Courses included in the study
This study was conducted in five different foundation skills courses delivered on two TAFE campuses in regional towns in New South Wales. The curriculum content was concerned with literacy and numeracy skills, as well employability skills such as communication, team work and computer skills. The courses provided foundation skills at the following levels: prevocational, Certificate I, Certificate II and Certificate III. The courses had been designed for those without a Year 10 Certificate and/or with low levels of literacy and numeracy. Students enrolled in the courses attended classes on three days each week over an eighteen week term. There were between ten and fifteen students enrolled in each of the courses.