As many of us know, there is a critical shortage of adult literacy and numeracy teachers throughout Australia. Last year the Hotline was delighted to learn that TAFE NSW successfully trialled a literacy and numeracy professional development program called Adult Literacy and Numeracy Teaching (ALaNT). We thought...
In December last year, DEWR released the new National Foundation Skills Strategy which sets a shared direction around literacy and numeracy for the next decade. As part of the National Skills Agreement all governments agreed to work together to develop a National Foundation Skills Strategy 2025-2035. The...
Huge congratulations to Gemma Beall, winner of the 2024 Australian Training Awards Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice. Gemma is a key member of our National Steering Committee and is a TAFE NSW Literacy Team Leader. With more than 16 years experience in adult literacy...
Elise rang the Hotline on behalf of her sister, Holly, who struggled with reading and writing and wanted to find a job. The Hotline saw there was a tutoring program at the local library, but it turned out that the program was no longer being offered....