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Zemke, Ron – Training, 1989
Jobs in the future will demand a more skilled and literate work force than we have. One solution to the basic skills problem lies in job-related, accomplishment-focused programs that benefit the organization and the employee. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Corporate Education, Illiteracy
Baynton, Dannah – Training, 2001
Suggests that workplace literacy is a serious concern and most companies are doing nothing to address the problem. Discusses how several companies are dealing with the issue. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Job Skills, Labor Force Development, Work Environment
Stamps, David – Training, 1998
Although federal funding for workplace literacy has ended, some companies offer some remedial instruction in English as a Second Language. However, because of the cost of getting employees to a point where they are comfortable with English, many programs are being reduced. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Kaeter, Margaret – Training, 1993
Training employees in basic skills necessitates sensitivity to their self-esteem. This can be achieved if the organizational culture supports training, the program is voluntary, it uses the group's strengths, it challenges them on an adult level, it does not resemble traditional schooling, and it builds in quick success. (SK)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Corporate Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Motivation
Lee, Chris – Training, 1986
Reports on the problem of adult functional illiteracy in the workplace and discusses how some companies and business-sponsored organizations are dealing with this problem. Describes Polaroid Corporation's in-house literacy training program in detail. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Functional Literacy, Off the Job Training, Skill Development
Lee, Chris – Training, 1988
Discusses the gap between the basic skills of many workers and the more complex skills required by many jobs. Points out that many employers offer basic skills training because they cannot find qualified entry-level workers and find glaring deficiencies in their existing workers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
Mitchell, Charles J. – Training, 1991
Describes a program to screen out job applicants who lack the basic math skills needed to work in an aircraft manufacturing plant. Also describes the inplant program for employees. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Inplant Programs, Job Applicants
Oberle, Joseph; And Others – Training, 1989
The eighth annual report presents the results of a comprehensive survey of training and development in organizations in the United States with more than 100 employees. Along with breakdowns of dollars spent on employer-sponsored training and types of training, this year's report features an analysis of remedial education in the workplace. (JOW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Corporate Education, Decision Making, Interpersonal Competence
