Keywords: Literacy, numeracy, immigrant workers, language difficulty, interpreters, Skills For Life programmes,

Tackling poor levels of literacy and numerac

David Cochran | Feature | HSW
01.09.2005

Poor levels of literacy and numeracy of adults in the UK are an absolute disgrace. This statement was made by Digby Jones, CBI director general, writing in the Department for Education and Skills Employer Toolkit To Improve Literacy And Numeracy At Work (2002). It is estimated that poor skills co ...

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