| Operating Engineers Local 904 |
Essential Skills Program |
This program consists of six units of essential skills training to allow workers to
upgrade in the areas of Math, Reading, Comprehension, and Problem Solving
skills. It will also provide the opportunity to become familiar with Computers. The
program is heavy equipment and crane related. |
| Operating Engineers Training Institute of
Manitoba Inc. |
Literacy Programming for the International Union of
Operating Engineers - Phase II |
The group will develop a training strategy based on the needs assessment done
during Phase I and will test the effectiveness of computer based learning and handson
learning among its membership. |
| Operating Engineers Training Institute of
Manitoba Inc. |
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The Operating Engineers Training Institute will test the feasibility of delivering
computer-assisted literacy training to its members. |
| Operating Engineers Training Institute of
Manitoba Inc. |
Literacy Programming for the International Union of
Operating Engineers - Phase I |
The group will undertake a study to identify the literacy and numeracy needs of its
membership and develop recommendations for remedial training activities. |
| Operating Engineers Training Institute of
Ontario |
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The Institute will review the basic skills needs of its trainees, review the courses it
offers with an eye to the literacy and numeracy requirements, assess how
responsive curricula and teaching strategies are to basic skills needs. The
Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario, responding to the findings of the
needs assessment, will upgrade and revise its courses to eliminate literacy as a
barrier. This will be done by integrating literacy into courses and into instructor
training. |
| Operating Engineers Training Institute of
Saskatchewan Inc. |
Practical Interactive Program for Exploration of
Literacy in New Entrants (Pipeline) |
The Operating Engineers Training Institute of Saskatchewan (OETIS) provides
training for the crane and hoist trade as well as equipment operating. With an
ageing operating engineer's workforce and the growing aboriginal population there
is an opportunity to attract new entrants to the trade. However research has shown
that literacy and other essential skills are prerequisites to successful recruitment
and retention. This project will help OETIS develop a training strategy. The
project will conduct research on previous studies and already developed tools to
address the upgrading of needs of operating engineers in numeracy, literacy, and
computer skills. The project will also analyze the essential skill levels of the First
Nations population. The goal is to maximize the use of training dollars by
identifying people with the essential skills to complete operating engineering
training. This research will help OETIS develop and implement a tool box of best
practices for assessing the essential skill levels of the multicultural Saskatchewan's
labour force. This project will benefit the current 800 operating engineers and will
provide others across the country with new tools. A written final report will be
submitted to the National Literacy Secretariat. |