With EmployAbility Success! students are able to read about workers in four different entry level jobs and practice the Reading, Document Use and Numeracy skills that are needed for many of their job tasks.
EmployAbility Success! uses genuine workplace scenarios and engaging characters so that students will be encouraged to enter into an authentic work-like experience. Students will:
• read authentic workplace scenarios that enable them to understand how Essential Skills are needed on the job • learn how workers in each scenario use specific Essential Skills • practice using the Essential Skill in a similar job task • reflect on workplace realities with questions, special Workplace Know-How information boxes and discussion opportunities • complete Overtime Activities that reinforce the Essential Skill already used • self-Assess on the Essential Skills used in each chapter before and after each module Ontario Practitioners!
The Logistics and Distribution Curriculum was conceived to provide adult literacy instructors and learners an introduction to employment in the fast-growing logistics and warehouse sector. Employers responsible for hiring in the logistics sector were consulted to identify the core content useful for all new employees.
This curriculum package was developed with a 4-5 day time frame for delivery. There are a total of 6 modules to be outlined in this document, including:
Both the retail trade and hospitality sectors are considered entry-level positions. According to the Durham Region Retail Trade Industry Summary 2018 Report, “(i)n Canada, (the) retail trade industry employs 2.1 million people, with 11 percent of the total employed labour force working in this sector.” For many communities, the retail trade and hospitality sectors are where the majority of our members find employment. These sectors both focus on customer experience and service.
The “Career Assessment Questionnaire” allows the user to take a deep honest look at who they are as a person and an employee and assess what they’re looking for in the ideal job and organization to work for. There are four sections:
Building Resilient Workers: Health and Safety at Work is a workforce literacy curriculum that consists of five modules:
In developing this health and safety curriculum, Decoda took content from the BCFED Health & Safety Centre’s Developing Communication and Health and Safety Skills Using English as a Second Language program and viewed it through a literacy lens. The goal in doing this was to provide program facilitators with materials that would allow them to help learners develop their literacy skills using health and safety content. This resource has reading, writing and oral communication activities embedded in the health and safety content. The curriculum includes a facilitator guide as well as a student workbook.
Learner Workbook: www.decoda.ca/resource/rsc-adults/rsc-adultsworkplace-literacy/health-and-safety-at-work-workbook/
This curriculum is part of the “Connecting to Workplaces: Building Curricula for Validated Demonstrations” series. The curriculum is written at LBS Level 3 (old validation draft level) but can be adapted based on the needs of the learners. The resource provides a helpful step-by-step curriculum, and tips and notes for practitioners are included for each lesson, along with the answer key for the learning activities.