Upskilling through foundation skills - A literature review

Author: Alison Gray

This review draws on New Zealand an international literature and was commissioned by the Department of Labour to inform the Upskilling Partnership project, which is researching approaches to engage employers in workplace literacy, language and numeracy programmes. It includes in its findings information about the role of government, unions, and other stakeholders in LLN skills development, the barriers for employers to investing in workplace LLN training, industries that have issues with employees not having LLN skills, the links between productivity and LLN skills, and the benefits to employers and employees of enhancing LLN skills.

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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
     · The Workplace Literacy Fund

All publications in subject category: Skills / human capital

     · An overview of New Zealand and international research on the future of work.
     · Aspirations of rurally disadvantaged Maori youth for their transition from secondary school to further education or training and work
     · Changing skills for a Changing World, Recommendations for Adult Literacy policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand
     · Demand-side factors in adult foundation learning programmes - A review of international literature
     · Human Capability - A framework for analysis
     · In-house Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Initiatives in New Zealand Workplaces
     · International Workforce Literacy Review: Australia
     · International Workforce Literacy Review: Canada
     · International Workforce Literacy Review: England
     · International Workforce Literacy Review: Ireland
     · International Workforce Literacy Review: United States
     · New Zealand''s Labour Market from 1991 - 2001: Evidence of Upskilling?
     · NZ Accommodation Providers: Impact of Technology on Labour
     · Occupational and Skill Forecasting: A Survey of Overseas Approaches with Applications for New Zealand
     · The Skills-Productivity Nexus : Connecting Industry Training and Business Performance