Skills Highway Presentation for English Language Partners Conference 10 April 2016

Itinerary Skills Highway revisted Maximising the benfits of workplace literacy and numeracy Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund - key themes from applications What does good look like? Good practice indicators EEO Awards

Skills Highway revisited Established in 2008 ‘Brand’ for workplace literacy and numeracy Website: General information Success stories News Resources Skills Highway Award Funded by the Tertiary Education Commission and now managed by the Industry Training Federation The Skills Highway workplace literacy programme is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and managed by the Industry Training Federation. Improving literacy and numeracy can unlock productivity, kick-start educational

Maximising the benefits of the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund Programmes are getting to the right people in the right regions and industries – but it is supply driven Providers need to work hard to get employers underway with programmes – because of the time it takes and employers’ lack of awareness of workplace issues caused by literacy and numeracy Stakeholders and industry associations lack awareness and do not know where to go for help. Alkema, 2015

Skills Highway initiatives Promoting the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund to employers Working with WPLN providers and ITOs to develop good practice strategies for introducing and maintaining workplace literacy and numeracy programmes Developing and carrying out a research programme to support employer engagement with workplace literacy and numeracy Acknowledging employers who have successfully introduced workplace literacy and numeracy training through the Skills Highway Award 

Employer-led WPLN Fund The Fund helps employers provide high-quality literacy and numeracy programmes that are customised for their workplace and which help address productivity opportunities or problems that have their root causes in literacy and numeracy issues among employees. ‘Solving your business problem with literacy and numeracy upskilling must be at the centre of a successful application’.

Key themes from the applications Health and safety Numeracy Communication and confidence Financial literacy ESOL

Workplace literacy and numeracy good practice More than just delivery – elements of practice are iterative and interwoven: Communication Engaging with the issues Planning Designing and delivering Assessing/measuring Sustaining Alkema, 2015

Skills Highway and ITOs EEO Trust Diversity Awards Skills Highway Award This award celebrates organisations which recognise the importance of numeracy and literacy in adding value to the workforce and develop initiatives to assist their employees with fundamental foundation skills. Call for Entries is open!

What else is in the wind? Development of resources that support literacy and numeracy upskilling focused on (for example): Health and safety (e.g. development of Pathways Awarua modules and collateral) Employer and learner-friendly ‘front pages’ for the Learning Progressions

Keep an eye on the website for future developments!

Any questions? Handouts: Why invest in literacy and numeracy training for your workforce? Workplace Literacy Good Practice Indicators Workplace Health and Safety Research