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ERIC Number: ED335479
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991-Jan
Pages: 24
Abstractor: N/A
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Workplace Literacy National Forum Sponsored by Frontier College Report (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 6-7, 1990).
Waugh, Sue
Frontier College hosted a 2-day national forum to discuss workplace literacy issues. The following issues were identified for inclusion: (1) delivery models for workplace literacy; (2) "show and tell" sessions; (3) networking opportunities; (4) discussion of literacy and English-as-a-Second-Language training; (5) services and supports to those in the workplace who are not literacy trainers; (6) success stories; (7) getting employers involved in addressing literacy; and (8) evaluation of programs. This report documents the forum proceedings and includes the following items: (1) a description of the forum process and objectives; (2) a summary of group discussions and individual presentations; (3) participants' recommendations for future forums; and (4) facilitator's recommendations, which included holding the forum once or twice per year and expanding it to other service providers, employers, and unions. (NLA)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Frontier Coll., Toronto (Ontario).
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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