Investing in Workforce Literacy Pays: Building Employer Commitment to Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programs

Justin Brown; Michael Taylor; Phillip McKenzie; Kate Perkins

Investing in Workforce Literacy Pays: Building Employer Commitment to Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programs

Justin Brown, Michael Taylor, Phillip McKenzie, Kate Perkins

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

In September 2012 the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) contracted the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to conduct this study into the financial return to employers from investing in workplace literacy training programs. The Australian Government, through its Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE), contracted the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) to manage the project. Over 2013-14, this study developed and trialled a set of data collection instruments in pilot mode with seven training programs funded under the Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) program. This report presents the results from the study in the form of case studies (Chapter 5), drawing on an extensive literature review (Annex 4) and mapping of similar evaluations in Australia and overseas (Annex 5).

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2015

Keywords

Adult education
Australia
Australian Core Skills Framework
Canada
Employer Commitment
Foundation skills
Investing
LLN
Literacy and Numeracy Programs
New Zealand
Return on Investment
Return on Investment Instrument (ROI)
Training
United Kingdom
United States
Workforce Literacy
Workplace Language

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Access to Document

https://research.acer.edu.au/transitions_misc/27

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