The main aim of the WELL Program is to assist organisations to train workers in English language, literacy and numeracy skills. This funding is available on a competitive grants basis to organisations for English language and literacy training linked to job-related workplace training and is designed to help workers meet their current and future employment and training needs.
Funding is available for three types of projects - training projects, resource and strategic projects.
Training Projects
Funding for WELL training projects is available for organisations that have demonstrated a need for language, literacy and numeracy in the workplace.
Projects should target workers who need to improve their language, literacy and numeracy skills in order to remain or progress in employment (including avoiding displacement) and address participants’ employment and training needs.
Resource Projects
Funding for WELL Resources is available for the development and trialling of:
- training materials designed to enhance language, literacy and numeracy skills that are aligned with endorsed Training Packages;
- industry relevant language, literacy and numeracy assessment and reporting methods; and
- professional development resources for industry trainers/assessors aligned with Training Packages.
Strategic Projects
WELL funding is available for projects that have national scope and involve strategic activities to support ongoing and cost effective workplace English, language, literacy and numeracy training across one or more industry sectors.
What's New
24 June 2009
From 1 July 2009 additional WELL places will be made available to Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) participants as part of the reformed IEP. IEP participants may already be in employment, or they may be working closely with an IEP provider to develop their employability and secure employment. For further information contact your state or territory office.
- Models of delivery PDF
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New WELL Program Training Guidelines now online
All applications for Training projects received after 1 July 2009 MUST be written using this version of the Guidelines as the reference point.
- Training Guidelines PDF (196.9 KB) RTF (820.7 KB)
Forms Update
Application forms and reporting templates for WELL Training projects will be available from 1 July 2009. All applications and reports received after 1 July 2009 must be submitted using the updated version. Please ensure that you use the current version or you will be asked to transfer the information to the correct format and re-submit.
Models of delivery for IEP projects PDF (15.1 KB) RTF (17.6 KB)
12 March 2009
Doing well with WELL Resources
The latest edition of the quarterly newsletter Doing well with WELL Resources is now available.
This newsletter aims to promote recently developed WELL Resources and Adult Literacy National Project Innovative projects.
2009 ACAL Conference
The Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) is holding their 32nd annual conference from 1-3 October 2009 at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia. The theme is From Strength to Strength. The Call for Presentations is open now (closing 19 May 2009).
For further information visit the website www.waalc.org.au/09conf/ or call the conference convenor Cheryl Wiltshire on 08 9264 4639.
14 January 2009
A list of successful WELL Resource/Strategic projects for the 2007/2008 funding round is now available below:
19 September 2008
The Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) (1.2 MB) is now available. PLEASE NOTE: This file is 180 pages in length. To obtain your free copy of the ACSF, please call 133 873.
A summary version of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) (627.6 KB) is also available. To obtain copies of this document please send an email with your name, address and the number of copies required to: adultlit@deewr.gov.au PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the main ACSF tool are not available by email request. Refer above.
13 August 2008
WELL Training Promotional Materials are now available.