The Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) is a tool which provides a common language for describing performance in five core skills that support effective participation in society: learning, reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy.
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The ACSF provides a consistent national approach to identifying and developing these core skills in diverse settings including personal, community, employment, and education and training domains. It offers:
- shared concepts and language for identifying and describing the core skills, and
- a systematic approach to benchmarking, monitoring and reporting on core skills performance.
The ACSF has broad application and can be used to:
- assess and benchmark an individual’s core skills performance
- map core skills requirements in education and training, including language, literacy and numeracy curricula
- describe core skills relevant to the workplace and employment
- tailor approaches to teaching and learning
- inform decisions regarding funding and referrals.
It is also the key quality measure for the Australian Government’s Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program.