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Accellier is the trading name of SAVE Training Pty Ltd and is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 32395) that offers a range of nationally recognised courses in education and business Australia wide through our online and face to face courses.

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Download Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) Assessment Tools

For almost 10 years, the Precision Consultancy website (precisionconsultancy.com.au) served up a huge range of Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) Assessment Tools for Language, Literacy and Numeracy specialists to use.

People completing their TAE studies often referred to these tools or completed versions for learning purposes in their Certificate IV in Training and Assessment courses.

In early 2023 the Precision Consultancy website stopped working which meant that people were unable to access these assessment tools.

About the Assessment Tools

This collection of assessment tasks can be used in the workplace to measure an individual’s language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) skills. The tasks are aligned with the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF), which is a national framework for identifying LLN skills in different contexts. The tasks have been validated professionals and experienced assessors.

These assessment tasks should be used by experienced assessors who are knowledgeable about the ACSF. Workplace trainers who are not experienced LLN practitioners may use the tasks, but they should seek advice from experienced practitioners.

The purpose of the assessment is to determine if an individual requires LLN support throughout a training program or workplace tasks. Identified gaps can be addressed through bridging courses or specialist LLN practitioner support.

The tasks cover the five skills of Learning, Reading, Writing, Oral communication and Numeracy, at pre-level 1 through to level 4 and include instructions for the assessor, a summary of the ACSF skills covered, notes about content coverage and contextualization, and a mapping of the ACSF skill indicator and domains of communication covered in the task.

Before using these resources, please read the user guide, available here.

Download the ACSF Assessment Tools

You can download all tools as a zip file here.

Below is a description of each tool available in the zip file for reference.

Task title ACSF skill and level coverage Industry coverage Description
A self-reflection Learning 2. Reading 2. Oral communication 1. Generic Reflective questions about own skills
Admit a resident Reading 3. Writing 2 Aged Care Transferring information from one text type to another
Assessment record All Generic Form to record information about the LLN assessment and your judgement of the candidate’s skills levels
Background of concrete Reading 3. Writing 3 Construction Read informative text and answer questions
Check the vehicle Reading 2. Writing 2 Transport Read information and fill out a form
Complete a driver run sheet Reading 3. Numeracy 3. Writing 2 Transport Read a scenario and transfer information to a form
Complete a log: Aged care Reading 1 and 2. Oral communication 2-4 Aged Care Reading tables and role play
Complete a log: Security Reading 2. Writing 2 and 3. Oral communication 2-4. Numeracy 2. Security Reading tables and role play
Fill out a claim form Reading 2. Writing 2. Oral communication 3 Transport Reading information, completing a short report
Fill out a time sheet Reading 1-2. Numeracy 2 Aged Care Reading and completing a time sheet based on given information
Fill out an information form Reading 1 and 2. Writing 1 and 2 Generic Complete a form with personal information
Forklift safety Reading 3. Writing 2 and 3. Numeracy 2-3 Generic Read and respond to an informative text, create a pie chart, read tables
Injury hotspots: Health and aged care services Reading 2 and 3. Writing 2 and 3. Numeracy 1-3 Health and Community Services Reading diagrams, plotting graph
Injury hotspots: Hospitality Reading 2 and 3. Writing 2 and 3. Numeracy 1-3 Hospitality Reading diagrams, plotting graph
Injury hotspots: Wood manufacturing Reading 2 and 3. Writing 2 and 3. Numeracy 1-3 Wood Manufacturing Read diagrams and informative text, plot a graph, write a formal letter
Interview form Learning 1-3, Oral communication 1-3 Generic Reflective question and answer

Particularly useful for new workers
Make a sling Learning pre-level 1-2. Reading pre-level 1 and 1. Writing pre-level 1-2. Oral communication pre-level 1-2 Generic Watch a video and respond to questions
Making numbers work 1 Numeracy pre-level 1 and 1 Generic Complete various numeracy tasks
Making numbers work 2 Numeracy 2 and 3 Generic Complete various numeracy tasks
Manual handling Learning 3. Writing 2 and 3. Oral communication 3 Generic Watch video and respond to questions
Mixing concrete Reading 2 and 3. Writing 2. Numeracy 2 and 3 Construction Read a brochure, answer questions, role play
Plan time Reading 1 and 2. Oral communication 1 and 2. Numeracy 1 Agrifood Reading and constructing a timetable
Read a calendar Learning pre-level 1 and 1. Reading pre-level 1 and 1. Writing pre-level 1. Numeracy pre-level 1 and 1 Generic Read numeric text and answer questions
Read a forklift poster Reading 3. Writing 2 and 3 Generic Read and interpret a poster
Read a map Reading pre-level 1 and 1. Writing pre-level 1. Oral communication 1. Numeracy pre-level 1-2 Generic Read a simple map and answer questions
Read and interpret a safety data sheet Reading 4. Writing 3 or 4 Generic Read and interpret a Safety Data Sheet
Read Signs Learning pre-level 1. Reading pre-level 1 – 3. Writing pre-level 1 – 2 Generic Read and interpret a range of workplace signs
Read the Dangerous Goods Code Learning 4. Reading 4. Writing 3 and 4 Transport Read complex text and answer questions
Safe lifting in the workplace Learning 2. Oral communication 2 Generic Watch a video and follow instructions
State your opinion Writing 3 and 4 or Oral communication 3 and 4. Generic Write or deliver an opinion piece
Stay safe in the workplace Reading 2. Writing 3. Numeracy 1-3 Resources and infrastructure Reflective questions about own skills

 
Take a message Writing 2. Oral communication 2 Aged Care Listen to telephone conversation, take a message
Understand feed charts Reading 1 and 2. Numeracy 2 and 3 Agrifood Reading charts, calculating amounts
Use a floorplan Reading 1 and 2. Numeracy 1-4 Construction Reading a house plan, calculate and draw additional building
Use a safety data sheet Reading 2 and 3. Writing 2 and 3 Generic Reading and interpreting source material
Use emergency procedures Reading 1 and 2 Generic Reading a procedure
Use fire extinguishers Learning 3. Reading 3. Writing 2 Generic Follow instructions
Use hand signals: Aviation Learning 3. Reading 3. Oral communication 3 Aviation Read instructions and demonstrate hand signals
Use hand signals: Security Learning 3. Reading 3. Oral communication 3 Security Read instructions and demonstrate hand signals
Use professional language: Aged care Reading 2 and 3. Writing 2 and 3. Oral communication 2 and 3. Aged Care Read and respond to texts in different formats, role play
Word and number bingo Learning pre-level 1. Reading pre-level 1. Writing pre-level 1. Oral communication pre-level 1. Numeracy pre-level 1 Generic Word matching activities
Write an accident report Writing 3. Oral communication 3 Transport Listen to detailed scenario and complete form
Write an incident report Writing 3. Oral communication 3 Transport Listen to detailed scenario and complete form
Write away Writing 1-3 Generic Personal writing based on a photo
Write instructions Writing 1-3 Generic Write instructions

 

Acknowledgements and copyright

© Commonwealth of Australia 2013

These resources were originally funded under the Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Program by the then Australian Government’s Department of Industry. As the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike 3.0 Australia Licence was used for the works we are able to continue hosting them here for Vocational Education and Training (VET) practitioners and learners to use. The materials were developed by Precision Consultancy.

Full copyright information and acknowledgements are here.

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