For those without a secondary school diploma, the next step in long-term goal achievement would be to acquire a secondary school diploma or equivalent. For those who already have this credential, the next step would be to develop the academic skills required for both on-the-job and in-class training.
Learners at the highest LBS levels (from approximately the middle of level 4 to the end of level 5) may already be participating in on-the-job training, but may still lack the skills they need to take in-class training. Their next step would be to develop these skills.
Since learners could conceivably be following any number of goal paths, the demonstration activities created for them should reflect their diverse needs. We, therefore, decided that we would adjust the focus of the demonstration activities accordingly. In LBS levels 1, 2 and 3, we decided to focus on work-related skills that might also be applicable to everyday life, outside of the apprenticeship program. In levels 4 and 5, the focus would be on the literacy and basic skills used in each trade during academic training.
For both sets of demonstration activities, we consulted with trades people from the respective trades: hairstyling and electricians. We asked these individuals to identify the kinds of tasks that apprentice candidates might expect to perform during both the onthe- job and classroom portions of training.
Next, we narrowed down the number of tasks we would use by focusing on those tasks that met the following criteria: