Northern Territory Adult Literacy And Numeracy Best Practice

Who is doing the training?

Training providers across the Northern Territory were interviewed for the purposes of this project. Our case studies focus on successful partnerships and programs that demonstrate strong links with community.

Most of the literacy and numeracy training programs are delivered in a collaborative way by local employers, registered training organisations (RTOs), university and school staff, and members of Indigenous communities.

These case studies represent:

local enterprise (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous owned)
a medium security prison
a national park
private and public schools
a large mining company
a prominent health organisation with a focus on Indigenous health
RTOs based in both urban and remote areas, and
Indigenous community councils.

The literacy and numeracy programs described in these case studies are often supported by Northern Territory Government funded grants and national grants specifying literacy, numeracy and employment outcomes, such as Training for Remote Youth (TRY) funding and the Department of Education, Science and Technology – Workplace English Language and Literacy (DEST-WELL) grants.