, you are not
only putting your life at risk but also those of your loved ones).
• COVID 19 - Stay informed: Make sure you know the FACTS about Covid-19,
the more you know, the better your chances of making well-informed
decisions.
• COVID 19 - Stay healthy (mind, body and soul): Try to eat nutritional foods
(fruits and vegetables) as they give you daily energy and improve your
immune system.
• COVID 19 - EXERCISE: You can practice at home as a family (stay safe and
stay fit). Play games to stimulate your mind and forge closer family ties.
VALUES Responsibility, accountability, safety, caring