• the worker’s being required to think in quantitative terms
• the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage the mathematical demands of diverse situations
• an individual’s ability to identify, to understand, to make well-founded judgements about, and to act towards the roles that mathematics plays in dealing with the world, as needed for that worker’s current and future life as a constructive, concerned and reflective citizen
• the confidence necessary to make effective use of whatever mathematical skill and understanding is possessed
• the worker’s ability to manage a situation or solve a problem in a real context, to respond to information about mathematical ideas that may be represented in a range of ways, to activate a range of enabling behaviours and processes

Numeracy categories:

• money math (financial transactions such as handling cash, preparing bills or making payments)
  • enter amounts into a cash register
  • make change
  • handle foreign currency
  • calculate price discounts
  • calculate tax rates
  • receive payment for delivery of goods
  • total invoices
  • calculate cargo fares
  • complete credit card transactions
• scheduling OR budgeting and accounting math (managing time and money as resources, planning and monitoring their use, assessing best value, reducing waste)
  • maintain or monitor a budget
  • make entries into financial records
  • prepare financial reports
  • reconcile bank statements
  • prepare income and expenditure reports
  • audit financial records
  • schedule work crews
  • compare costs
  • prepare daily production schedules
  • schedule appointments
• measurement and calculation math (measuring and describing the physical world)
  • measure out quantities (e.g.) 4 litres of paint
  • set instruments to particular numerical settings
  • convert between measurements (inches to centimetres)
  • take measurements from scale drawings