If you have responsibility for managing and leading literacy and numeracy development within your company, this page contains information and quick links for you.
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The Employer Information Pack explains the Workplace Literacy Fund and provides other practical information for employers: the signs of literacy or numeracy issues in your employees, what you can do about it, how to access funding and examples of small and large successful programmes.
Case Studies
Programme in action
With the growing realisation that some of the problems in the workplace were caused by literacy and numeracy challenges, Sanford Havelock decided to run a training programme for 27 of its workers.
"We are seeing some clear changes as a result of the course like less need for supervision, greater taking of initiative, greater willingness to attempt tasks and general improved attitudes to work."
Programme in action
...as a result of communication training at CMP Canterbury. For four years employees of CMP Canterbury Ltd who wish to improve their communication and supervisory skills and gain meat industry unit standards have been attending training at the Ashburton Learning Centre (ALC).
Management at CMP Canterbury have been impressed by the results of the training. They say that the training has benefited the company and each individual taking part.