Rosa McKenna and Lynne Fitzpatrick explore how training practitioners are using the reforms in the national training system, and their knowledge of new approaches to teaching and learning to integrate language, literacy and numeracy into workplace training programs in the community services sector.

Rosa McKenna and Lynne Fitzpatrick summarise an extensive study of adult literacy policies and practices in vocational education in six countries - Canada, New Zealand, United States, Ireland, United Kingdom and Australia. Australia, compared to the other countries studied, has a strong focus on the integration of literacy with vocational education and training standards and...