The Adult Literacy Educator Fund reduces fees for programmes of study or training that lead to literacy and numeracy educator qualifications at level 5 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF).

The Fund is available to tertiary education organisations (TEOs) to provide approved adult literacy and numeracy educator qualifications at a reduced fee. TEOs are able to provide learners with a study grant to offset the fees they would charge to the learner when enrolling in the qualification.

Adult Literacy Educator funding is intended to:

• build an effective literacy and numeracy teaching workforce
• reduce the fees for qualifications for literacy and numeracy educators, and
• contribute to the tertiary education system in line with the Tertiary Education Strategy.

Building literacy and numeracy educator capability supports:

• raising adults’ literacy and numeracy skills
• increasing opportunities for adults to engage in literacy and numeracy learning, particularly for those in low-skilled employment, and
• improving the quality and relevance of provision, including the ability to identify learner need and learning gain.