The Workplace Literacy Fund

Author: Alison Gray and Alison Sutton

This review provides a snapshot of employers and providers who ran a programme funded through the Workplace Literacy Fund in 2006. It highlights the characteristics of the employers who chose to participate, the issues that led to them to consider a programme and the benefits they gained. It describes the challenges employers and providers face in engaging in workplace literacy. It also includes commentary on the outcomes of programmes for learners and factors that lead to successful programmes.

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All publications in subject category: Education & Training

     · A synthesis of foundation learning evaluation and research in New Zealand since 2003
     · An Evaluation of Health and Safety Management Practices in the Hairdressing Industry
     · Demand-side factors in adult foundation learning programmes - A review of international literature
     · Evolving educational expectations for New Zealand youth: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study
     · In-house Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Initiatives in New Zealand Workplaces
     · International students: Studying and staying on in New Zealand
     · New Zealand Report on Further Education and Training of the Labour Force
     · Participation in post-compulsory education and training in New Zealand
     · Returns to post-school qualifications: New evidence based on the HLFS Income Supplement (1997-2002)
     · The effects of in-school and in-tertiary employment on academic achievement and labour market transitions: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study
     · Upskilling through foundation skills - A literature review

All publications in subject category: Policy or programme evaluations

     · A focus on employment retention
     · Connecting policy, research and practice: What does it mean in practice?
     · Do Minimum Wages have an Adverse Impact on Employment? Evidence from New Zealand
     · Doing Action Research
     · Evaluating the Feb 1999 Domestic Purposes Benefit & Widows Benefit Reforms
     · Evaluation of ACC Reforms: Case Study Research
     · Evaluation of the Short-Term Impacts of the Employment Relations Act 2000
     · Evidence to date on the working and effectiveness of ALMPs in New Zealand
     · Factors that help/hinder community economic development: Emerging learnings from CEDAR
     · From Work to Residence
     · Government-community engagement - Key learning and emerging principles
     · Immigration Research Programme: Summary of Findings 2007
     · Lessons from the Workplace Project: an evaluation of a Work-life Balance programme initiative
     · Parental Leave in New Zealand 2005/2006 Evaluation
     · Report of the Public Advisory Group on Restructuring and Redundancy
     · Scoping Regional Migration and its Interaction with Labour Markets in New Zealand
     · Skilled Migrants in New Zealand: Employers’ Perspectives
     · Summary of Evaluation Findings from Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Policy First Season (2007/08)
     · Survey of Employment and Training Experience of People with Disabilities
     · Survey of Long-term Unemployment
     · The Costs and Benefits of Complying with the HSE Act, 1992
     · The Effect of the Employment Relations Act 2000 on Collective Bargaining
     · The effects of occupational safety and health interventions
     · The impact of employment policy interventions
     · Using administrative data sources in Labour Market research
     · Work-life balance and flexibility in New Zealand: A snapshot of employee and employer attitudes and experiences in 2008