NZ Literacy Forum 2011

The NZ Literacy Forum was held in Wellington on 26 May 2011. Thanks to all those who attended for making this such a great day. The presentations below were given at the forum. There was also a workshop session, notes from this session are currently being written up and will be made available on this site soon. 

Watch this space for video of presentations coming soon too!

Session 1 - Keynote address

Dr Peter Waterhouse, National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults

Session 2 - Workforce numeracy

Warren Shepheard, National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults

Virginia Sanders, Joinery ITO

Session 3 - Embedding literacy and numeracy across the Sector

Rachel Barwell, Department of Corrections

Gillian Askew, NZ Management Academies

Susan Reid, Workbase

Session 4 - Language and literacy, what's the difference and does it matter?

Claire Szabo, English Language Partners

Session 5 - An employer's perspective

Bronwen Foxx, Disability Resource Centre Trust