This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse, critically evaluate and respond to information from a range of highly complex workplace texts in printed or digital format, such as research reports, technical journals, training manuals, position descriptions and job applications, case studies, policy, legislation and regulations.

This unit applies to individuals who need reading skills at Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) level 5 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:

analyse and evaluate information from highly complex workplace texts to complete workplace tasks.

Evidence must be collected using highly complex texts typically found in the workplace.

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:

purpose and features of highly complex workplace texts

highly specialised or technical vocabulary relevant to highly complex workplace texts

reading strategies to analyse and evaluate information from highly complex workplace texts.

Assessment texts and tasks reflect those typically found in the workplace.

Individuals can access a broad range of support resources.

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 sound knowledge of the ACSF and have demonstrable expertise in the vocational contextualisation and assessment of the core skill - reading.

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

Reading