Session Plan: Employability with reference to Literacy, Language and Numeracy
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Develop an approach to teaching employability that reflects requirements within the new and evolving 'back to work' context.
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Employability training
Employability - Literacy, Language and Numeracy -(Presentation)
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Presentation on employability - LSIS Support for Language, Literacy and Numeracy
DWP Challenge Toolkit
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The purpose of this toolkit is to help you take your students through five steps to completing the Department for Work & Pensions Challenge - a special event to celebrate 100 years of support for UK jobseekers.
Q Training - Embedding learning in everyday activity for disadvantaged groups
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The aim of the project was to help with embedding learning in everyday activity for disadvantaged groups. Through training, support workers learned how to help these groups develop literacy, numeracy, employability, interview and ICT skills, and build CVs and self confidence to provide an entry point to employment. Support workers also learnt to work with their clients to use open source web based materials both as learning tools and for general developmental activities.
Hartlepool College of Further Education - Roots to Success
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The main aim of the project was to engage with thirty-six offenders at a local open prison to provide them with an opportunity to work on a community allotment operated by the college and the local authority. The project aimed to provide the offenders with opportunities to engage in a community payback activity whilst gaining practical horticulture skills along with ‘softer’ skills such as communication, teamwork, planning, organising and decision-making. The project also aimed to increase closer and more effective relations between the main partners – a local open prison, a further educa
Working with employers and local partners
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This document discusses ways in which employability teachers and managers can build up their local contacts and develop networks through identifying potential local employers and partners.
Handling money / giving change
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Diagram discusses: Currency; Alternatives to cash; The numeracy skills; Best buys and special offers; Calculating methods.
Take and pass on messages - verbal and written
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Diagram discusses: Listening; Responding: Recording details of the written message; Communicating a verbal message; Communicating a written message.
Respond to queries from customers - verbal and email
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Diagram discusses: Face-to-face queries; Telephone queries; Email queries; Understanding the business.
Understand and comply with health and safety information
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Diagram discusses: Communication skills; Reading notices and information; Understand quantitative information; Using equipment safely; completing accident or incident report forms.
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