A measured approach

Tina Berghella; Dave Tout

A measured approach

Tina Berghella, Dave Tout

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

Workplace numeracy skills need to be practised in context. With more than half (55%) of Australian adults and 48% of employed adults assessed as lacking the numeracy skills needed to cope with everyday life and work (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013), this article promotes a focused approach.

Original language	English
Journal	Fine Print
Volume	40
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Job skills
Numeracy

Disciplines

Vocational Education
Adult and Continuing Education

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