| Workplace Education Prince Edward Island |
Workplace Literacy |
Workplace Education PEI will undertake a project to develop and pilot a
workplace literacy program intended for three distinct groups (plumbers, cooks and
administrative staff), as well as develop and launch a public awareness and
outreach campaign for out-of school youth aimed at increasing the profile of the
trades and increasing literacy skills. The workplace literacy program will assess
and ensure basic literacy and essential skill levels to improve occupational
performance, and to prepare tradespersons for certification and changing job
demands. The pilot will focus on three areas of literacy (document, prose, and
quantitative) with the goal being the acquisition and application of new literacy
skills. Using the workplace education model, the pilot will take place at each work
site and job specific curriculum will be developed for each group. In addition to
addressing the common literacy issues among these groups, each program will be
specifically based on the needs of learners as determined by the Individual Needs
Assessment (INA). Based on information from the “Skills Canada Focus Group
Report” (2001), a report surveying youths' perceptions of the trades, the public
awareness and outreach campaign will highlight successful tradespersons through
various media outlets specifically targeting youth, and encourage youth to enter
literacy programs that will lead them to trade certification. An advisory committee
will be established to oversee the project, and assessment will take place via
several informal evaluations. This project will result in the development of a
workplace literacy program for tradespersons and administrative staff that will
benefit employers and employees, both occupationally and educationally, as well
as promoting the importance of literacy and education in obtaining employment as
a tradesperson. |
| Yukon College |
Arctic Plumbing and Literacy |
The Old Crow campus of Yukon College will develop a curriculum that will
upgrade participants' reading, writing and numeracy skills through a preapprenticeship
level arctic plumbing course. To do this, the college will pilot a fulltime,
ten-week course that combines the range of literacy skills with plumbing
practice. The resulting curriculum will be distributed throughout arctic
communities in Northern Canada. |