The 26Ten grant programs aim to support employers to help their workers to build the language, literacy and numeracy skills they need to do their jobs.
The purpose of 26Ten Get Ready Grants is to support organisations that are considering applying for a 26Ten Workplace Grant but are not sure where to begin.
26Ten Get Ready Grants are small grants (up to $5,000) that help organisations to employ an Adult Literacy Trainer to assist with identifying language, literacy and numeracy skills gaps among their employees and identify areas that are having the biggest impact.
Employers can then use the information gathered through their Get Ready project to write an application for a 26Ten Workplace Grant.
Program open to
- a business that operates in Tasmania that employs workers on a paid or unpaid basis:
- an organisation or sole trader
- a private or not-for-profit organisation
- an industry association or peak body.
- local councils under the Local Government Act 1993 and council-owned businesses
- eligible government entities
- Registered Training Organisations and independent schools may apply in respect of their non-teaching workforces only.
Program purpose
Improve reading, writing, maths, speaking, listening, and basic computer skills in your organisation with a 26Ten Workplace Grant.
Improving the skills of your workers enables them to do their jobs better, providing mutual benefit to your organisation and to the individual workers.
To be eligible for a grant an applicant must be:
- a business that operates in Tasmania that employs workers on a paid or unpaid basis, and fit into one of the following categories:
- an organisation or sole trader
- a private or not-for-profit organisation
- an industry association or peak body.
- local councils under the Local Government Act 1993 and council-owned businesses
- eligible government entities, inclusive of public non-financial and public financial corporations (as set out in Tasmania’s Financial Management Framework administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance) and Local Governments. This includes Government Business Enterprises and State-Owned Companies.
- private Registered Training Organistions and independent schools may apply in respect of their non-teaching workforces only.
Applicants must also be financially viable for the duration of any grant made under the Program. A financially viable entity is one that is not under external administration, is not being wound up, dissolved, or trading while insolvent nor where a liquidator has been appointed.
Other eligibility conditions apply. See the 'Grant Program Guidelines' below for more information or contact Grant Program Manager - 03 6165 4817 or 26TenWorkplaceGrants@skills.tas.gov.au for support.