MW Training Consultants 1

Applied Core Skills

Assessment Guide

Assessment Guide: ACSF 1-5

Assessment Guide – ACSF Level 1-5

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Instructions to Assessor Each Task needs to be completed independently

The Marking Guide specifies the demonstration of skill

and knowledge required for each task Evidence of the ability to: Knowledge of:

• Read • Write • Use mathematics • Speak and listen • Learn

• reading, writing, numeracy,oral communication and learning processes

Task 1, 2,3,4

• Plan to learn skills • current vocational goals/skills

Task 1 ,2, 3,4

Assessment Guide – ACSF Level 1-5

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Task 1: Read then complete the profile form (Level 1 & 2)

Learning Profile Personal details Name: Ling Sui

Address: 4 Grover St, Newcombe

Phone no: 04134567 Date of birth: 9/4/87

Gender: Male Female

Marital Status: Single Married Partner Divorced

Background: Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Non-English Speaking background

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Other, please specify

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Education Experience

2000 completed college with economics as major

Learned English Grammar

Vocational/Work Experience

2001 worked in bookkeeping office

Area of interest in learning e.g. teacher, bookkeeper

I am interested in learning how to be an accountant

Signed

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Task 2: Write a description of yourself (physical, personality, what clothes you are wearing, some information about your family or friends; what you want to achieve through training) (Level 1-5) Varied responses ________________________________________________________________________

Level 1 – words, phrases, misspelt

Level 2 – sentences but misspelt, simple language

Level 3 – paragraphs and some inaccuracies in spelling, more complex language

Level 4 – minimum half page or some concepts and complex language

Level 5 – minimum ½ page with innuendo, highly complex concepts explained simply

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Assessment Guide – ACSF Level 1-5

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Task 3: Read about the different focus areas of the English Course - each one will

develop your English Skills in reading, writing, numeracy, speaking & listening, and

learning .(Level 3-5)

Explain how each one will help you gain your career goals Course Descriptions 1. Education & Training: Personal Development : focus on personal skills and attitudes Networking : focus on interaction with others Benchmark Answers I need to know what I want to do in the future so I need to be able to express my personal goals. I also need to work with others in my school so I need to be a team player and learn how to participate 2. Personal & Communities: Community Access: focus on participation in the community Technology and Change: focus on machines and technical equipment

Benchmark Answers I am part of a community of learners who live in suburbs that are different communities. I am able to use public transport and parks and gardens that my community provide for me. As my community develops we use more am more technology like the train passes and automatic banking so I need to know how to recognise and use these. 3. Workplace & Employment: Workplace Context: focus on involvement in the workplace Process and Procedures: focus on systems

Benchmark Answers

I want to work, maybe part time to start then as a bookkeeper and maybe an accountant so i need to gain experience in an actual office. I also need to follow systems and guidelines to be able to do my job properly.

All these focus areas are needed to get me to my goal.

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Task 4: Read the claims from an Insurance Company below and create a pie graph depicting the information (Level 4-5) In an Annual Report of an Insurance Company the following claims ($millions) were made for fire, marine and general insurance in 2001-02. Motor Vehicle 550 Workers’ compensation 354 Fire 88 Household comprehensive 50 Miscellaneous 158 Illustrate the above information in a pie graph. BENCHMARK sample

Motor Vehicle

WorkerscompensationFire

HouseholdcomprehensiveMiscellaneous

Then draw up a pie graph of your “self” and the parts that make up you as a person e.g. sense of humour, competitiveness

Assessment Guide – ACSF Level 1-5

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Marking Guide Levels 1-5 Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Oral Communication

and Learning (LLN) skills

Comment on presentation of activities e.g. level of support, accuracy, length

1 • comprehends and/or produces simple texts which are typically short and explicit

• recognizes, uses, checks on, and communicates every day, straight-forward mathematical procedures and representations

• relates to immediate context • extensive and structured support is required

2 • comprehends and/or produces structurally simple and cohesive texts which are typically short and explicit

• identifies, uses, checks on, and communicates straight forward mathematical procedures and representations;

• relates to familiar and predictable contexts • access to structured support

3 • comprehends and/or produces cohesive texts which may be short, yet have some structural complexity

• identifies, applies, reflects on, and communicates straight forward mathematical procedures and representations

• relates to familiar and predictable contexts • access to structured support

4 • comprehends and/or produces structurally intricate texts which may involve complex relations between pieces of information

• selects, applies, reflects on, and communicates a range of mathematical procedures and representations

• relates to a variety of contexts • access to support if required

5 • comprehends and/or produces structurally intricate texts which may involve complex and/or ambiguous relations between pieces of information

• selects, applies, assesses, and communicates a wide range of mathematical procedures and representations

• relates across a broad range of contexts • accesses little support

Assessment Guide – ACSF Level 1-5

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Final Recording Form Candidate name:................................................................ Trainer/Assessor:………………………………………………………….. Pre-Training Assessment of Applied Core Skills ACSF 1-5 Demonstrated Level Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4

Signed:..................................................... (Assessor) Date:.................................