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This report details the outcome of a Vocational Training Access Project, funded by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA), whose aim was to respond to the training needs of the most disadvantaged people in the community. The action research projects designed and coordinated by the Ipswich Regional Family Resource Centre targeted disadvantaged people from a non-English speaking background in the communities of the Inala-Ipswich corridor where the migrant density is three times that of the state average. Many of the adults in this population have not completed secondary education and the major migrant groups (Vietnamese, Spanish speaking and South Pacific Islanders) face high rates of unemployment, mainly attributed to low levels of English and labour market skills. Aware of the links between English literacy and access to training and employment opportunities, the project identified and trialled four varying approaches to delivering English literacy training, with all achieving positive outcomes. Despite this, there are still major issues to be addressed if success is to be long-term, with problem areas including: inability of non-English speaking clients to commit to long-term training; English not recognised as a necessary language for daily usage by many ethnic groups; and the perception that basic English skills will not improve employment prospects in either the short or medium term, with changing work requirements resulting in less positions for migrant workers, and an increasing importance placed on the ability to work independently and be multi-skilled. The report concludes with a number of recommendations designed to address these issues.