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Literacy Aotearoa Southern

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Take charge of your life. Our FREE courses can increase your chances of success in life by improving your reading, writing, maths, digital and other vital skills.

Literacy Aotearoa Charitable Trust is a national organisation of adult literacy providers. We deliver free learning services to adults nationwide across 30+ sites. We help NZ adults, 16 years and older, realise their potential through learner-centred classes that are focused on developing core life skills. Our tutors are trained literacy educators and all our courses address the literacy and numeracy challenges you may face.

We are committed to helping you in the way that suits you best. You will learn in a small group with individual support from trained tutors, using methods that work. 

We run four Terms - programmes vary between our sites, so please call and ask about upcoming classes.

For more information see below:

Services Provided

Literacy and Numeracy Courses
We have courses that will help you improve your reading writing, spelling and maths - for daily life, to get into further training or to make sure you can perform your job well.

Service types

  • Life skills
  • Skills courses
Communication Courses
Improve your spoken communication and your English language skills. Become a confident communicator and accurate listener.

Service types

  • Life skills
Work Readiness
Your road to employment: build a strong CV, interview preparation, rights and responsibilities … and more.
Driver Education
Tutor support to prepare for sitting your Learner Licence online test. We may also be able to help you prepare for specialist licence endorsements.

Service types

  • Skills courses
Financing my Future
Assisting you to become financially capable: budgeting/planning, banking, saving and debt, financial goal setting.
Digital & Computer Skills
Beginners, intermediate and advanced, documents, spreadsheets, smartphones, tablet use, using apps.

Service types

  • Skills courses
Well Steps
Healthy lifestyle skills: healthcare, nutrition, fitness, stress, family health and related matters.

Service types

  • Exercise and activity
  • Healthy eating education
  • Mindfulness and mental wellbeing
Te Reo, NZ Sign Language Courses
These two courses address two of our national languages. Depending on tutor availability, these may be available in your local area. Just ask us.

Service types

  • Life skills
Workplace Training
We welcome workers into community classes, but also offer fully-funded group classes in the workplace aimed at improving staff performance and satisfaction.
Employers
We can help your business and your staff by getting teams of employees up to the same level and making sure staff can handle the demands of job tasks. 

Charges

Our courses are free to NZ citizens and residents, over 16 years of age.

Age groups

  • Adult / Pakeke
  • Older adult / Kaumātua
  • Youth / Rangatahi

How do I access this service?

  • Contact us
  • Make an appointment
  • Referral
  • Walk in
  • Website / App

This information has been provided by healthpoint.co.nz, helping people better understand and use New Zealand health services. Healthpoint and Te Whatu Ora Southern do not endorse or adopt the information or materials provided by any of the service providers, and accept no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, offers or details in any such information or materials.

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