Resources

 Common Assessment for the Employment Goal Path

 Connecting Literacy and Employment Through Essential Skills

This set of seven workbooks embed Essential Skills activities within employment-readiness tasks. These resources have been developed for people who want to look for employment while strengthening their Essential Skills. These workbooks will be most successful if they are used in a facilitated group setting, as many exercises include working with other people. There are several computer-related activities so the users need access to a computer and the Internet.

The topics reflect the steps people take when looking for a job. For best results, these resources can be used as a series (1-7). But if someone doesn't need the information in every workbook, they can just choose the ones with the content that is right for them.  The curriculum can be used to develop targeted training.

Topics:

• Essential Skills to Identify the Job Seeker

• Essential Skills to Identify the Job

• Essential Skills to Research Your Occupation

• Essential Skills to Search for Jobs

• Essential Skills to Market Yourself with a Resume and Cover Letter

• Essential Skills to Market Yourself at the Interview

• Essential Skills to Maintain Employability

 A3 and the Employment Path

This curriculum is designed to teach the skills for extracting from films, broadcasts, and presentations. In 12 units, it covers more than how to view an online video or listen to a podcast. It also looks at evaluating and using the information in these formats, including strategies for finding main ideas, listening carefully, understanding figurative language, separating fact from opinion, using thinking styles, using memory and taking notes. There is an instructor's manual and a learner's workbook.

 Bridging the Employment Gap: Ready for Work

"Ready for Work" is part of a series of occupational-related curricula called Bridging the Employment gap. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.

There are also alignment charts for each curriculum, colour-coded to show the competencies, task groups and complexity level for each of the activities/tasks. 

 Bridging the Employment Gap: Clerical

"Clerical" is part of a series of occupational-related curricula called Bridging the Employment gap. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.

There are also alignment charts for each curriculum, colour-coded to show the competencies, task groups and complexity level for each of the activities/tasks. 

 Bridging the Employment Gap: Grounds Maintenance

"Grounds Maintenance" is part of a series of occupational-related curricula called Bridging the Employment gap. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.

There are also alignment charts for each curriculum, colour-coded to show the competencies, task groups and complexity level for each of the activities/tasks. 

 Bridging the Employment Gap: Janitorial

"Janitorial" is part of a series of occupational-related curricula called Bridging the Employment gap. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.

 Bridging the Employment Gap: Kitchen Help

"Kitchen Help" is part of a series of occupational-related curricula called Bridging the Employment gap. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.

There are also alignment charts for each curriculum, colour-coded to show the competencies, task groups and complexity level for each of the activities/tasks. 

 Bridging the Employment Gap: Retail

"Retail" is part of a series of occupational-related curricula called Bridging the Employment gap. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.

There are also alignment charts for each curriculum, colour-coded to show the competencies, task groups and complexity level for each of the activities/tasks. 

 Employability Success! Using skills to find a job and keep a job

This manual was developed to help fill in the gaps for learners seeking employment or further training after upgrading in their literacy program. Upon completion of these modules learners can access employment services and be more successful not only at getting a job but keeping it. There are eight modules:

• Communication
• Think and solve problems
• Demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
• Be responsible
• Be adaptable
• Learn continuously
• Work with others
• Put your skills together for job search