Frontline skills - Workplace Literacy Funding
As many as 50% of Kiwi workers don’t have the workplace literacy skills needed to function really well in a cutting-edge, technology- based workplace. Equipping your people with the “life skills” to thrive is critical to the success of New Zealand businesses. Key purpose – To empower frontline employees, enhancing workplace and personal skills. Staff will gain comprehensive tools to excel in their roles and beyond, while improving literacy and numeracy skills and confidence. Target audience – For frontline staff, who need both professional and personal development. It provides them the opportunity to upskill and develop capabilities so they can “own their future”. Duration and format- A 56-hr programme delivered in 14 x half-days weekly or 8 x full days fortnightly, in-room workshops over 16 weeks. Up to 10 eligible participants per group. Funding eligibility - This programme is supported by funding from the Workplace Literacy Fund. To be eligible to access funding, a participant must: 1. Be a New Zealand resident 2. Meet the criteria for low literacy (determined by a pre-assessment covering workplace reading, numeracy, writing and speaking and listening). Investment and funding support Funding is valued at $4,750 per eligible learner. For a group of 10 eligible learners, this equates to $47,500 in funding support to your annual training budget. Learners who are not eligible for funding can still be enrolled on the programme @ $4,750 + GST per learner. Funding covers the full cost of the training programme (excluding facilitator travel costs) for eligible staff based on a literacy pre-assessment.
Client Testimonial Quote & Job Title
With over 1/3 of our staff having English as a second Language we partnered with The Learning Wave to introduce a workforce skills programme that would help our learners overcome literacy and numeracy challenges that were hindering their performance This programme has really complimented our Digital Transformation efforts. General Manager
Relevant Industry(s)
- Construction Materials Manufacturing
- Dairy
- Food & Beverage
- Furniture
- Meat & Primary Processing
- Metal Processing & Fabrication
- Mining, Aggregates and Cement
- Plastics
- Timber, Paper & Pulp Manufacturing
- Transport, Machinery & Equipment
Relevant Technology
- Consultancy & Advisory (Funding & Grants)
- Paperless Shopfloor (Inc. RFID)
Tags: Smart Industry Readiness Index Dimension
- Workforce Learning & Development
Tags: Relevant Area or Process
- Going Paperless
- Product Quality
- Health & Safety