C1 literacy and essential skills part 2

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Tool Examples

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Needs Assessment

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Learning and Training Supports

ORAL COMMUNICATION TIP SHEET

ASSESSMENT LEARNING TRAINING

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Apprenticeship

Having strong Essential Skills such as reading manuals, taking measurements and interpreting diagrams can increase your success in apprenticeship training and a career in the skilled trades. Use these tools to:

learn how Essential Skills are used in a variety of trades; identify Essential Skills strengths and areas for improvement; build the skills required to successfully prepare for training; and exams build confidence to learn and apply the technical skills of a trade

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Essential Skills for Success as a Carpenter

MINI PROFILE: CARPENTER

INFORM ASSESS SUPPORT

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Essential Skills Profiles

The Essential Skills Profiles describe how each of the key essential skills are used by workers in a particular occupation. They include:

Brief description of the occupation; List of the most important essential skills; Examples of tasks that illustrate how each essential skill is applied; Complexity ratings that indicate the level of difficulty of tasks

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Accounting and Related Clerks

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Tailoring LES Approaches to Learners’ NeedsWinnipeg School Division EAL Program

Embedding the Essentials: A New Approach for Linking Skills and the Teaching of CLB 2-4& EAL Literacy http://eal.wsd1.org/

Pilot project to assist newcomers with CLB (1-4) to develop the Essential Skills required for entry level positions in Manitoba workplaces The project will also assist employers in identifying the Essential Skills needed for entry level jobs and to develop appropriate hiring tools and procedures.

Bow Valley College Success in the Workplace: Essential Skills Training for Immigrant Professionals http://crtp.bowvalleycollege.ca/success-in-the-workplace

Pilot project designed to build the Workplace Essential Skills of foreign trained professionals, including engineers, geologists, geophysicists, accountants and IT professionals who are already working in their fields.

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Using OLES Tools for Success in Finding and Keeping a Job

1) Job Search Understanding skills needed for different jobs, writing résumé etc. Essential Skills Profiles Trades Profiles

2) Job Interview Interview Assistant Hiring Checklist Tip Sheets

3) On-the-Job Vocabulary-building workbook Self-Assessments Practice and Learning Exercises Trades Math Workbook

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Feedback from Immigrant-Serving Organizations

Some examples of how tools are being used:

Post-Secondary Institutions

Employment Training Agencies

LINC Providers

Adult Learning Centres

Using Vocabulary Building Workbook to assist clients who are transitioning into equivalency courses, and with those looking for workforce readiness training.

Incorporating tools such as Essential Skills Training Activities and Essential Skills Workplace Check-upinto employment readiness sessions for job seekers.

Using Vocabulary building Workbook for English upgrading, employment training, as well as everyday use of the English language.

Integrating multiple LES tools into program for adult learners who are being re-trained to either re-join the work force, or to move forward and begin at a post-secondary

institution.

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Steps for using ToolsIdentify Audience/Target Group

Who will I use this tools with? (e.g. clients, employees, students)

Identify ObjectiveWhat is my goal/purpose in using these tools? (e.g. help prepare clients for employment)

Identify Need

What are the particular needs of my clients/students/employees? (e.g. improve oral communication skills

Select Applicable Tool(s)

What tools are most relevant in addressing the needs of my clients/students/employees?

Create Plan of Action & Monitor Results

How will I administer these tools ? (e.g. one-on-one tutoring, group workshop, classroom) How will I evaluate their effectiveness (e.g. pre and post assessment)

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OLES Website

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Tools and Resources

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Questions/Comments?

Thank you

Shareef Korah

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