General papers about the Manako Programme

With these briefing papers our intention is to support the achievement of the educational and learner success priorities for adult language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) under the Tertiary Education Strategy by providing targeted information and expert recommendations.

December 2024 | The Ako Aotearoa Manako Programme – Our impact in 2024

This briefing paper highlights the impact of the Manako programme during 2024. Throughout the year we have curated critical insights for key stakeholders and the wider tertiary education sector through our selection of Briefing Papers. 2025 is shaping up to be a year of substantial change in tertiary education, The Manako team is ready to support this change.

Briefing Paper | Our impact in 2024

September 2024 | The Ako Aotearoa Manako Programme – 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Award Honoree

This briefing paper celebrates the Manako programme being awarded by the United States of America's Library of Congress as a ‘Successful Literacy Practices honoree’, for its comprehensive approach to language, literacy, numeracy, and cultural capability development for adult educators.

Briefing Paper | 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Award Honoree

June 2024 | Empowering learner agency in tertiary education: A path to lifelong learning and success

This briefing paper focuses on elevating learner agency in Aotearoa New Zealand's adult foundation-level education, highlighting the critical role of tertiary educators.

Briefing Paper | Empowering learner agency in tertiary education

May 2024 | Introducing Manako, the Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Cultural Capability development programme

This briefing paper introduces Manako, the Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Cultural Capability development programme for foundation learning provided by Ako Aotearoa.

Briefing Paper | Introducing the Ako Aotearoa Manako Programme

About the briefing papers

These Briefing Papers have been collected part of our commitment to good practice in tertiary education.

Sent to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills and other key stakeholders, they offer insights into initiatives under the Ako Aotearoa Manako programme that seek to enhance the capability of the tertiary teaching workforce to support the achievement of the educational and learner success priorities under the Tertiary Education Strategy.