119467 Use Language and Communication in Occupational Learning Programmes

The purpose of this unit standard is to facilitate learning and to ensure that learners are able to cope with learning in the context of learnerships, skills programmes, and other learning programmes. Many adult learners in the FET band have not been in a learning situation for a long time, and need learning and study strategies and skills to enable successful progression.

Learners competent at this level will be able to deal with learning materials, to access and use useful resources, seek clarification and help when necessary, and apply a range of learning strategies. They do this with an understanding of the features and processes of the workplace and occupations to which their learning programme refers.
- Access and use suitable learning resources
- Use learning strategies
- Manage occupational learning programme materials
- Conduct basic research, analyse and present findings
- Function in a team
- Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and occupatio

NQF Level 3 - 5 Credits

This unit standard replaces:
8973 Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes NQF Level 03 - 5 credits

Learning assumed to be in place and recognition of prior learning
The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the full spectrum of language knowledge and communication skills laid down in the Revised National Curriculum Statements and unit standards up to NQF level 2.

Unit standard range

Learning materials appropriate to the learners in a given context.

The complexity of the texts in the learning programme are appropriate to the levels of the learning programme, which will in turn influence the application of this unit standard.

Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular outcomes or assessment criteria.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

Specific Outcome 1
Access and use available learni

Please note that this is a fundamental unit standard, and in accordance with Services SETA can therefore only be accredited if completed with an additional core or elective. Please contact us should you have any questions.