This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify simple data in highly familiar tables, graphs and charts and relate that information to workplace tasks.

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.

Evidence of the ability to:

locate highly familiar information in simple tables

locate and compare amounts in a simple pictograph, line graph and/or column or bar graph

locate information in tables by bisecting columns and rows.

Note: Where a specific volume and/or frequency is not specified, evidence must be provided at least once.

Evidence of the following knowledge must be demonstrated:

what a column is

what a row is.

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.

This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.

Numeracy