career path

Not many parents are aware that when they put a child in different educational institutes that run foreign programmes,they should look at the personality of their child and their learning style so that they choose what suits them.If they are used to the test and drill system,the A level programme would suit those used to individual style of learning and more studious but for the Australian system,they need to be more proactive in seeking for information,teamwork,sociable and collaborative in peer learning.Curricula are designed in progressive sequence so that it takes some adjustments for a learner to switch from one system to another.Some are quick learners and adjust fast but those who are not so adapatable take time to change.
                 Learners who are passive and non expressive feel like a fish out of water when they are expected to be assertive and defending their own opinion.
An ex student of the WACE programme who has now obtained his PHd from UK faced the problem when he applied to do a pharmacy degree from the UK as the WACE chemistry subject is not studied as intensively as the A level as it's a 10 month programme compared to 2 year A level programme so that the college he was applying to asked him to redo the foundation pharmacy programme ,thus wasting one year on a foundation course.The maths and language literacy test is compulsory to pass so if students fail they do not get a certificate and they are given 2 times to pass in an academic year so if they fail,they wait the next year to sit for it.The literacy test should be given before a student signs up for the programme not a few months later.So if a students fails the literacy test,that means he has insufficient prior maths and language competency to undergo a rigorous course where speed and fast work is expected.So he or she should be disqualified right before admission to the course .Secondly students need to pass coursework assessment at 50% so after the first semester  when students score poorly well below the average marks ,some know no matter how hard they try,theywill never make it to the pass mark at external exam,so  they would cut their losses after the first semester and switch to a foundation course.
        So to do the IELTS course and the A levels would have been a quicker pathway for him.Many students take the A level English paper thinking that because of their speaking proficiency,it would be easy to score,not knowing that learners who do well need to read voraciously all genres of fiction and non fiction texts or how can they compose an imaginative horror story or have the critical analysis to detect nuances of tone and mood.
 Sometimes,the learner has the language proficiency but lack the background general knowledge to do well as in writing,they need to be aware of diverse topics from architecture,science or environment.So for a student to write well,besides knowing the language well,critical thinking skills and general knowledge are important to do well.So a student who does not read extensively would not be a good writer or speaker.