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Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:2571] A Weekly Fact Sheet on Adult Education Issues
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The following is crossposted from NLA, which had been crossposted from a
library list. I also shortened it to include only information that seemed
relevant to workplace literacy folks. FYI -- and forgive me if you've
already seen this...
Thursday Notes
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A Weekly Fact Sheet on Adult Education Issues
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From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley
Director, Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Department of Education
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Editor: Sarah Newcomb
Production: Rose Tilghman
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March 4, 1999
Employers Say
Skills Gap
Growing
National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM's) updated employer survey
reveals that while most employers receive more than five applications for
each position, one in four companies rejects over 75% of applicants as
unqualified. One third of responding employers report rejecting
applicants
because their reading or writing skills are too low. Nearly one
quarter of
employers rejected applicants because of poor communication or math
skills. Most respondents said their current workers also had serious
deficiencies in positive work attitudes as well as poor math, written
language and comprehension skills. One in five companies had postponed or
deficient. The full report is for sale from NAM at 202/637-3011 or
www.nam.org/NAMNet/ResultsPub
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Barbara Van Horn
NIFL-WORKPLACE List Moderator
Assistant Director
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
102 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802-3202
Phone: 814-863-3777
Fax: 814-863-6108
E-mail: BLV1@PSU.EDU
No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
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