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A Taranaki woman who can't read numbers is helping to open doors to thousands of other people who struggle with maths.

The 20/20 Trust announces that delivery of the Computers in Homes programme is restarting in 2019, as a result of a successful application for funding under the ‘Digital Literacy – Computers in Homes’ Fund operated by the Tertiary Education Commission.

Details of Ako Aotearoa's Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Cultural Capability (ALNACC) Professional Learning and Development Programme are now available on the Ako Aotearoa website.

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Stepping UP is free community-based computer training that builds digital skills and knowledge in small easy steps, in subjects that are relevant to learners' life or work.

The USA National Safety Council’s Campbell Institute has released the findings of a pilot study showing that employees who are trained on the concept of visual literacy are able to see workplace hazards that might have otherwise been unnoticed. 

The Bupa Christchurch laundry crew have always been experts in knowing their woollens from their linen, but they are now putting new skills into practice from a workplace literacy and numeracy programme they recently completed.

A unique graduation ceremony has been held in Marton in which seven Speirs Foods employees made a presentation to the senior management team that supported their training.

The 2019 Pacific Language Weeks will boost awareness of the value of New Zealand’s Pacific languages both within Pacific communities and beyond.

When Aspire2 Business approached Brother International about their customised Workplace Communications Programmes, the timing couldn’t have been better.

Kiwi businesses are able to make a bid for a share of a new $22 million fund that’s been created to help improve workplace health and safety.