National Certificate in Adult Literacy Education (Educator)

The course recognises expertise in adult literacy education, to improve the literacy skills of adult learners in Aotearoa New Zealand. People who achieve the National Certificate in Adult Literacy Education (Educator) may wish to undertake further study at diploma level.

Literacy Aotearoa is a national organisation of adult literacy providers and is a leading commentator on literacy issues in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Literacy is listening, speaking, reading, writing, numeracy and critical thinking, interwoven with the knowledge of social and cultural practices.

Literacy empowers people to contribute to and improve society.

In carrying out its mission… ‘to develop, promote and deliver accessible, quality literacy services designed to ensure the peoples of Aotearoa are critically literate and able to realise their full social, cultural and economic potential’, Literacy Aotearoa has a fundamental commitment to student-centred learning, at no direct cost to the learner.

Accessibility and quality means that literacy services are provided in a way that enables students to fulfill their potential, by building on their knowledge and experiences to enhance their confidence and capabilities.