Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify, describe and draw common 2D shapes and identify some common 3D shapes.
This unit applies to individuals who need numeracy skills at Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) level 2 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 common shapes | 1.1 Identify and name common 2D shapes and some common 3D shapes in familiar situations 1.2 Compare and classify common 2D shapes and designs 1.3 Use informal and some formal language to describe common two dimensional shapes and some common three dimensional shapes |
2. Draw or match common shapes | 2.1 Use simple items to draw or construct common 2D shapes 2.2 Match common 3D shapes to their 2D sketches or nets |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
identify and name squares, rectangles, triangles and circles in everyday objects
identify and name cubes, spheres and cylinders in everyday objects.
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:
language to describe and compare shapes and objects.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment texts and tasks reflect those typically found in the workplace.
Advice and support is available if requested.
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 |
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
Sectors
Numeracy