Course Title: Address language, literacy and numeracy issues within learning and assessment practice

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4177

Course Title: Address language, literacy and numeracy issues within learning and assessment practice

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 30.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE5157C	City Campus	TAFE	360T Education	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2009

Course Contact: Maria Dimitrakopoulos

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4933

Course Contact Email: maria.dimitrakopoulos@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit specifies the competency required to recognise the language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) demands of training and assessment and tailor training and assessment to suit individual skill levels, including accessing relevant support resources.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no formal entrance requirements for this course. However, applicants are required to have effective language, communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to write a range of documentation.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	TAALLN401B Address language, literacy and numeracy issues within learning and assessment practice
Elements:	01 Determine the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the workplace training specifications, the learning program and assessment process
	02 Drawing on the assistance of specialist advice when required, interpret and apply validated tools and other sources of information to determine the language, literacy and numeracy characteristics of the learners
	03 Develop vocational learning program and assessment methodology to take account of learner's language, literacy and numeracy skill levels and those required in the training specification
	04 Deliver and monitor a vocational learning and assessment program which takes account of learner's language, literacy and numeracy skill levels and those required in the training specification
	05 Access specialist learning support where required on the basis of evidence

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will take place throughout the course. You work will be assessed on a competent/not yet competent basis – it will not be graded. Work in class and out of class is assessed. It will include:
• Individual assignments, group tasks and presentations
• workplace projects

Assessment task list are provided for each Module – this will include ‘in class’ tasks and individual projects out of class time