ERIC Number: ED352487
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1992-Dec
Pages: 126
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Connecticut Business and Industry Association's Statewide Workplace Literacy Project. Final Performance Report.
Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Hartford.
The Connecticut Business and Industry Association's (CBIA's) Statewide Workplace Literacy Program was designed to provide customized basic skills training to adult workers. A full-time workplace literacy coordinator met with company steering committees to identify the company's goals for the training, promote the program internally, select participants, and schedule training. Customized curriculum was developed for each of the seven sites. A total of 643 participants were trained during the 18 months of the project. Education service providers developed and implemented the education component of the program and implemented educational counseling services. The workplace literacy training encompassed the following: math skills; team building, communications, and problem solving; integrated workplace literacy basic skills training; and reading skills. A workplace literacy handbook was developed. Evaluators commented on the effectiveness of CBIA as administrative agent, the cohesiveness of the project, and effectiveness of service providers. (Appendixes to the seven-page report are as follows: summary of company training programs; sample customized training materials; evaluation report; news article; prior performance reports; and the Workplace Literacy Handbook that discusses steps in organizing a program and provides program descriptions, information on education service providers who develop workplace literacy programs, and a resource list of materials and publications regarding workplace literacy.) (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Counseling, Literacy Education, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Reading Skills, State Programs, Statewide Planning, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. National Workplace Literacy Program.
Authoring Institution: Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Hartford.
Identifiers - Location: Connecticut
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