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This report brings together findings from research on literacy in training packages undertaken by the six university-based research centres throughout Australia that make up the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC). The six ALNARC centres undertook to investigate the impact of the inclusion of literacy and numeracy standards in industry training packages on the quality of learning and work outcomes. Each state Centre was responsible for undertaking a locally-based research project investigating the effects of the integration of literacy and numeracy in industry training based on national training packages. This synthesis report brings together the findings and recommendations of the six state reports, each of which is available as a separate publication. It addresses how, and to what extent, literacy and numeracy needs are being addressed in training in selected industries; the progress that has been made by industry teachers and trainers in integrating literacy and numeracy into industry training and assessment; and the problems that are being encountered in the early stages of implementation. The report provides a summary of each of the state reports, discusses key issues arising from the findings, and makes a series of recommendations arising from the key issues but drawn in large part from recommendations included in the separate state reports.