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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
Shelton, Elaine – 1993
This guide is intended to be used as a companion to "The Competitive Edge: Sharpening Your Skills in the Workplace" curricular materials--the student editions and instructors' guides. It can also stand alone as a reference for individuals just starting to implement or beginning to plan a workplace skills enhancement program in their organization.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Job Analysis, Job Skills, Job Training
Castaldi, Teresa – 1992
Case studies were developed and analyzed during the spring and summer of 1991 for 10 workers participating in workplace classroom training. These adults were nominated by their respective labor unions because they provided good illustrations of how workplace educational programs can affect literacy and job performance. Descriptive methods used to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Goal Orientation
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
