Improving students' psychological literacy has become a key part of the new British Psychological Society accreditation. This is fuelling an emphasis on helping students to apply their degree knowledge critically and innovatively, both to enhance their chances in a competitive job market and to give them the skills to make a real-world difference.…

This student booklet is second in an illustrated series of eleven learning activity packets for use in teaching job hunting and application procedures and the management of wages to secondary students. Two units are included in this packet, one giving information and hints for filling out job application forms and the other discussing the…

Describes Manpower ESL courses sponsored by Canada Employment and Immigration Commission and Ministry of Colleges and Universities to provide language instruction for newly arrived immigrants seeking jobs. Concentrates on interview, locating job prospects, application forms, getting ready for interview, cultural expectations on the job and…

This student booklet is first in an illustrated series of eleven learning activity packets for use in teaching job hunting and application procedures and the management of wages to secondary students. Focus in this booklet centers on the following sources and agencies that may provide assistance in finding a job: schools, family and friends,…

This is the first of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The prupose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content areas of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

This is the second of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The purpose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content areas of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

This coordinator's guide is designed to assist in leading a workshop covering four competency based modules in Job Placement, Follow-Up and Follow-Through. The purpose of the modules is to help the placement coordinators plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services in a school setting. The content areas of the four modules are…

An instructor's manual on education and jobs is provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the vocational area of the world of work. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture,home economics, distributive education,…

This is the last of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The purpose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content areas of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

This instructor's guide contains six modules designed to help teach learners to prepare for, find, and be successful on a job. The modules include the following components: module overview, student outcome, purpose, introduction, icebreaker, background information, application activity, wrap-up, and handouts. The modules cover the following…

These three video-based learning modules, covering job search skills, career planning, and interpersonal communication skills on the job, were designed for use in basic English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. The Job Search Skills module covers topics such as warm and cold behaviors, identifying job skills, job interviews, and application…

This is the third of four modules on developing a comprehensive program of job placement services in a school setting. The purpose of these modules is to help the placement coordinator plan, implement, and evaluate a program of job placement services to meet student needs. The content area of the four modules are (1) pre-employment, (2) job…

This learning module, which is intended for use in in-service training for vocational rehabilitation counselors, deals with the social, vocational, and community survival skills that a client needs to adjust to work successfully. The following topics are discussed: work adjustment, approaches to work adjustment, work adjustment to change work…

Developed to supplement the child-care worker modules published in 1977, this handbook contains ten additional individualized student modules. The topics included are as follow: (1) finding a job; (2) keeping a job; (3) physical development from birth to year one; (4) physical and motor development; (5) social development; (6) intellectual…

These 10 modules provide job search training for adults and youths. The activities can be modified for nonreaders, those with limited academic skills, unemployed professionals, persons with limited work experience, potential dropouts and other unemployed youth, older job seekers, and persons with mental handicaps. Introductory materials are…