Literacy and Numeracy

If you have difficulties reading, writing or dealing with numbers, work can sometimes present barriers. Also, for many, English is not their first language, so following instruction and completing tasks can be more complicated than their managers can understand.

If these issues affect you or colleagues around you, help is at hand. Consider contacting WAMITAB (Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board) who have been successful in raising awareness of and support for these ‘skills for life’ for the waste sector.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families also provides advice and information through the read-write-plus website.