VU23558 - Identify settlement services and support

Unit code:VU23558Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by EAL learners to access and identify information and services relevant to personal settlement needs.
The outcomes described in this unit relate to:

the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). They contribute directly to the achievement of ACSF indicators of competence for Oral Communication and Reading at Level 1, and
the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking, Listening, and Reading. They contribute directly to the achievement of Speaking 1+, Listening 1+, and Reading 1+.
This unit applies to learners who need to develop skills and knowledge in English to satisfy immediate personal needs in communicating about and accessing information on settlement needs.This unit is designed for integration and contextualisation with language units to support achievement of English language knowledge and skills.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

obtain information on two different settlement issues or needs and follow requirements to access further support for one of the settlement issues or needs
use simple language to access and obtain information about two local services each related to a personal settlement need.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

simple words, phrases and expressions related to immediate settlement needs in familiar transactions, such as simple adverbs and adjectives, adverbial time expressions such as before, after, some simple phrasal verbs such as look into, fill out, take a seat
some simple high frequency connectives, such as and, or, but, because
some common high frequency tenses, such as simple present, past, imperative such as wait here please
simple question forms to seek clarification, repetition or explanation
intonation of questions, statements and commands
simple strategies to clarify requirements, such as simple paralinguistic features.
Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
common polite expressions, such as please, thank you, excuse me, could you?
simple expressions to open and close exchanges.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.