Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e9HJOo901555; Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:24:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:24:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <2B972331928CD311A76300A0C9D335B736F92D@exchmail.crec.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ajit Gopalakrishnan <agopalak@crec.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3826] RE: Evaluation and Standardized testing X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Status: O Content-Length: 2420 Lines: 62 Kathleen, Thanks for your email which really does enlighten your situation for me. I don't think that in Connecticut, the GED request is as much a code-word for other needs, as it seems to be in your situation. I also agree with you that familiarity with the workforce and their needs shortens the time necessary to prepare and implement the course. Ajit Ajit Gopalakrishnan Capitol Region Education Council 111 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 524-4036 Fax: (860) 246-3304 Email: agopalak@crec.org Web Site: http://www.crec.org/atdn/ > -----Original Message----- > From: KathleenBombach@aol.com [SMTP:KathleenBombach@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 2:36 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:3823] RE: Evaluation and Standardized > testing > > Ref: GED > Yes, the GED request does seem to be different from other requests. When > employers ask for a course in extrusion molding, it's because they have > bought an extrusion machine and need to put it in production. > El Paso is an Hispanic majority large urban area on the US-Mexico border. > > Most of the manufacturing workforce has limited English (or no English) > proficiency or are second language learners. GED seems to be a code word > for > employers who think that if their employees earn a GED they will be able > to > read the company procedures, safety sheets, follow instructions in > English, > or communicate with the supervisor in English. Rarely is a GED request > simply > a GED request. Usually an ESL or extrusion molding request is just that. > This may be a situation only for communities like ours. > In our environment, there are many businesses offering ESL and SSL to > companies on both sides of the border. It is a very competitive > marketplace. > If we can't deliver quickly, they have the business cards of ten others > who > can. If you can't get it down to a proficient, rapid response > instructional > package, you simply won't get the business. In this environment, you may > get > a month or two to prepare, you may not. But after you have done dozens of > > these courses over twelve or thirteen years for the same workforce > employed > in the same few manufacturing areas with the same teachers, you learn > something about what to expect. I think that shortens the time necessary > to > prepare and provide a quality course. > Kathleen Bombach
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