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Ford, Donald J.; And Others – Training and Development, 1992
Discusses three forms of literacy--functional literacy, the ability to read and write, and workplace literacy. Includes "The Magnavox Experience" (Ford); "Aloha Means Goodbye to Workforce Illiteracy" (Beil); and "A Hospital's Prescription for Illiteracy" (Solovy-Pratt, Vicary). (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy
Download full textMorrow, Cherie Ann; Fredin, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This guidebook was developed to help businesses provide high-quality worksite learning experiences for students. It combines experiential knowledge from experts with that of mentoring programs across the country to reduce the task of planning and implementing quality worksite learning experiences to a logical process. The book offers guidance for…
Descriptors: Career Development, Mentors, Postsecondary Education, Program Development
Lewe, Glenda – 1990
The need for workplace skills upgrading has never been more acute. In Canada, many awareness-building initiatives for literacy have been started. The most successful efforts will probably be those based on a partnership model that links companies and unions with educators who understand adult learning styles. Before a workplace literacy program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Mikulecky, Larry; And Others – 1995
The research on workplace literacy programs during the past two decades has revealed a great deal about the requisites for successful workplace literacy programs. The following have been identified as characteristics of effective workplace literacy programs: active involvement by all project partners; employee involvement in the early stages of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Objectives
Champaign County Board of Education, Urbana, OH. – 1995
The Champaign County (Ohio) Board of Education asked four companies to participate in a workplace literacy project: Hall Company, Grimes Aerospace, LewiSystems, and Comdyne. Companies supplied training facilities and paid release time for employee participants. Seventeen classes were completed; 13 were attended by recruited participants, 4 by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Corporate Support, Job Skills
Parkway School District, Chesterfield, MO. – 1994
Project REACH (Regional Education to Achieve with Company) was a regional workplace literacy (WL) program designed to increase the levels of literacy, job performance/satisfaction/retention, productivity, and self-esteem of the work force of six businesses in the Saint Louis area and to foster the development of business-education partnerships for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Individualized Instruction, Learning Centers (Classroom)
Models of Excellence: A Review of Ohio's Award-Winning Workplace Literacy Programs. 1996 Supplement.
Baechlin, Dan; Proper, Len – 1996
This document profiles Ohio's seven award-winning workplace literacy programs. The workplace literacy programs described are offered by a mix of urban and rural firms which employ between 85 and 2,323 individuals in a variety of sectors. The workplace literacy programs offered by the following firms are described: Cleveland Track Material; L.J.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs
Florida Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee. – 1991
This report presents a concise and useful overview of the issue of business/education partnerships to develop and implement workplace literacy programs. The first chapter focuses on the challenges of developing a literate work force for Florida. It considers the changing workplace and work force, Florida trends in illiteracy, the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship
Alpena Community Coll., MI. – 1994
This document consists of materials produced during the Workplace Partnership Project (WPP), a National Workplace Literacy Program-funded workplace literacy partnership between Alpena Community College (ACC) in Alpena, Michigan, and area businesses. Presented first is a personal reflection in which the project director shares some of the lessons…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Literacy Education, National Programs
Pacific Management and Research Associates, Sacramento, CA. – 1993
This handbook provides a broad overview of the stages and activities to be undertaken to establish workplace learning (WPL) programs. It is designed to lead WPL service providers and employers through the process of developing a WPL program. Each chapter begins by stating the purpose and the outcomes expected upon completion. Throughout the manual…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Job Skills
Colorado Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1992
The Colorado Workplace Learning Initiative was organized for the following purposes: (1) to design and implement a process for public/private partnerships to address workplace literacy; (2) to establish an effective method for curriculum adaptation and development based on specific workplace needs; (3) to provide accessible, relevant, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Parkway School District, St. Louis, MO. – 1991
This practical guide and its supplement address the adult basic education (ABE)-Business/Industry partnership in all aspects. The guide considers the concerns of how to expand programs successfully into the workplace. The format of the guide conveys the following: the project approach to a particular area, the results of that approach, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Planning, Education Work Relationship
Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce, PA. – 1990
The Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce, using a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, developed a model program to demonstrate the effectiveness of a business-based network to improve the literacy level of the local work force. The project involved increasing business member awareness of literacy needs, creating linkages among…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Alamprese, Judith A.; Kay, Ann – 1993
An evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the Skills Enhancement Training (SET) project that developed a partnership between an employee benefits trust fund and the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute. Data about the effectiveness of the partnership model, impact of the instructor training and technical assistance, and impact on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooks, Dining Facilities
Macy, Rita – 1989
STRIDE (Success Through Reading Improvement and DEvelopment) is a literacy program developed in 1986 by Crowder College, located in the rural Ozarks of southwestern Missouri. Serving all age groups with trained literacy tutors ranging in age from 11 to over 60, STRIDE has been built on five main activities: (1) develop a philosophy that is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services
