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Direct linkYasukawa, Keiko; Brown, Tony; Black, Stephen – International Journal of Training Research, 2012
This paper first examines the current literacy and numeracy "crisis" in Australian workplaces where loss of productivity, lack of take-up in training, and skills shortages are being blamed on workers' lack of literacy and numeracy skills. Literacy and numeracy in workplaces are more complex and require alternative understandings of literacy and…
Descriptors: Workplace Literacy, Unions, Numeracy, Foreign Countries
Black, Stephen; Yasukawa, Keiko – International Journal of Training Research, 2011
Australia appears to be in the grip of a "literacy crisis" in workplaces. Media reports and industry/skills organisations are decrying the low literacy and numeracy levels of workers and the negative effects these have on productivity. As a consequence, the Australian government has increased funding for workplace literacy and numeracy programs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Local Government, Workplace Literacy
Black, Stephen; Balatti, Jo; Falk, Ian – International Journal of Training Research, 2010
This paper contributes to pedagogical debates on how to meet the learning needs of young people who are disconnected from school. It presents a case study of a program which aimed to prepare students for their Year 10 equivalent school leaving qualification in a basic education section of a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) college in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Vocational Education, High School Equivalency Programs
