Australian Core Skills Framework

The Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) describes levels of performance in the five core skills: learning; reading; writing; oral communication; and numeracy. These skills are essential for people to participate in our society. People need to communicate effectively in many different ways, for diverse purposes, in a variety of contexts and to think critically about information and ideas. The ACSF provides a rich, detailed picture of real-life performance in adult learning, English language, literacy and numeracy. It draws on current theory and is also informed by the extensive expertise of specialist practitioners in these fields. It provides a consistent national approach to the identification of the core skills requirements in diverse personal, community, work and training contexts and a common reference point for describing and discussing performance in the five core skill areas. The ACSF is based on the National Reporting System (NRS), a mechanism for reporting outcomes of adult English language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) provision. The development of the ACSF was informed by input and advice from key stakeholders and experienced adult English LLN practitioners from across Australia, together with the knowledge and experience of the project team, an analysis of current accredited curriculum documents and a broad range of theoretical understandings. Show less