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Thinking beyond numbers: learning numeracy for the future workplace

This study, through interviews with a range of stakeholders and workers in manufacturing and aged care, examines the use, learning and transfer of workplace numeracy skills, as well as current understandings of the term numeracy. It also highlights the importance of numeracy as an essential workplace skill. The report challenges the training system and training organisations to provide numeracy training which makes links directly to workplace contexts as well as to mathematical concepts.

This study, through interviews with a range of stakeholders and workers in manufacturing and aged care, examines the use, ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Marr, Beth; Hagston, Jan
Corporate authors: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia
Resource type: Report
Subjects: Literacy; Numeracy; Industry;
Research; Workforce development show more

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