Readings and exercises for use with a course for Canadian workers on racism and the workplace are included in this book. The materials are organized to reflect the themes of the ten sessions of the course: (1) racism hurts workers; (2) analysing racial situations in the workplace; (3) the employer connection to racism in the workplace; (4)…

Information and accompanying exercises in this six-part booklet are designed to provide adults with opportunities to explore interests, skills, and values as part of a program in career and life planning. Part I focuses on identifying interests, categorizing them under headings developed by John Holland (i.e., realistic, investigative, artistic,…

This student module on electrical power transmission and distribution safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module focuses on some of the general safety rules, techniques, and procedures that are essential in establishing a safe environment for the electrical power transmission worker. Following the introduction,…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship training modules, this self-paced student training module deals with the nature of interpersonal conflicts and ways of solving them. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module goals, title, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with directions for module…

This student module on steel erection safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module identifies typical jobsite hazards encountered by steel erectors, as well as providing safe job procedures for general and specific construction activities. Following the introduction, 11 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text)…

Designed for use by upper elementary, middle school, and junior high school students, this collection of career education units contains learning activlties to help students (1) see the tie between careers and such factors as skills, abilities, and school subjects and (2) begin a sequential curriculum that will allow them to have a better…

Six curriculum modules for Casa Sanchez, a San Francisco Mexican restaurant and food product manufacturer, are presented. Casa Sanchez was one of four small businesses involved in Project EXCEL, a workplace literacy project that focused on literacy and basic skills training for limited English proficient (LEP) workers. The modules are as follows:…

Six curriculum modules for Ace Mailing, a San Francisco communications and mass mailing firm, are presented. Ace Mailing was one of four small businesses involved in Project EXCEL, a workplace literacy project that focused on literacy and basic skills training for limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers. The modules are as follows: (1) Ace…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules, this self-paced student training module deals with realistically assessing the work one is interested in through a worksite visit. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with…

An instructor's manual and student activity guide on the interview and working relationships are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the world of work. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture, home economics,…

This booklet is intended to help mainstreamed mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, or learning disabled high school students acquire a basic understanding of the responsibilities and working conditions of electricians and to practice basic math skills necessary in the occupation. The first section provides a brief introduction to the…

This self-paced student training module on Introduction to the Electrical Trade is part of the course, Electrical Trade, which was developed for Preapprenticeship Phase 1 Training. (A companion instructor's guide is available separately as CE 032 873.) The course is designed to provide students with an orientation to the trade and an opportunity…

This self-paced student training module on hygiene safety is one of a number of modules developed for Pre-apprenticeship Phase 1 Training. Purpose of the module is to familiarize students with the different types of airborne contaminants--including noise--which may be health hazards and with the proper hygienic measures for dealing with them. The…

This module, one of 25 on vocational education training for careers in environmental health occupations, contains self-instructional materials on collecting industrial health information. Following guidelines for students and instructors and an introduction that explains what the student will learn are three lessons: (1) collecting and organizing…

This document traces the U.S. labor movement's history, documents its achievements, and describes its goals. The labor movement played a central role in the elevation of the U.S. standard of living through benefits negotiated by unions, such as vacations with pay, pensions, health and welfare protection, and grievance and arbitration procedures.…