The author describes the Employment Training program developed by the Work Based Learning Project. This program is designed to help trainers break down tasks into needed skills and to evaluate competence in various skills. (CH)

This guide was designed to help English-as-a-second-language (ESL) instructors teach work-related language. All the language areas in the guide address communication situations that ESL students would be likely to encounter in the workplace. The guide is divided into departments at the worksite where conversations between non-native English…

This workbook suggests six problem-solving steps to help employees in workplace literacy programs learn how to solve problems: identify the problem; clarify goals; examine alternatives; choose; act; and evaluate and react. Fifteen problem scenarios are provided for group efforts in problem solving. A problem-solving questionnaire and questionnaire…

This document contains modules for two types of training. It provides 20 hours of training to newly hired Nursing Assistant Trainees (NATs) in residential care settings preparing to become state Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), using eight stand-alone modules supported by training process guides. It also includes 7 hours of training for newly…

The generic workplace curricula in this document were developed in a workplace education project conducted in Pima County, Arizona, which served 524 workers (58 percent from minority groups) at 14 worksites. Generic curriculum and competencies were developed for each subject area rather than each specific worksite. Of 374 workers who completed the…

This course syllabus was developed for a workplace literacy project conducted cooperatively through the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and Northeast Metro Technical College. It is part of the job-specific curriculum for commercial truck drivers developed during the project. This guide lists the courses necessary to complete a 24-credit diploma…

This curriculum guide was designed as a career development program for the Civil Service Employees Association and Faculty Student Association workers at the State University of New York College at Brockport. It encompasses both the broad-based goals delineated by the National Workplace Literacy Program and the specific competencies needed by this…

This curriculum was designed to provide 20 hours of training to experienced employees (Certified Nursing Assistants or Home Health Aides) using seven stand-alone modules supported by training process guides. The materials are suitable for workplace literacy programs for adults with low levels of English literacy skills. The curriculum uses a…

This curriculum guide resulted from a project conducted to: (1) improve the productivity and efficiency of 21 companies by providing workplace literacy instruction to workers lacking basic skills required for their jobs; and (2) to improve the capability of educational providers to meet the basic skill needs of the manufacturing and financial…

These three learning modules were developed for a workplace literacy project conducted cooperatively through the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and Northeast Metro Technical College. They are part of the job-specific curriculum for commercial truck drivers developed during the project. The three modules, "Managing the…

The worksheets and tutor tips included in this document were created to tutor the physical plant employees at the State University of New York College at Brockport. They contain general objectives for all workers as well as those related to their jobs in maintenance of the buildings and grounds of the university. The materials list 44 job…

A project was conducted for the following purposes: (1) improve the productivity and efficiency of 21 companies by providing workplace literacy instruction to workers lacking basic skills required for their jobs; and (2) improve the capability of educational providers to meet the basic skill needs of the manufacturing and financial services…

These course outlines and instructor's guides were developed for a workplace literacy project conducted cooperatively through the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and Northeast Metro Technical College. They are part of the job-specific curriculum for commercial truck drivers developed during the project. The beginning computer course introduces…

This guide provides an overall view of a program designed to educate adult basic education (ABE) and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students in job-related, language-oriented skills vital to their positions in the hotel/motel industry. The program was designed for the employees of Grenelefe Resort and Conference Center in Haines City, Florida,…

Workplace basics are those basic skills that enable adult employees and prospective employees to learn and perform tasks on the job and in the training environment, thus increasing the likelihood of their being hired, advancing on the job, and participating in more advanced training opportunities. This manual provides a holistic, global definition…