Aiding adults with poor literacy levels would ‘boost job market’

HELPING half a million adult workers who suffer poor literacy skills would significantly boost the Irish jobs market, a conference in Dublin was told yesterday.

Addressing the Workplace Basic Education seminar, Computer Placement Ltd chief executive officer Anne Heraty workers with poor literacy levels should be prepared for the next economic upturn.

Ms Heraty told the conference the country must learn from the Celtic Tiger boom when there were many labour shortages.