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Download full textPush Literacy Action Now, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
PLAN, Inc., a nonprofit, community-based literacy training program, conducted a workplace literacy training program in partnership with the Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center (WHC). During an 18-month period, the program provided workplace literacy training and career development skills to employees in several service departments and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Hospital Personnel
Philadelphia Hospital and Health Care-District 1199C, PA. – 1992
Technological changes affecting the health care industry spurred the development and implementation of a curriculum to upgrade the skills of Philadelphia health care workers in written communication, mathematics, computer literacy, oral and listening communication, and issues surrounding their union employment in the health care field. The…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Health Personnel
Stephens, Marguerite – 1994
A collaborative project involved Collins and Aikman, Inc., Pitt Community College, and the U.S. Department of Education in an effort to improve the literacy level of the company's work force in order to increase productivity. A pretest of about 400 of the company's 513 workers in 1 division uncovered educational needs in reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Needs
Frank, Fiona; Hamilton, Mary – 1993
A study examined current developments in workplace adult basic skills training (BST) programs for adults in northwestern England. Case studies of three area companies offering workplace BST programs were conducted along with a telephone survey of 56 local employers (of 200 originally contacted) to gauge their awareness of and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship
Crooks, Catherine Marguerite – 1992
According to this report, many Canadians lack basic skills of literacy and numeracy. As many as 6.9 million Canadian adults, or 1 of every 6 working Canadians, may require some literacy training. This paper outlines the extent of illiteracy and innumeracy in Canada and presents an overview of actions being taken alone or in partnerships by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
California Human Development Corp. – 1990
A project was conducted to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of workplace literacy programs in business and industry in Idaho. The project began with an audioconference, followed by a 3-day workshop in December 1988 for new workplace literacy coordinators and coordinators from postsecondary education and the state Department of Employment.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs
