This unit standard will be useful to people who aim to achieve recognition at some level in Further Education and Training or to meet the Fundamental requirement of a wide range of qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework. People credited with this unit standard are able to:
• Use mathematics to plan and control personal and/or household budgets and income and expenditure. • Use simple and compound interest to make sense of and define a variety of situations including investments, stokvels, inflation, appreciation and depreciation. • Investigate various aspects of financial transactions including costs, prices, revenue, cost price, selling price, loss and profit.
This Unit Standard is designed to provide credits towards the mathematical literacy requirement of the NQF at Level 3. The essential purposes of the mathematical literacy requirement are that, as the learner progresses with confidence through the levels, the learner will grow in:
• A confident, insightful use of mathematics in the management of the needs of everyday living to become a self-managing person. • An understanding of mathematical applications that provides insight into the learner's present and future occupational experiences and so develop into a contributing worker. • The ability to voice a critical sensitivity to the role of mathematics in a democratic society and so become a participating citizen.
People credited with this Unit Standard are able to: • Pose questions, collect and organise data. • Represent and interpret data using various techniques to investigate real life and work problems. • Use random events to explore and apply probability concepts in simple life and work related situations.
This unit standard is designed to provide credits towards the mathematical literacy requirements of the NQF at level 3. The essential purposes of the mathematical literacy requirements are that, as the learner progresses with confidence through the levels, the learner will grow in:
• An insightful use of mathematics in the management of the needs of everyday living to become a self-managing person. • An understanding of mathematical applications that provides insight into the learner's present and future occupational experiences and so develop into a contributing worker. • The ability to voice a critical sensitivity to the role of mathematics in a democratic society and so become a participating citizen.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: • Measure, estimate, and calculate physical quantities in practical situations relevant to the adult in life or the workplace. • Explore, describe and represent, interpret and justify geometrical relationships and conjectures to solve problems in two and three dimensional geometrical situations.
This unit standard is designed to provide credits towards the mathematical literacy requirements of the NQF at level 2. The essential purposes of the mathematical literacy requirements are that, as the learner progresses with confidence through the levels, the learner will grow in:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: • Convert numbers between the decimal number system and binary number system. • Work with numbers in different ways to express size/magnitude. • Demonstrate the effect of error in calculations.
This Unit Standard is intended for people who are required to perform routine financial transactions and calculations. Individuals who are credited with this Unit Standard will be able to apply the processes and procedures necessary to initiate the recording of disbursements and revenues, and to understand the financial implications to the organisation of each element in the transaction.
Develop mathematical skills to manage personal or business finances. This unit covers budgeting, interest calculations, and financial decision-making using real-world contexts.
Learn how to interpret and apply statistical data and probability to everyday and workplace problems. This unit builds analytical skills for informed decision-making.
Gain spatial understanding through practical geometry. This unit explores how to work with shapes, dimensions, and motion—essential for fields like construction, design, and navigation.
Explore different number systems and understand how measurement units apply in everyday tasks. This unit forms the foundation for many technical and business applications.
Acquire essential calculation skills for business environments. Topics include profit/loss, percentages, interest, and mark-up—tools vital for entrepreneurs and employees alike.
This foundational requirement ensures learners can read, write and communicate clearly in English. Strong literacy supports learning, helps with understanding technical content, and ensures effective participation in computer training.