World Numeracy Day – to be celebrated on the 17th May – is the perfect moment for HR to offer support to colleagues whose numeracy skills are a little lacklustre. Giving this most basic of skills a little attention can go a long way to increasing staff confidence, retention, and internal progression.
So says the National Numeracy organisation. It exists to improve how people understand and work with numbers in their day-to-day lives, triggering better, brighter work opportunities.
You can discover National Numeracy’s expert advice to companies here or take a sneak peek at its suggestions – delivered in bite-size – below.
- Find out how numerate your workplace is with National Numeracy’s online Numeracy Review. It provides in-depth insights into attitudes and numeracy levels among your workforce and offers strategies for support and development based on agreed numeracy targets.
- Invite trainers from National Numeracy to host bespoke training programs and workshops – in person or remotely – for you. Alternatively, you can work with them to train your own Numeracy Champions to provide support and mentor staff.
- Use National Numeracy’s Challenge Tracker to get a snapshot view – on a person-by-person basis – of employees’ progress in real-time.
So if you want to help your employees to take their numeracy skills to the next level – which some experts claim are at the heart of a productive, innovative, confident workforce – check out the National Numeracy Challenge and consider getting involved!
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