Literacy and Numeracy Skills for Employment

Course highlights

Are you looking for work? This course will get you ready to get a great job.

You will improve your literacy and maths skills, get experience working on computers and practise the skills employers want. Our friendly tutors will also show you how to find and apply for the right jobs.

Key facts

Start Date(s)

17 February 2025 - 28 June 2025
21 July 2025 - 28 November 2025

Duration 18 weeks (not including 2 weeks holiday. Classes are two days per week, 10 hours per week)
Study location(s) MIT Ōtara
Study method Part-time
Domestic fees Fees Free*
Course code 851.125
Offered by School of Employment Pathways

Entry requirements

This programme is only available to people with no formal qualifications or with less than 12 credits in literacy (English) and/or numeracy (Mathematics).

Course structure

The purpose of the course is to develop Literacy and Numeracy skills to enable you to interact positively within your everyday life and work environment.

You will complete a minimum of 80 hours of face-to-face teaching and develop skills in:
  • Reading and writing related to employment
  • Speaking and listening related to employment
  • Basic digital literacy
  • Workplace related numeracy.

For more information, phone 0800 62 62 52 or enquire below.

Information is correct as at 5 December 2024. The fee quoted is an indicative short course fee. You will be advised of the current fees at the time of enrolment. Short courses stated as eligible for free study in 2024 are based on the 2023 fee structure and subject to funding confirmation for 2024. International Students holding an appropriate visa may enrol on this course. All short course fees are in New Zealand Dollars and inclusive of GST. Manukau Institute of Technology reserves the right to cancel or postpone a course with insufficient enrolments or for any other reason where cancellation is necessary before the course is planned to start. Manukau Institute of Technology is part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Te Pukenga is accredited under the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020.