Unit of competency details
FSKRDG007 - Read and respond to simple workplace information (Release 1)
Summary
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| 1 1 (this release) |
14/Nov/2019 |
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Unit of competency
Assessment requirements
Training packages that include this unit
Qualifications that include this unit
Accredited courses that have this unit in the completion mapping
Classifications
Classification history
| ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 120103 | Literacy And Numeracy Programmes | 14/Nov/2019 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release 1
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This version first released with FSK Foundation Skills Training Package Version 2.0.
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Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify, interpret and respond to information in simple and familiar workplace texts in printed or digital formats, such as short messages, notices, instructions, forms, rosters, simple diagrams, tables and charts.
An individual performing these tasks may work with an expert or mentor where support is available if requested.
This unit applies to individuals who use, or are preparing to use, reading skills to complete workplace activities. This includes existing workers and individuals preparing for employment through vocational education and training. This unit should be integrated and contextualised with vocational training to support achievement of vocational competency.
This unit is aligned to, but does not fully address, the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) reading core skill indicators .03 and .04 at level 2 in the workplace and employment domain of communication.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Reading
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Element
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Performance Criteria
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Elements describe the essential outcomes.
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Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Prepare to read simple and familiar workplace text
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1.1 Identify purpose for reading and select workplace text relevant to task
1.2 Identify text type
1.3 Identify audience and purpose of text
1.4 Identify text structure and distinguishing text features
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2. Identify and interpret information in text
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2.1 Navigate text to locate relevant information
2.2 Identify and interpret workplace terminology in text
2.3 Use reading strategies to interpret relevant information and construct meaning
2.4 Interpret and analyse information
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3. Check understanding and identify response to text
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3.1 Check that information in text has been correctly understood
3.2 Use information to identify appropriate response
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Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit Mapping Information
Supersedes and is equivalent to FSKRDG07 Read and respond to simple workplace information.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=f572fe10-a855-4986-9295-3852c771f178
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version first released with FSK Foundation Skills Training Package Version 2.0.
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Performance Evidence
Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria, and foundation skills of this unit, including on at least one occasion, evidence of the ability to:
- interpret and identify appropriate responses to information in two different simple and familiar workplace texts.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge to effectively complete the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
- reasons for reading and engaging with simple workplace texts
- audience, purpose and uses of a limited range of simple workplace texts
- common features of simple workplace texts and how to use these features to identify text type
- high-frequency terminology relevant to workplace in simple workplace texts
- techniques to navigate simple informal texts to locate general and specific information
- reading strategies to support the interpretation of information in simple workplace texts
- techniques to interpret and analyse simple workplace information
- suitable responses to information in simple workplace texts.
Assessment Conditions
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace, a workplace simulated environment or a vocational training context.
Skills must be demonstrated using simple and familiar texts that reflect those typically found in a workplace.
The following resources are to be made available:
- an expert or mentor to provide support to learner if requested
- dictionary or online resource to check word meanings
- own familiar support resources
- simple workplace information.
Assessors must:
- satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards, and
- have sound knowledge of the ACSF and performance features of the ACSF level being assessed, and
- have demonstrable expertise, knowledge and skills in the vocational contextualisation and assessment of the core skill, reading, and
- have completed the following or equivalent:
- TAESS00009 Address Foundation Skills in Vocational Practice Skill Set; or
- a higher level education qualification, such as:
- TAE80113 Graduate Diploma of Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice (and its equivalent TAE70111); or
- Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Education, or higher. This may include qualifications relating to TESOL, adult education or vocational education.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=f572fe10-a855-4986-9295-3852c771f178
