New Zealand research

Here are some links to New Zealand research about literacy and employment.

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August 2011

Transfer of Literacy, Language and Numeracy Skills from Learning Programmes to the Workplace [Department of Labour]
How LLN skills are learned and what helps or hinders trainees in transferring their learning to other situations, such as their jobs.

July 2011

Essential skills in demand [Department of Labour]
Updated Essential Skills in Demand Lists – including the Immediate, Long Term and Canterbury Skill Shortage Lists.

June 2011

Literacy skills of young adult New Zealanders [Ministry of Education]
How the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand varies, compared with adults aged 25-65.

Factors linked to young adult literacy [Ministry of Education]
Factors linked to the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand, compared with adults aged 25-65.

April 2011

Successful workplace learning: How learning happens at work [Industry Training Federation]
The conditions, strategies, and activities of successful workplace learning.

February 2011

Literacy and numeracy at work [Ministry of Education]
How the use of literacy and numeracy skills at work relates to the skills and education of employees.

November 2010

National Strategy for Financial Literacy [Retirement Commission]
Reviewed in 2009 - the importance of financial education. See also the Commission's Financial Literacy Strategy for Māori.

September 2010

Engaging young adults in LLN skill development: Research report [Department of Labour]
Factors that influence the engagement of young adults in literacy and numeracy skills development programmes (includes case studies).

August 2010

Unlocking Auckland's potential: Adult literacy and numeracy skills in the new Auckland [COMET - Manukau City Council]
Working paper to promote discussion on adult literacy and numeracy skills as part of the debate about Auckland's future.

Modern apprentices' literacy learning: a formative evaluation [Department of Labour]
Impacts that literacy and numeracy assistance have in assisting modern apprentices toward their learning, workplace, and personal goals.

July 2010

Health literacy: Communicating immunisation information [Adult Literacy and Communication Research Group - Massey University]
How health information on children’s immunisation could be made easier to access, understand, and remember by family decision-makers of differing health literacy levels.

March 2010

Workers with low literacy or numeracy skills: characteristics, jobs and education and training patterns [Department of Labour]
Characteristics, education and training patterns of adults in employment who have low literacy or numeracy skills.

October 2009

In-house Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Initiatives in New Zealand Workplaces [Department of Labour]
Review of the level of literacy, language and numeracy in employer-funded training in workplaces in New Zealand in 2008.

June 2009

2009 ANZ-Retirement Commission Financial Knowledge Survey [Retirement Commission]
Trends and developments in the financial literacy of New Zealanders. Basic numeracy skills have improved - contributing to the improvement of financial knowledge.

May 2009

Literacy Learning Progressions: Report on feedback on the draft document [Ministry of Education]
Analysis of responses to the draft Literacy Learning Progressions and  recommendations for the next phase of development.

2008

Literacy and employment [Adult Literacy and Communication Research Group - Massey University]
Major research project focusing on adult literacy and employment in Wanganui and Districts.

December 2007

Evaluation of the literacy professional development project [Ministry of Education]
Project to improve teacher content knowledge in literacy, pedagogy and practice, and build effective professional learning communities.

September 2007

The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: An introduction [Ministry of Education]
Nature of the ALL survey, its application and how its results will be presented. Contains none of the ALL survey results.

2004

Which demographic factors predict low literacy levels? [Massey University]
Statistical analysis of demographic factors to determine which (if any) predicted low literacy.

Find out more

Check out:

• the research page of Literacy Aotearoa
• the New Zealand Literacy Portal - this portal is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission and managed by Workbase.