The launch will be held next Wednesday evening, October 28, from 6pm in the Literacy Aotearoa Dunedin rooms in the Carnegie Centre.
The organisation's new website will also be unveiled at the event.
Literacy Aotearoa (Dunedin) literacy co-ordinator Ana Good said the Train to Gain programme aimed to enhance workplace literacy in Dunedin, including reading, writing, communication, numeracy and computer skills.
"It is becoming increasingly important for workers to be able to construct reports and proposals, which many people find difficult," Ms Good said.
Also, research had shown that one fifth of New Zealanders struggled to find relevant information in forms and manuals, about 30 per cent had difficulty with calculations, and about 40 per cent struggled to solve problems.
"This can be a real problem for businesses, in terms of productivity, errors and spoilage," Ms Good said.
"It can also be bad for employees, who may miss out on promotion, suffer stress, or be at risk of compromising health and safety because of literacy problems.
"Our experience with skills training in several Dunedin workplaces shows that it really works - right across the levels in a company."
Tutor and children's author Sandy McKay has delivered the programme to several Dunedin workplaces already and was delighted by the response.
"Being on-site in a workplace is excellent. You get a really good idea of what is needed," Mrs McKay said.
"And the learners are so keen; it is inspiring."
The targeted workplace programme is offered at no cost to the learners for up to 25 hours and can be delivered on a one-to-one basis, or in small groups.
It can be presented within workplaces, or at the Literacy Aotearoa (Dunedin) rooms.
