Prepare

The purpose of the test is to assess your personal literacy and numeracy skills.  The test has been designed to reflect the contexts in which aspiring teachers are likely to exercise personal literacy and numeracy: personal and community, schools and teaching, and further education and professional learning.

The skills and content assessed by the test are described in the Skills and Content Guide.

ACER does not recommend or endorse any commercially available courses offering preparation for the test. ACER does not have knowledge of the content of such courses, or any involvement in their development, or any commercial interest in the programs. Thus we are unable to comment on their relevance or usefulness. It is possible that some commercial preparation courses might provide misleading information or advice to you.

However, ACER provides practice material to help you prepare for the test. You should only use ACER practice material that is published on this website as ACER is aware that there have been instances in which the ACER practice material has been incorrectly represented on third-party websites and in social media.

As with any test, there are useful strategies to make best use of the time available. Before undertaking the test, read the Test-taking Strategy page.

If you are visually impaired and require an accessible version of the practice material, please email: teacheredtest@acer.org.