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The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to conduct an inquiry into how New Zealand can maximise the opportunities and manage the risks of disruptive technological change and its impact on the future of work and the workforce.

This Western Institute of Technology project, co-funded by Ako Aotearoa, explores the numeracy of students through assessment data analysis.
The project was carried out by Gary Sharpe and Hannah Hughson, and aimed to:

A decision by the Department of Corrections to have Primary ITO training resources printed on buff-patterned paper will benefit prisoners affected by dyslexia and Irlen's syndrome.

Safeguard, a New Zealand publication on workplace health and safety, recently featured an article on the connection between literacy and numeracy and health and safety. The article was written by Mike Styles, Primary ITO's national literacy and numeracy specialist.

Annette van Lameon, from the ALNACC team at Ako Aotearoa, has shared this very interesting article, in which Ulrike Hanemann examines the application of the UN's fourth Sustainable Development Goal which is about ensuring 'inclusive and equitable quality education' and promoting

Adult Learning Australia, with endorsement from several adult education organisations, has called for a federal government commitment to a national lifelong learning policy that outlines economic and social goals; integrates equity and efficiency, and defines roles and responsibilities for c

Ako Aotearoa has announced the revised guidelines for the 2019 national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards.  They encourage nominations from across the entire tertiary sector:

Ai Group are completing a pilot project called ‘Laying Foundations for Apprenticeship Project’, funded by the NSW Department of Industry.

In this article, Jane Kjersten discusses what inspired a book on adult dyslexia. Adult Dyslexia: A Guide to Understanding the World of Adult Dyslexics was written primarily for the adult dyslexi

In this opinion piece, Jane McCarroll of industry training organisation The Skills Organisation reflects on how workers benefit from employers investing in their devel