Funding for Tasmanian employers to improve literacy and numeracy in their workplace

Overview

This program aims to support employers to help their workers to build the language, literacy and numeracy skills they need to do their jobs.

There are 2 grant streams that are designed to cover each stage of an applicant’s commitment to improving language, literacy and numeracy skills in their organisation:

26Ten Get Ready Grants – funding of up to $5,000

• support for organisations that are considering applying for a 26Ten Workplace Grant but are not sure where to begin
• funding may be used to employ an Adult Literacy Trainer to assist them gather information required to write an application for a 26Ten Workplace Grant.

26Ten Workplace Grants – funding of up to $65,000

• support for organisations to run projects and activities that help their workers improve their reading, writing, maths, speaking and listening skills.

Check if you can apply

Applications will be accepted from:

• an organisation or sole trader
• a private or not-for-profit organisation
• local councils and council-owned businesses
• eligible government entities
• private registered training organisations and independent schools, applying on respect of their non-teaching workforce only.

All applicants must operate in Tasmania, and employ workers on a paid or unpaid basis.