Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge to identify and undertake simple processes with whole numbers and money up to one thousand.
This unit applies to individuals who need numeracy skills at Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) level 1 to undertake a vocational training pathway or workplace tasks.
This unit is designed for integration and contextualisation with vocational units to support achievement of vocational competency.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify whole numbers and money up to one thousand | 1.1 Read and name whole numbers and money amounts up to 1000 in highly familiar workplace documents and tasks 1.2 Demonstrate understanding of place value and the role of zero 1.3 Recognise and understand halves |
2. Undertake simple mathematical processes | 2.1 Organise numbers in size order and compare whole number and money amounts up to 1000 2.2 Count in number groups 2.3 Add and subtract whole numbers and money up to 1000 2.4 Describe links between operations of addition and subtraction |
3. Check and communicate results | 3.1 Check reasonableness of outcome with prompting and support 3.2 Record numerical information and communicate the result of the task using informal language and symbolism |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
recognise and name whole number and money amounts up to one thousand
recognise half
add and subtract two digit whole numbers.
Note: Where a specific volume and/or frequency is not specified, evidence must be provided at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence of the following knowledge must be demonstrated:
links between addition and subtraction
place value and role of zero.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment texts and tasks reflect those typically found in the workplace.
Advice and support is available.
Culturally appropriate processes and techniques suited to the language, literacy and numeracy capacity of individuals and the work being performed must be used.
Reasonable adjustments can be made to ensure equity in assessment for people with disabilities.
Assessors must satisfy NVR/AQTF assessor requirements, have a sound knowledge of the ACSF and have demonstrable expertise in the vocational contextualisation and assessment of the core skill - numeracy.
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance | Description |
Learning | Develops language of working with numbers and money up to one thousand |
Sectors
Numeracy