1.5 Drivers for Effective Actions: Standards, Learning and Principles

A second set of standards we decided to refer to comes from the Australian blueprint,  a document that includes a set of competences useful for supporting a positive development and readiness for working and adult life.

The competences are organized in three main areas:

Competences appropriate for elementary children are described at Level 1 (Figure 2).  Competencies ascribed to Personal Management are particularly appropriate for the PSsmile goals. They, in fact, focus on the development of self-awareness and including understanding attributes and attitudes, building positive interpersonal relationships, understanding growth and change is part of human life.

Figure 2. Level 1, Australian Blue Print for Career Development, Ministerial Council for Education (2010)