Strengthening Foundation Skills In The Workplace

Author : Priscilla Carman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Work-based Foundation Skills in the ABLE Classroom: Instructional Activities and Resources to Use with Adult Learners written by Priscilla Carman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide contains activities and resources to help learners develop the work-based foundation skills and knowledge areas included on the Foundation Skills Framework wheel. The guide is divided into two main parts: Practitioner Section and Learner Guide. The Practitioner Guide is divided into four sections based on the major areas of the wheel: basic employability skills, basic workplace knowledge, basic workplace skills and lifelong learning skills. Each section contains an individual module for each of the corresponding foundation skills in that area. For example, basic employability skills includes: works in teams, makes decisions, solves problems, demonstrates effective interpersonal relations and demonstrates self-management strategies. Each module includes keywords and concepts to build knowledge, discussion questions to further explore the use of that skill or knowledge area in the workplace context, and a variety of instructional ideas to help adult learners develop and use the skills, competencies and knowledge areas in a workplace context. The Learner Guide includes two sections: Introduction to foundation skills, competencies and tip Sheets. Section 1 includes a copy of the foundation skills wheel, the foundation skills self-appraisal, and a chart showing which pages in the Learner Guide will help learners learn more about specific skills. Learners can complete the self-appraisal independently or with practitioner guidance. The results of the self-appraisal can be used to set learning goals. Section 2 includes a competency list and a tip sheet for each area of the foundation skills wheel. The competency lists provide detailed information about the foundation skills and can be used to help learners explore the breadth and depth of a particular skill. They can also be used for informal assessment. Learners can use them independently or with practitioner guidance to keep track of which competencies have been performed. The tip sheets contain strategies and background information about the foundation skills. They were designed so learners who read at a mid-literacy range (5th-8th grade readability) may use them independently. Or, practitioners may adapt or use them to customize instruction to learners' needs and goals, specific industries, workplaces, or job tasks. Table of contents: Practitioner Section * Basic employability skills (Demonstrates effective interpersonal relations, demonstrates self-management strategies, works in teams, solves problems, makes decisions) * Basic workplace knowledge (Applies health and safety concepts, understands process & product or service, demonstrates quality consciousness, understands finances, works within organizational structure and culture) * Basic workplace skills (Reads with understanding, writes clearly and concisely, listens with understanding, speaks clearly and concisely, applies mathematical concepts operations and reasoning, observes critically, uses technology, locates and uses resources) * Lifelong learning skills * Supplemental handouts for modules Learner Section * Section One: Introduction to foundation skills (Introduction to foundation skills, the foundation skills Wheel, foundation skills self-appraisal) * Section Two: Competency lists and tip sheets (Basic employability skills, basic workplace knowledge, basic workplace skills, lifelong learning skills).