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Download full textBritish Columbia Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council, New Westminster. – 1992
This document reports two literacy task analyses conducted in Burnaby, British Columbia, on a job site designated "large" and another considered "small." The report of the analysis of the "large" job site: (1) describes the goals of the analysis, which include identifying the basic skills required for the jobs studied…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Building Trades, Carpentry, Construction Industry
Taylor, Maurice C.; Lewe, Glenda R. – 1990
This interim report describes the first few months' work of a task force that developed a set of procedures for conducting a literacy task analysis. A literacy task analysis could be used by employers, union delegates, human resource personnel, trainers, and adult educators to understand better the specific workplace training needs of employees,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Job Analysis
Boothby, Daniel – 1999
This paper examines aspects of the knowledge content of work and its relationship with workers' education level and literacy skills. An executive summary appears in English and French. After an introduction, Chapter 2 classifies occupations into seven categories based on knowledge content of the work. Chapter 3 develops profiles of the prevalence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Lewe, Glenda – 1992
A basic skills needs assessment developed a picture of the basic skills levels and needs of the construction industry in British Columbia and the Yukon. The three parts of the assessment were interviews with business managers and managers of other programs provided through joint labor/management initiatives, a questionnaire administered to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Educational Needs
Taylor, Maurice C.; Lewe, Glenda R. – 1990
This report describes a set of procedures for conducting a literacy task analysis so that employers, educators, and trainers can understand the basic workplace training needs of employees. Four sections are included: (1) bridging the gap--demands, skills, and solutions in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada; (2) job, task analysis,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Auto Mechanics, Basic Skills
Byatt, Janet; Davies, Karen – 1994
This guide is designed as a tool for English and Welsh businesses wanting to provide basic skills training for their employees. It provides practical solutions to the problems of identifying employees' basic skills needs and selecting the best model of training delivery to address identified training needs. The introductory section discusses basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
