TAELLN501

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support adult learners to extend their language, literacy and numeracy skills within a workplace or community context. It requires a sound knowledge of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) and skills to extend own practice, and the practice of others.

This unit applies to experienced trainers who provide leadership or guidance to others, and who deal with the language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) needs of learners for a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).

Unit mapping information

TAELLN501B Support the development of adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

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

Foundation skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit sector or competency field

Language, literacy and numeracy practice

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

Gather evidence to demonstrate consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances must be typical of those experienced in the language, literacy and numeracy practice field of work, and include access to the necessary assessment tools and assessment resources to:

• guide the evidence collection process
• provide guidance to the qualified assessor regarding any adjustments to the assessment tools

Assessors must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.