Hi Priscilla 
glad to see you recommending the UK Embedded Learning resources 
They are an excellent resource even for those outside the UK 
 
For Dolores 
Another UK resource which is really useful is a series of pamphlets
which have profiles of various jobs showing the literacy skills people
use in these job roles 
if you go to this url there is a document that you can download which
explains what each pamphlet is about and how they can be used and then
scroll down and you can download the specific pamphlets for retail,
motor vehicle servicing, horticulture, administration, hairdressing ,
direct care , construction, child care, catering and hospitality, 
http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/resources/resourcessearchresults/detail.ph
p?ResourceID=1750914533
Also working in a gym 
http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/resources/resourcessearchresults/detail.ph
p?ResourceID=275601842
working in a travel agent 
http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/resources/resourcessearchresults/detail.ph
p?ResourceID=1342294930
working in the police force 
http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/resources/resourcessearchresults/detail.ph
p?ResourceID=481231771
 
 
At Workbase we have done more profiles which are slightly more detailed
- there are 2 aspects to each of them - a profile for employers and a
more detailed one for literacy tutors or workplace /industry tutors 
 
http://www.workbase.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=462
 
we find that developing these profiles are really useful in terms of
analysing the skills people need to develop in order to gain employment
 
In terms of readers a New Zealand company has developed a series of
simple readers based on various occupations. This could be a project
your organisation could work on - with technology these days it is easy
to develop these sorts of publications and then use them in a range of
ways 
 
good luck 
 


 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Priscilla Carman
Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2008 8:44 a.m.
To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Workplace 1141] new participant


Hi Dolores,

I'm glad you posted your question because this is a good opportunity to
tell you about some new resources, as well as some that have stood "the
test of time" that will be very helpful for you.
The National Institute for Literacy is retooling what used to be their
LINCS Special Collections of online resources. One of the goals of the
new collections is to have resources rigorously reviewed by staff and
nationally known content experts to ensure that the accepted resources
are high quality and evidence- or research-based to improve teaching and
learning. Although this work is in the beginning stages, some resources
have been reviewed and accepted for inclusion in the Workforce
Competitiveness Collection.  One of these may be especially helpful for
your work:

Embedded Learning Portal at
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/embeddedlearning 
(Click on the list of vocational, employability and community materials
link to access the following):
A variety of work-related basic skills curricula that are embedded in a
functional context of job areas in specific industry clusters: Catering,
Cleaning, Early Years (Child Care), Communication for International
Nurses, Hairdressing, Horticulture, Hospitality, Painting, Production,
Retail, Construction, Social Care, Transport, Warehousing, Entry-level
Employment, Health and Safety, and others. Each industry area offers
numerous curriculum modules to develop basic skills in context of work. 

Some other resources that have not yet gone through the review process
yet but may be in the near future will  also be helpful.
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center at
http://www.valrc.org/publications/
See especially the Building Basic multi-level curriculum for building,
landscape, plumbing trades.
Pennsylvania's Workforce Education Research Center at
http://www.pawerc.org
Click on the WERC Electronic Discussion List resources in the left
navigation bar for resources on numerous topics.

Also, please see the archived LINCS Workforce Education Special
Collection at http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/collections.html for
curriculum and background and research information.

Best wishes in your work and look forward to hearing about any other
great resources you find and use, Priscilla Carman


	I am adding my name to the list and interested in sharing info.
i have been in adult ed for 16 years, english speaking only.  my center
in baltimore is entering into a project for skills upgrade to incumbant
workers reading at the 3-6 grade level.  they will be primarily
identified through their own efforts to enter training programs.  at
first, we will be working with those who failed to qualify in order to
prepare them to try again. this may expand in the future.  primary
industries will fill local needs in healthcare, hospitality,
construction, retail.  i am looking for ideas on workplace readiness and
other skills enhancement topics for 3-4th grade readers.  we have
identified various specific books such as contemporarys foundation
series, and new readers press voyager series.  but more is better, since
we do not know yet what will work best.  we will also be getting from
industries specific vocabulary and/or math skills that we should also
use.  ideas?  dolores bramer, director of education, south baltimore
learning center.


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