The purpose of 26Ten Workplace Grants is to support organisations to run a project to help its workers improve their reading, writing, maths, speaking, listening, and digital skills. At least 50% of the project activities must be activities that deliver training and support to workers to improve these skills.
Eligible applicants can apply for up to $65,000 to deliver activities such as:
- training for staff about how to work with staff or clients with low reading, writing or everyday maths skills
- development of resources for use within the project
- activities to improve workplace communication (including plain English)
- surveys, consultations, research to determine the literacy needs of workers
- digital literacy programs may be considered as an enabler to literacy skills development, where the digital component is no more than 50% of the project proposal.
Each 26Ten Workplace Grant is intended to cover one project for 12-months.
Employers are expected to contribute by releasing workers from their regular duties to participate, provide encouragement and support for them to participate, and provide necessary resources such as computers and training rooms. Employers are also expected to demonstrate a commitment to continue supporting workplace literacy and numeracy after the project is completed.
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.
Contact
Grant Program Manager - 03 6165 4817 or 26TenWorkplaceGrants@skills.tas.gov.au