Understanding and using the SRNI assessment tool
Training providers must use the Snapshot Reading and Numeracy Indicator (SRNI) to assess reading and numeracy in accordance with the VETRO UAN Guidelines.
Access to the SRNI is provided at no expense under the Department’s licence to training providers:
- with an FAA
- who have completed training in the use of the SRNI.
Complete SRNI training
Before training providers receive access to ACER's SRNI assessment tool, they will need to receive SRNI training.
Simply contact UANAdvice@sa.gov.au to kick-start this process.
Get access to the SRNI assessment tool
Training providers must use the SRNI tool under Skill SA’s license to undertake the reading and numeracy assessment in the VETRO UAN. Skills SA will not accept SRNI assessment results completed under another license.
Training providers will be issued a unique login for the tool under Skill SA’s license once they have completed training on the ACER platform with a UAN mentor.
See VETRO UAN Guidelines for more information.
Conduct a SRNI assessment
Once training providers have access to the SRNI assessment tool, they can conduct an assessment.
All reading and numeracy assessments conducted must be supervised and must not be emailed to a student to complete on their own.
Students will benefit from completing a practice assessment before starting their official assessment.
See VETRO UAN Guidelines for more information, including information on supervision.
Interpret the assessment result
Learners whose SRNI assessment results demonstrate they have met the Skills SA minimum ACSF exit level for reading and numeracy for their qualification may proceed in the VETRO UAN process.
Where a prospective student did not meet the minimum levels for their course of choice, training providers must then complete a CSPA assessment.
If the CSPA reading or numeracy results identify the school student is not at a minimum required, the training provider must arrange for the reading or numeracy results to be interpreted.
If you do not have a Skills SA approved CSPA interpreter on staff, you can access one at no cost. See Step 5 for more information.
See VETRO UAN Guidelines for more information.
CSPA interpretation service
To access CSPA interpretation services at no cost, contact any of the following providers:
- Collab: Emma Skinner and Natalia Slight
interpretations@collab.net.au
Emma: 0423 451 398
Natalia: 0466 677 012 - Interskills: Paul Malloy
paul.malloy@wiseemployment.com.au
0425 533 174 - LLN Consulting: Trisha Doecke and Bev Munchenberg
cspa.interpretations@outlook.com
Trisha – 0475 240 690
Bev – 0429 992 736 - Sirius: Deby Wilkes
sirius55@aussiebroadband.com.au
0409 363 859 - SYC: Jeremy Yu
learning@syc.net.au
8405 8500
Getting help with the UAN
For help contact us at UANAdvice@sa.gov.au and let us know if you would like to organise a time to talk