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Summer Institute 2010: Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills - What Counts? and Why?
June 28-30, 2010

 SI 2010

 



Thank you to Dawson College for providing us with a space to hold the Institute, free of charge.

Introduction: What Counts, and Why?

Summer Institute 2010 was the largest participatory learning event in The Centre’s history with over 100 individuals from across Canada, the U.S, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.

Several key issues emerged. It was suggested that 'return on expectations' (ROE)  may be a more appropriate concept for workplace LES than 'return on investment' (ROI). A distinction was made between “measuring” and “capturing” softer outcomes/results, and participants were surprised at the large investment in education made by fast-food giant McDonalds in the UK and US.

This Institute followed up on the 2009 Summer Institute, What Works and Why. 





Questions
  • What do employers value most from WES programs?
  • Why have studies in the UK and NZ come to different conclusions about the outcomes of WES?
  • How can some existing tools be used to capture competencies that are not measured well by standardized tests?
  • How can we use existing structures and mechanisms, such as labour market agencies and intergovernmental tables to share current and emerging knowledge?
  • How can apprenticeship programs and workplace essential skills programs be better aligned or work more collaboratively together?'



Papers





Presentations 

These presentations are grouped by subject. Please click on the subject headings below to see these groupings.

Curriculum
Evaluating Outcomes
Learning Environment
Mentoring
Policy
WLES Programs and Initiatives





Curriculum

Success in the Workplace: Curriculum for the Working Foreign Trained Professional, presented by Laurel Madro, Bow Valley College

Understanding Question Structure in ES Curriculum, presented by Lynda Fownes, SkillPlan BC





Learning Environment


The Importance of Culture, presented by Rick Hutchins, National Adult Literacy Database (NALD)





Mentoring

Six Steps to Mentoring, presented by Kyle Downie, Skillplan










Policy

Ten Years and Counting- The English Skills for Life Strategy, presented by Jan Eldred, National Institute of Adult Education (NIACE), and Jim Pateman






























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