As part of the work to lift the skills of New Zealanders in the workforce, the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults: Te Arapiki Ako website provides information and resources to strengthen literacy and numeracy teaching and learning for adults.
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Find resources and examples to help educators identify and analyse the literacy and numeracy demands of vocational tasks and training materials in relation to the Learning Progressions.
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Find resources and examples to help educators identify learners' literacy and numeracy strengths and weaknesses, and become more aware of the particular characteristics of socio-cultural subgroups of learners.
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Find resources and examples to help educators develop and implement plans and resources to address gaps between learner literacy and numeracy skills in relation to vocational tasks and course demands.
These three 'Knowings' represent the key aspects of adult teaching that educators must attend to in order to embed literacy and numeracy skill-building strategies effectively in vocational education and training. Use this triangle to search and sort the resources on this site according to each 'knowing'.
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The TEC has released four video clips which offer examples of good practice when administering the Assessment Tool with learners and tauira. These video clips are designed to assist educators who are using Online Adaptive Reading or Numeracy Assessments.
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Learner and Capability Profiles can be useful aids for interpreting individual and group reports from the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tool. The profiles offer a very general indication of learners' literacy and numeracy capabilities at each step of the Learning Progressions.
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Educators with an interest in adult literacy and numeracy from around the country attended two days of workshops, presentations and networking opportunities at the National Centre Syposium in July. View the thoughts and ideas from some participants that were captured on video.
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In this presentation Gillian Askew, from NZ Management Academies, shares the effects of embedding literacy, language and numeracy in a Youth Guarantee Programme on the participation, retention and achievement of young learners.
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Video recordings were recently uploaded of a selection of workshop presentations from this year's symposium 'Getting Results: Making a Difference for New Zealanders, Me Whai Hua Ka Tika'
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These clips provide a comprehensive description of "Branching Out" at the Thames Timber Company. Manufacturing Manager and VETEL tutor design and implement a literacy and numeracy programme which underpins a Lean Manufacturing approach that achieves sustainable improvements and productivity.
