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BCEL Brief, 1991
This brief gives an overview of the topic of workplace literacy in the health care industry and lists program contacts. The following 35 organizations operate basic skills upgrading programs for health care workers: American Hospital Association; Chinese American Civic Association; Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training; BostonWorks;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Grants, Health Occupations
Lopez-Valadez, Jeanne; And Others – 1995
This handbook is designed for individuals responsible for planning employee education, technical training, and other human resource development services in a workplace setting, especially in small business. It provides information on integrating basic education activities with technical training and organizational change activities to enable all…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Planning, Guides, Integrated Curriculum
Ottawa Univ. (Ontario). – 1993
This report documents, in case study format, eight workplace literacy programs in Canada. Introductory materials highlight conclusions and discuss reasons for undertaking the project to document the Canadian experience in basic skills training from the perspective of the employer and employee and program design. Each case study or program profile…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Foreign Countries
BCL Brief, 1992
This brief gives an overview of the topic of workplace literacy for the hotel and food service industries and lists program contacts. The following organizations operate employee basic skills programs for hotel and food service employees, provide technical assistance, or operate grant programs: Essential Skills Resource Center; Language Training…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Food Service, Grants
Matuszak, David J. – 1994
This report describes the following components of the Nestle Workplace Literacy Project: six job task analyses, curricula for six workplace basic skills training programs, delivery of courses using these curricula, and evaluation of the process. These six job categories were targeted for training: forklift loader/checker, BB's processing systems…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Inplant Programs
New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, Trenton. – 1998
A New Jersey Task Force on Adult Literacy recommended ways to improve the literacy delivery system for adults. This report and its recommendations focus on improving coordinated interagency planning and accountability to increase governmental efficiency, and on advancing the employability and self-sufficiency of the three million low-literate…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
McCage, Ronald D. – 1994
This paper presents an overview and suggestions about the development of occupational and skill clusters by the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS), based on the observations of the executive director of the organization. Aspects reviewed include the following: development of occupational and skill clusters; classification…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Job Skills
Thomas, Robert J.; And Others – 1991
This two-part manual is designed to assist employers who desire to retain, promote, or retrain their limited-English-proficient (LEP) workforce to meet the challenge of training and adaptation to job restructuring. This document contains manuals for both English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program developers and business/industry decision makers.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business, Check Lists, Cultural Awareness
Sarmiento, Tony – 1991
Workplace literacy programs can support the path toward either low wages or high skills. Instead of the "high skill" path, most U.S. companies follow the "low wage" path. Depending on who is involved, which program goals are selected, and what planning process is followed, a workplace literacy program can maintain outdated workplaces or foster…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Human Resources
BCEL Brief, 1993
This brief describes 14 national technical assistance organizations for work force and workplace literacy. Descriptions contain these types of information: specific areas of expertise, experience, or specialization; types of organizations with which it has worked; types of programs or services offered; geographic areas served; and clients. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Job Skills
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
Australian Dept. of Employment, Education and Training, Canberra. – 1993
This resource kit, which is intended as a tool for training managers and training providers interested in planning language and literacy training programs for workplaces throughout Australia, consists of a magazine and three booklets detailing the following: the benefits of language and literacy training, sources of further information, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Martin Marietta Corp., Baltimore, MD. – 1992
Essex Community College (ECC) implemented an onsite workplace literacy program for Martin Marietta (MM) employees with the cooperation of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 738. Assisted by the working committees with representatives from all phases of the project, ECC and MM staff cooperated to develop a recruitment video, brochures, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation
University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo. – 1997
This report describes the Productivity Training Project (PTP), a partnership between the University of Southern Colorado and Latino Chamber of Commerce (LCC) of Pueblo. The project provided "new economy skills" training to employees of LCC member businesses and basic skills training to the unemployed or underemployed. The report explains…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Inplant Programs, Job Skills
Greenville Technical Coll., SC. – 1993
These three documents (final performance report, evaluation report, methodology guide) are products of a project through which the Career Advancement Center provided workplace literacy services to two industries in Greenville, South Carolina. The final performance report discusses achievement of objectives, specifically employee assessment,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Inplant Programs