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Your student entry procedure must:
- describe the process (including the tool to use) for validly and reliably assessing a student’s competence in language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) against the ACSF
- specify the tool to be used for that process. This must be a tool that has been approved and published on the department’s website.
- require the process to be conducted with honesty and integrity.
Your student entry procedure must specify that the results of assessing a student’s competence in reading and numeracy under the procedure are to be reported:
- to the student as soon as possible after the assessment
- to the department in the form and manner and by the time requested by the Secretary.
Your student entry procedure must specify that you must retain these results for at least 5 years.
Approved LLN assessment tools
Assessment tools approved for use to meet the VET Student Loans entry requirements are:
- Core Skills Profile for Adults, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research Limited in July 2013
- Basic Key Skills Builder (bksb) (Australian Edition)
- Safe Work Resources VFH LLN Assessment Tool (via The Learning Resources Group’s LLN Robot Platform)
- assessment tools approved by the department for specific provider use.
Using another LLN tool
You can apply for approval to use another external tool for assessing LLN. See Appendix H for instructions on how to apply for approval.
Legislation: Rules s 81–82, s 105