Purpose
The Intensive Literacy and Numeracy fund provides support for the intensive provision of quality literacy and numeracy learning, which is delivered in an appropriate structured context with strong community links.
The key elements of the new framework are:
- Intensive provision that consists of 100 hours of direct delivery of literacy and numeracy learning within a 5–20 week period. Organisations may seek funding for more than one 5–20 week module.
- Quality learning opportunities that:
- have clearly articulated literacy and numeracy outcomes
- have before and after measures of learning gain
- are based around the learning progressions
- are delivered by appropriately qualified staff.
- Strong community links evidenced through the relationships the organisation can demonstrate between themselves and local business, industry, employers, iwi, community and students.
- Formulaic funding from 2010. Funding for 2010 will be allocated at a fixed rate of $2,500 (GST excl) for 100 hours of literacy and/or numeracy tuition per learner to be completed in 5–20 weeks.