VU22415 - Engage with a range of complex texts for employment purposes

    Unit code: VU22415 | Study level: TAFE
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    City Flinders
    Footscray Nicholson
    Online
    St Albans
    Sunshine
    Werribee
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    Overview

    This unit develops the skills and knowledge to interpret a range of structurally intricate paper based and web based text types which are relevant to employment purposes and which may include some specialisation and non-routine contexts.  Learners at this level work independently and initiate and use support from a range of established resources.

    Assessment

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    Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and 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:

    • select and apply reading strategies to interpret and analyse texts;
    • apply critical analysis skills to interpret and compare texts;
    • assess relevance of texts to own purposes and needs;
    • assess the validity of online information;
    • apply a range of decoding strategies to identify unfamiliar words, and;
    • technology skills to access and navigate complex web based text.

    Required reading

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

    As part of a course

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