In the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> we are workingcollaboratively to build capacity in adultliteracy <strong>and</strong> numeracyincluding workplace numeracyacross New Zeal<strong>and</strong>Contacts<strong>National</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Literacy</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Numeracy</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Adults</strong>Director: Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>Diana</strong> <strong>Coben</strong> dccoben@waikato.ac.nzAssociate Director: Niki McCartney nikim@waikato.ac.nz<strong>Literacy</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Numeracy</strong> For <strong>Adults</strong> websitehttp://literacy<strong>and</strong>numeracy<strong>for</strong>adults.com/
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