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Literacy Aotearoa - Aoraki

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Description

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.

See our list of courses below:

Ages

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

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Phone your nearest site to discuss your needs, goals and to find out about classes and options.

Make an appointment

Call, email or message us on Facebook to organise a time to come and meet the tutor and discuss course content.

Referral

We welcome referrals from community agencies and elsewhere. We also welcome the opportunity to collaborate with community groups.

Walk in

You are welcome to come and visit us, meet the team and see where your classes would be.

Website / App

Our website and Facebook page have all our locations.

Fees and Charges Description

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

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: Education and training, Skills courses, Life skills.

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.

Communication Courses

Improve your spoken communication and your English language skills. Become a confident communicator and accurate listener.

Service types: Education and training, Skills courses, Life skills.

Improve your spoken communication and your English language skills. Become a confident communicator and accurate listener.

Work Readiness Course

Your road to employment: build a strong CV, interview preparation, rights and responsibilities … and more.

Service types: Education and training.

Your road to employment: build a strong CV, interview preparation, rights and responsibilities … and more.

Driver Education Courses

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: Education and training, Skills courses, Life skills.

Tutor support to prepare for sitting your Learner Licence online test. We may also be able to help you prepare for specialist licence endorsements.

Financing my Future

Assisting you to become financially capable: budgeting/planning, banking, saving and debt, financial goal setting.

Service types: Budgeting and help with debt, Education and training, Skills courses, Life skills.

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: Education and training, Skills courses, Life skills.

 Beginners, intermediate and advanced, documents, spreadsheets, smartphones, tablet use, using apps.

Well Steps

Healthy lifestyle skills: healthcare, nutrition, fitness, stress, family health and related matters.

Service types: Wellness / healthy lifestyle, Healthy eating education, Exercise and activity, Mindfulness and mental wellbeing.

Healthy lifestyle skills: healthcare, nutrition, fitness, stress, family health and related matters.

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: Education and training, Skills 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.

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.

Service types: Education and training, Skills courses.

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.

Service types: Education and training.

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.

Region

Canterbury, South Canterbury, Waitaki

Contact Details

34 Arthur Street, Timaru

South Canterbury

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34 Arthur Street
Seaview
Timaru
Canterbury 7910

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34 Arthur Street
Seaview
Timaru
Canterbury 7910

This page was last updated at 3:36PM on February 9, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Literacy Aotearoa - Aoraki.