Companies within the Electricity Supply Industry can access government funded programmes for: 

• Analysis and development of organisational needs
• Skill development for individual employees or small groups of employees
• Skill development for ITO trainees.

Analysis and development of organisational needs

Who is eligible? 
Industry employers.

How does it work?
It provides funding for a literacy provider to complete an organisational literacy needs analysis of the company. The provider then develops a tailor-made learning programme for the company.

Which ESITO staff can help you with this programme?
If you would like further information about this programme, please contact our Literacy Field Project Manager, Satya Swami, by calling 027 292 7029 or sending him an email at SatyaS@esito.org.nz. 


Skill development for individual employees or small groups of employees
If you have employees who have workplace learning needs, we encourage you to read the following information and pass it on to them.

Who is eligible?
To be eligible for this free tuition the employee must be:

• a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident 
• a voluntary participant 
• employed in the paid workforce, including part-time and/or seasonal employment 
• considered to have no or low qualifications, or low literacy and numeracy skills 
• not accessing ESITO’s Embedded Literacy and Numeracy trainee programme 
• not participating in any form of Workplace Literacy programme through your company .

How does it work? 
The programmes are available throughout New Zealand. On average, people receive 25 hours tuition over twelve weeks from tutors with experience in workplace literacy. Tuition is tailored to individual skill levels and goals and related directly to the workplace.

How can your employees enrol in a programme?
Your employees contact one of the following providers directly, OR you contact one of the providers on behalf of your employees.
English Language Partners New Zealand (specifically for migrants or refugees who speak English as a second language)
0800 FOR ESOL (0800 367 3765) – ask about English for Employees
www.esolht.org.nz/news/news/nr1237501487.html

Literacy Aotearoa
0800 678 910 – ask about the Individualised Employees’ Literacy Programme
www.literacy.org.nz/workplace-literacy-targeted-fund.php

Which ESITO staff can help you with this programme?
If you would like further information about these programmes, please contact our Literacy Field Project Manager, Satya Swami, by calling 027 292 7029 or sending him an email at SatyaS@esito.org.nz.


Skill development for ITO trainees ( TEC’s Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Project)

Who is eligible? 
ESITO Line Mechanic and Cable Jointer trainees signing an ESITO Training Agreement from June 2008.

How does it work? 
ESITO receives the TEC funding and organises the tuition. Trainees are automatically registered to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment once they sign an ESITO Training Agreement. Tuition is then offered based on the outcomes of the assessment and discussion with ESITO literacy staff.

Which ESITO staff can help you with this programme?
If you would like to discuss this programme, please contact our Literacy Field Project Manager, Satya Swami, by calling 027 292 7029 or sending him an email at SatyaS@esito.org.nz.