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# Industry Spotlight Session – Accounting

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## What do students need to be successful in accounting?

The Institute of Educational Assessors, in partnership with Bentleys SA, is offering an Industry Spotlight Session for teachers of Accounting. Hear directly from industry and university experts about the real-world skills students need to work in the accounting industry. Learn more about what you can do to help your students become future-ready. Network with colleagues in a relaxed and informative session.

## Our presenters

## David Papa

A Partner at Bentleys South Australia, David will provide an insight into what the accounting industry needs from today’s graduates, including the general capabilities and soft skill development that they look for to assist new employees to forge successful careers.

## Scott Copeland

A senior lecturer in the School of Commerce at the University of South Australia, Scott was one of the writers of the new SACE accounting curriculum. He will talk about some of the features of the new curriculum, ideas for the classroom, and his perspectives on the industry from the tertiary level.

1. ## Session Time

   ## Topic

2. 8.30am

   Registration

3. 8.45am

   Welcome, acknowledgement of country and housekeeping

4. 8.45am

   Keynote Speaker: Professor Martin Westwell, Chief Executive of the SACE Board

   The changing demands on education - the role of the PE curriculum and the SACE.

5. 8.45am

   Brad Snell - A Compelling Case for the New PE Curriculum

   Understand the purpose of the new Stage 2 PE Course for meeting the needs of the contemporary world.

   In Australia and internationally, there is a growing consensus that a range of attributes and expertise are necessary to successfully navigate life in an increasingly complex world. Brad’s research aims to find the connections between the new SACE Physical Education curriculum and the capabilities deemed necessary for the futures of work.

6. 10.45am

   ## Jessica Morrish and Brad Snell - Developing student skills for success

   ## Evidence of learning in the new Stage 2 course

   ### Jessica Morrish and Brad Snell - Developing student skills for success

   Understand the purpose of the new Stage 2 PE Course for meeting the needs of the contemporary world. Evaluate strategies for empowering students to collect data and analyse evidence. Appraise communication and collaboration descriptors and identify opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate these competencies.

   ### Evidence of learning in the new Stage 2 course

   Apply understanding of the learning requirements to the analysis of performance standards in order to appreciate how students can best evidence their learning.

7. 10.25am

   Morning Tea

8. 10.45am

   ## Jessica Morrish and Brad Snell - Developing student skills for success

   ## Evidence of learning in the new Stage 2 course

   ### Jessica Morrish and Brad Snell - Developing student skills for success

   Understand the purpose of the new Stage 2 PE Course for meeting the needs of the contemporary world. Evaluate strategies for empowering students to collect data and analyse evidence. Appraise communication and collaboration descriptors and identify opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate these competencies.

   ### Evidence of learning in the new Stage 2 course

   Apply understanding of the learning requirements to the analysis of performance standards in order to appreciate how students can best evidence their learning.

## More details

A senior lecturer in the School of Commerce at the University of South Australia, Scott was one of the writers of the new SACE accounting curriculum. He will talk about some of the features of the new curriculum, ideas for the classroom, and his perspectives on the industry from the tertiary level.