Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills. Application of the Unit This unit applies to learners seeking to improve reading skills in order to improve their community participation options It provides the foundation for future activities associated with engaging with texts of limited complexity for community participation. Where application is as part of the Certificate I in General Education for Adults, it is recommended that application is integrated with the delivery and assessment of the Core Skills writing unit VU21332 Create texts of limited complexity to The link between reading and participate in the community. writing across the different domains also encourages and assessment of additional units, such as VU21325 Engage with texts of limited complexity for personal purposes and VU21329 Create texts of limited complexity for personal purposes. The can have a range of definitions, depending ‘community’ on the learner’s situation. Community may signify local environment in the case of rural or regional learners. While community is most often defined geographically, it can also be defined to include those with whom one shares an affinity or interest, such as a group which meets, including over the internet, for a common purpose. It also may be interpreted in a broader more general sense, and mean ‘society’. Element Performance Criteria Elements describe the Performance criteria describe the required performance needed to essential outcomes of a unit of demonstrate achievement of the element they identify the standard – competency. Elements for the element. Where bold/italicised text is used, further describe actions or outcomes information or explanation is detailed in the range statement. that are demonstrable and Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence assessable. guide. 1 Locate routine and 1.1 Identify a range of texts of limited complexity to familiar information in participate in the community paper based and digital texts of limited 1.2 Describe features of texts complexity relevant to 1.3 Identify information relevant to community participation community purposes 2 Read and interpret a 2.1 Determine source of texts range of everyday paper 2.2 Predict the purpose of the texts based and digital texts of limited complexity to 2.3 Use a range of strategies to comprehend texts participate in the community 2.4 Required Knowledge and Skills This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills. Application of the Unit This unit applies to learners seeking to improve reading skills in order to improve their community participation options It provides the foundation for future activities associated with engaging with texts of limited complexity for community participation. Where application is as part of the Certificate I in General Education for Adults, it is recommended that application is integrated with the delivery and assessment of the Core Skills writing unit VU21332 Create texts of limited complexity to participate in the community. The link between reading and writing across the different domains also encourages and assessment of additional units, such as VU21325 Engage with texts of limited complexity for personal purposes and VU21329 Create texts of limited complexity for personal purposes. The ‘community’ can have a range of definitions, depending on the learner’s situation. Community may signify local environment in the case of rural or regional learners. While community is most often defined geographically, it can also be defined to include those with whom one shares an affinity or interest, such as a group which meets, including over the internet, for a common purpose. It also may be interpreted in a broader more general sense, and mean ‘society’. Element Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. Elements describe actions or outcomes that are demonstrable and assessable. Performance Criteria Performance criteria describe the required performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element – they identify the standard for the element. Where bold/italicised text is used, further information or explanation is detailed in the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. 1 Locate routine and familiar information in paper based and digital texts of limited complexity relevant to community purposes 1.1 Identify a range of texts of limited complexity to participate in the community 1.2 Describe features of texts 1.3 Identify information relevant to community participation 2 Read and interpret a range of everyday paper based and digital texts of limited complexity to participate in the community 2.1 Determine source of texts 2.2 Predict the purpose of the texts 2.3 Use a range of strategies to comprehend texts 2.4 Required Knowledge and Skills This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.
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