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Facilitator’s Guide G07 ~ Life Orientation
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UNIT 2 Constitutional rights and responsibilities and the world of work LEARNING AIMS After learners have completed this unit, they must be able to do the following:
Understand human rights and can apply it to your interaction with other people. Understand the responsibility regarding human rights. Be able to apply fair play in various sports. Be able to handle abuse in different contexts. Investigate different career fields and identify your own abilities and interests in the choice of a career.
In this unit we will especially look at human rights as stipulated in the South African Constitution. You as a person have various rights you can insist on. However, there are also responsibility required from your side if you want to insist on these rights. Everyone in South Africa has human rights and is entitled to these rights and to be handled with dignity. These rights are included in the Constitution of South Africa as the Bill of Human Rights. It teaches citizens to treat each other fair and as equals. We also discuss the issue of abuse. Abuse happens in different contexts – between adults, between adults and children as well as between children/friends. It is important that you can identify the warning signs of abuse so that you can protect yourself in dangerous situations. It is important to communicate to build healthy relationships without violence. The last topic in this unit is aimed at your possible career choices. It focuses on the determining of your own interests and abilities. We look at various career fields and give you more information about them. We will look at the school subjects you need, the years of study and the costs of it. We also look at the various institutions where you can find career information. Although the activities are not for assessment purposes, it still is important that learners complete the activities because it gives them the opportunity to apply the knowledge.
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