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Applied Core Skills

Language, Literacy & Numeracy Activities Workbook

Pre-Training ACSF 1-5

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Activities Matrix

ACSF Skills Levels 1 - 5

Activity

Learning

Formulate own career/personal/vocational/employment plan

2, 7,9, 31, 30

Reading

Research own career/personal/vocational/employment plan

1,12,14, 18, 23, 27

Writing

Document current and required skills for career/personal/vocational/employment plan

3,8,11,15, 17,19,20, 24, 26

Oral Communication

Acknowledge and accommodate changes to plans due to personal/outside events

5,6,13, 22, 28

Numeracy

Identify and research ways of achieving the plan

4,10,16,

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Contents

1. Signs and Symbols

2. How Do You Learn?

3. Library Membership

4. Library Times

5. Giving Directions

6. Mud Map

7. How Did I Learn That?

8. What Have I Learnt?

9. Timetable

10. Comparisons

11. Question Time

12. Positive and Negative

13. Instructions

14. Assertive Versus Aggressive

15. How Do You Use That?

16. Reading a Graph

17. What Do People Know? - Survey

18. What’s Stopping You?

19. Action Plan

20. My Goals

21. Note Taking

22. Equity Policy

23. Fact and Opinion

24. Job Application

25. Equations

26. My Point Is…

27. What is the Credibility?

28. Applied Information

29. Hire Purchase Agreements

30. What Is There To Learn?

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Reading Skills Level 1

Activity 1 Signs & Symbols Match up the correct columns.

Plus

Half

½

Money

Name

Poison

$

Wheelchair

No Smoking

Sam Brown

14/2/2005

9.30am

Parking

14th February 2005

Learning is a constant thing.

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Learning Skills Level 1

Activity 2 How Do You Learn? Tick your answer .

Do you read?

Do you watch television?

Can you look up information on a computer?

Do you like being told how to do things?

Do you study? Do you follow directions?

Do you follow step by step instructions?

There are many ways to learn.

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Writing Skills Level 1

Activity 3 Library Membership Your local library can assist you in helping you research interests, hobbies or study subjects by letting you borrow resources. The internet is available for use (small charge may apply) and DVDs or videos are also available. The following is an example of a Library Membership Form. Please fill in:

SUNSHINE CITY LIBRARY

Name: ____________________________ Address:__________________________ Telephone Number: _________________ Signature:_________________________ Two forms of I.D. Drivers Licence No. _______________________________ Birth Certificate No._______________________________

If you haven’t already, join your local library, it’s free.

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Numeracy Skills Level 1

Activity 4 Library Times

SUNSHINE CITY LIBRARY 23 Sandy Lane SUNSHINE QLD 4444 Telephone: (07) 3206 3727

LIBRARY OPEN MONDAY – FRIDAY 9AM – 6PM SATURDAY 9AM – 11AM SUNDAY CLOSED PUBLIC HOLIDAYS CLOSED

1. Is the Library open on a Monday? YES/NO

2. Is the Library open at 1pm on Saturday? YES/NO

3. Is the Library open on Christmas Day? YES/NO

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Oral Communication Skills Level 1

Activity 5 Giving Directions A new person has just started. She introduces herself to you and she wants to know where the text books are kept. Continue the conversation.

Kelly: Hi, my name is Kelly, today is my first day. You: Hi, I am_____________ (your name) Kelly: Nice to meet you. Do you know where the text books are kept? You: ________________________________________ (you could say the texts books are kept on the shelf on the back wall) You: ________________________________________ (if you walk down to the back, you will see them on your right) Kelly: Thank you.

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Pre-Training ACSF 1-5

Applied Core Skills Assessment Tasks

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Instructions to Candidate Each Task needs to be completed independently

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Task 1: Read then complete the profile form

Learning Profile Personal details Name:

Address:

Phone no: Date of birth:

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

________________________________________________________________________

Education Experience

Vocational/Work Experience

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

Signed

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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:.................................