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Literacy Aotearoa - Aoraki
Social Service
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
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.
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.
Improve your spoken communication and your English language skills. Become a confident communicator and accurate listener.
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.
Your road to employment: build a strong CV, interview preparation, rights and responsibilities … and more.
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.
Tutor support to prepare for sitting your Learner Licence online test. We may also be able to help you prepare for specialist licence endorsements.
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.
Assisting you to become financially capable: budgeting/planning, banking, saving and debt, financial goal setting.
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.
Beginners, intermediate and advanced, documents, spreadsheets, smartphones, tablet use, using apps.
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.
Healthy lifestyle skills: healthcare, nutrition, fitness, stress, family health and related matters.
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.
These two courses address two of our national languages. Depending on tutor availability, these may be available in your local area. Just ask us.
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.
We welcome workers into community classes, but also offer fully-funded group classes in the workplace aimed at improving staff performance and satisfaction.
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.
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.
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
Website
Contact Details
34 Arthur Street, Timaru
South Canterbury
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Phone
(03) 688 0894 or 027 721 2000
Email
Website
34 Arthur Street
Seaview
Timaru
Canterbury 7910
Street Address
34 Arthur Street
Seaview
Timaru
Canterbury 7910
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This page was last updated at 3:36PM on February 9, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Literacy Aotearoa - Aoraki.