FSKOCM02

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interact with others in basic spoken exchanges at work, such as following simple instructions, engaging in informal exchanges with colleagues, leaving a short telephone message, or participating in a workplace team meeting.

This unit applies to individuals who need oral communication 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.

Unit mapping information

Not applicable.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Foundation skills

The foundation skills described those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.

Reading—in order to accurately read and interpret food labels and dietary requirements

The remaining foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.

Unit sector or competency field

Oral Communication

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

None specified.

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 sound knowledge of the ACSF and have demonstrable expertise in the vocational contextualisation and assessment of the core skill – oral communication.