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A group of Dunedin workers with learning disabilities are now being trained in literacy and numeracy with funding through TEC's Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund (EWLN).

The Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Hon Paul Goldsmith has announced $3.5 million of reprioritised funding to meet increased demand for workplace-based literacy and numeracy programmes in 2018.

An Ako Aotearoa co-funded project (started in May 2016) is already providing learners with dyslexia the assistance they need to be successful in their tertiary studies.

'Keep talking about health and safety' is the message from Worksafe.

The South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce is supporting local businesses by promoting workplace literacy and numeracy. Read more about this here.

Building a Digital Nation outlines the Government’s programme of activity to grow New Zealand’s digital economy under its Business Growth Agenda.

A number of employees at Cargill Enterprises are participating in an Employer-led workplace literacy and numeracy programme. The trading arm of the Disabled Citizens Society (Otago) Inc., Cargill Enterprises was established more than 50 years ago, and now employs more than 80 people wit

The Talking Matters campaign to increase the amount of oral language wrapped round infants and toddlers is well underway. Interaction and talk literally shape children’s brains when they are young, setting them up for their future.

The first story focuses on prison education initiatives in Christchurch prisons. Prison education programmes boosted the literacy and numeracy skills of 42 per cent of prisoners last year, according to Corrections' annual report, and there are plans to increase the number of prisone

The Reading Writing Hotline, in collaboration with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, has just launched a campaign to encourage employers to use the services of the Hotline in order to boost LLN in t