FSKWTG003

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to write short and simple workplace information which has a highly explicit purpose and is in printed or digital formats. Information may include simple emails and messages, SMS texts, instant messages, short activity or process summaries and personnel forms.

An individual performing these tasks operates alongside an expert or mentor where prompting and advice can be provided as needed.

This unit applies to individuals who use, or are preparing to use, writing skills to complete workplace activities. This includes existing workers and individuals preparing for employment through vocational education and training. This unit can be integrated and contextualised with vocational training to support achievement of vocational competency.

This unit is aligned to, but does not fully address, the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) writing core skill indicators .05 and .06 at level 1 in the workplace and employment domain of communication.

Unit mapping information

Supersedes and is equivalent to FSKWTG03 Write basic workplace information.

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

Writing

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace, a workplace simulated environment or a vocational training context.

Skills must be demonstrated using short and simple texts and tasks that reflect those typically found in a workplace.

The following resources are to be made available:

• an expert or mentor to provide prompting and advice to learner, as needed
• functioning digital technology when digital information is being written in the performance evidence
• paper-based or electronic dictionary
• own familiar support resources

Assessors must:

• satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards, and
• have sound knowledge of the ACSF and performance features of the ACSF level being assessed, and
• have demonstrable expertise, knowledge and skills in the vocational contextualisation and assessment of the core skill, writing, and
• have completed the following or equivalent:

  • TAESS00009 Address Foundation Skills in Vocational Practice Skill Set; or

  • a higher level education qualification, such as:

    • TAE80113 Graduate Diploma of Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice (and its equivalent TAE70111); or

    • Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Education, or higher. This may include qualifications relating to TESOL, adult education or vocational education.