Casco Bay Partnership for Workplace Education. Final Performance Report.

Institution	University of Southern Maine, Gorham.
Titel	Casco Bay Partnership for Workplace Education. Final Performance Report.
Quelle	(1998), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Communication Skills; Computer Literacy; Computer Uses in Education; Curriculum Development; Demonstration Programs; English (Second Language); Literacy Education; Mathematics Skills; On the Job Training; Outcomes of Education; Partnerships in Education; Program Effectiveness; Regional Programs; School Business Relationship; Supervisory Training; Workplace Literacy; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Kommunikationsstil; Computerkenntnisse; Computernutzung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Training-on-the-Job; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Regional program; Regional programme; Regionalprogramm
Abstract	The Casco Bay Partnership includes the University of Southern Maine (USM) and seven businesses in greater Portland, Maine, that range from large multinational corporations to small, family-owned businesses. During a 3-year project funded by a National Workplace Literacy Program grant, the partnership designed and delivered workplace basic skills instruction to 2,399 frontline workers and their immediate supervisors at the 7 businesses. All instructional programs were developed with input and direction from representative employee teams. Worker participation in the courses was voluntary, and participants received company-paid financial incentives for successful course completions. The course offerings, which varied from site to site, were customized to workers' needs and used an adult learning model as the basis for instruction. Skill areas covered in the courses included literacy and reading/writing, English for speakers of other languages, interpersonal communication, mathematics, and computers as learning tools. The onsite programs were credited with boosting employees' skills, self-esteem, confidence, job/career advancement, and rates of enrollment in continuing education and/or technical training. Thanks to their association with USM, participating businesses developed a more productive work force and a better understanding of how adult learning models can be integrated into company operations. (Twenty-eight project products/documents are listed.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC