Research

Findings from the evaluation of the Upskilling Partnerships will be published here along with other research conducted for the UPP.

Research Reports

As part of the research into the effectiveness of workplace literacy and numeracy programmes, the Department of Labour has commissioned a number of research reports to inform the Upskilling Partnership Programme and further it’s development.

• International Workforce Literacy Reviews

  These reviews outline the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in the other OECD countries. Five international reviews were commissioned by the Department of Labour in 2007 to inform the Upskilling Partnership Programme.
  
  Each review provides the context for workforce literacy in each country, an overview of key policies related to workplace literacy, information on literacy provision and the outcomes of literacy provision, and concludes with what is happening in relation to literacy capacity building.

  
  

  Australia:

  http://dol.govt.nz/publications/research/publication-view.asp?ID=261

  Canada:

  http://dol.govt.nz/publications/research/publication-view.asp?ID=262

  England:

  http://dol.govt.nz/publications/research/publication-view.asp?ID=263

  Ireland:

  http://dol.govt.nz/publications/research/publication-view.asp?ID=264

  United States:

  http://dol.govt.nz/publications/research/publication-view.asp?ID=265

• The Workplace Literacy Fund, A Review

  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.

  http://www.dol.govt.nz/publication-view.asp?ID=241

• Upskilling Through Foundation Skills—A Literature Review

  This review includes in its findings information about the role of government, unions, and other stakeholders in Literacy, Language and Numeracy (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.

  http://www.dol.govt.nz/publication-view.asp?ID=242

• A Synthesis of Foundation Learning Evaluation and Research in New Zealand since 2003

  The synthesis provides information and highlights the gaps that still exist in a number of aspects related to Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) initiatives. These include: employer awareness of the need for LLN, factors that help or hinder the establishment of LLN programmes, the range and quality of provision, the characteristics of and outcomes for learners, and the nature of research and evaluations conducted on LLN programmes.

  http://www.dol.govt.nz/publication-view.asp?ID=244