This course in reading and study skills developed especially for hospital employees is intended to be taught onsite and to complement a hospital's other training and staff development efforts. It is designed to help adults who want to go back to college to get advanced vocational or technical training. It consists of a list of course goals, outline of assignments, and instructional materials, activities, and exercises on five topics. The topics are as follows: an introduction discussing attitude, goals, and commitment; becoming a better student; reading skills; listening skills and classroom notes; and test-taking skills. (YLB)