1. National Literacy Promotion – FET Literacy and numeracy Strategy
ALOA Conference
16 October 2015

2. European framework (ESF)
Policy context
FET Strategy
(PIACC)
OECD
DES
European framework (ESF)
Government Depts

3. FET Strategy

4. Skills for the Future Economic growth Insulator v Unemployment Social
Inclusion &
Mobility
‘SMART’
economy
Employment growth

5. Implementation National Advisory Committee
FET Services Plan
Planning process
Mid year review
End year review
Literacy & Numeracy Strategy
National Advisory Committee
Implementation of the DES Review of ALCES
Priority groups – low skilled
Models of provision
Key Target – learners with low skill to gain a qualification and or successfully complete the programme – LTU participants with low skills to gain a qualification and or successfully complete programme
National / local promotional and awareness campaign
Workforce development
Apprenticeship
Traineeships
Research
Barriers to access
Integrating literacy
Evaluation of PLC

6. FET Services Plan 2016
What will be better for learners?
What will be better for employers?
What will be better for communities?
Quality FET provision not more provision
Learners
Integration
Improvements to planning process
FARR and SOLAS supports
Revised funding approval timeline

7. Literacy and Numeracy provision
Levels 1,2 and 3
ESOL at levels 1,2 and 3
Group rather than 1-1
Increased intensive tuition
Access and referral
Initial assessment
Intra-agency collaboration
Referral protocol with DSP
Accreditation
Accreditation options to every learner

8. Literacy and Numeracy strategy
‘Initiate a national promotional and
awareness- raising campaign to elicit
higher levels of engagement in the national
literacy programme … ‘
FET Strategy (2014 page 100)

9. Promotion
What are we promoting?
Why are we promoting ?
Who is/are the audience(s)?
Motivating adults to participate
Raise awareness of benefits of engagement
Engaging with employers, schools, family, friends
Delivering effective programmes

10. Characteristics of an effective literacy programme?

11. Delivering effective programmes
Professionalisation of tutors
Formative assessment
e-learning (TEL)
Embedded literacy and numeracy
Learning contexts
Intensive tuition
‘Basic skills need to be sustained through use
and put to good use in good jobs’
Windisch (2015)

12. Thank You Q&A