[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3610] Re: FW: Workplace-Related Training on CD

From: David J. Rosen (djrosen@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Jun 02 2005 - 09:21:38 EDT


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Hello Sara,

These might be useful resources:

1. Basic Life Skills at Work
http://www.cogniscienceinc.com/en/mystere-e-description.html
A workplace basic skills myustery on CD Rom.  Very interesting and 
motivating

2. Workplace Essential Skills, on video,maybe also CD ROM with webiste 
and print materials http://litlink.ket.org/teach_intro.aspl

3. Workforce Education Lab
http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/gtelab/find.html
 (free, Web-based)

4. The Office (free, Web-based) Like Basic Life Skills at Work, very 
motivating.
http://www.workingsimulations.com/dswmedia/working_simulations.html

5. The Beehive (free, Web-based)

Includes jobs topics such as: Unemployment Benefits, Planning a Career, 
Getting Training and Education, Finding and Applying for a Job, Starting 
a New Job, and Making More Money or Getting a New Job
http://www.thebeehive.org/jobs/

Also, see:

2000 Families First Idea Book: Integrating Work Skills and Basic Skills

A 207-page teacher-to-teacher on-line collection of communication, 
decision-making, interpersonal and lifelong learning skills lesson plans 
by Tennessee adult educators. The collection includes lessons such as:

*       The Job Application from Both Viewpoints

*       Selecting a Career path

*       How to Prepare for the First day of Employment

*       My paycheck Amount -- Computing Taxes

*       Creating a Budget

*       Making a Circle Graph of a Sample Budget

*       Math skills for Everyday: Filling Out Income Tax Forms

*       How to keep a Job

*       Communicating at work

and many others. The appendix includes skills identified in the SCANS 
Report and information about the Equipped For he Future (EFF) Standards 
and Framework.

http://cls.coe.utk.edu/pdf/Idea_Book_2000.pdf


David J. Rosen
djrosen@comcast.net

Sara Brennen wrote:

>Hi there,
>I have a colleague that is looking for workplace skills training on CD that
>could be used in a computer lab with students; this is part of an intensive
>welfare initiative where he will be in class or computer lab with students 4
>days a week for six hours. Has anyone used CDs that they would recommend?
>Thanks!
>Sara
>
>Sara P. Brennen 
>TIU Community Education Services
>6395 SR103 North, Building 58 
>Lewistown, PA 17044 
>Phone: 717-248-4942, ext. 113 
>Fax: 717-248-8610 
>Email: sbrennen@tiu11.org <mailto:sbrennen@tiu11.org>  
>www.padistancelearning.org <http://www.padistancelearning.org/>  
>
>"Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier." 
>-Charles F. Kettering  
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