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I got a phone call from the TAFE people about that course I wanted to take. They scheduled a meeting with me for Tuesday morning for a pre-training review or something. I have to complete a literacy and numeracy assesment before then. I was nervous, but they let me know that even if I don't score as highly as I need to, it won't necessarily be a disqualification. They said that the LLN assesment is just their prefered way of assessing whether I could actually understand the work, rather than being a firm requirement. Wish someone told me that before, because being worried about failing is the only reason I didn't leave school for TAFE in March.
I'm still worried they might not accept me though. They don't list eligibility criteria besides the LLN assesment which I should pass anyway, but I just feel like I must look like a terrible student. Although I guess they shouldn't care since they get paid either way
Your posting habits show a level of literacy well beyond many of your age peers. And apparently more than a quarter of Americans. You got this!
Yeah, it's not my literacy I'm concerned about, it's the math. I did a mock LLN assessment (BKSB) my school offers, and I scored a 5 in english, and a 2.9 in math. Apparently the equivalent BKSB score usually needed for cert III/IV is a 3. So I'm not too far off what's probably need. But they're different assessments
I've not long done a LLN test. Even though I'm a nurse, maths hates me. But I managed the test fine, as I'm sure you will. Your posts here tell us you're a pretty clever person.