Job-Related Basic Skills. ERIC Digest No. 94.

Autor/in	Kerka, Sandra
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	Job-Related Basic Skills. ERIC Digest No. 94.
Quelle	(1990), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Basic Skills; Communication Skills; Creative Thinking; Employer Attitudes; Functional Literacy; Goal Orientation; Interpersonal Competence; Job Skills; Labor Force Development; Leadership; Learning Strategies; Listening Skills; Problem Solving; Productivity; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Self Esteem; Simulation; Teamwork; Thinking Skills; Workplace Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Kommunikationsstil; Kreatives Denken; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Funktionale Kompetenz; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitskräftebestand; Führung; Führungsposition; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Problemlösen; Produktivität; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	Seven job-related basic skills identified as skills employers want are as follows: (1) learning to learn; (2) reading, writing, and computation; (3) oral communication and listening; (4) creative thinking and problem solving; (5) personal management, including self-esteem, goal setting, motivation, and personal and career development; (6) group effectiveness, including interpersonal skills, negotiation, and teamwork; and (7) organizational effectiveness and leadership. The importance of workplace literacy has been underscored by the link between basic skills and productivity. The importance of "functional context" to basic skills training for adults is illustrated by programs for extreme low-level literate persons who need long-term intensive adult literacy programs, programs for improving the effectiveness of training through basic skills improvement, and simulation programs that illustrate the effects of on-the-job mistakes without jeopardizing the employee or the work process. The steps for developing programs to improve job-related basic skills are as follows: identify the problem; prepare an action plan; design, develop, and implement curriculum; and evaluate and monitor the program. Workplace literacy programs can improve worker self-esteem and job performance, company productivity, and the nation's competitiveness. (13 references) (CML)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC