Attached is an international research literature review that we have
recently completed on workplace literacy that people might find useful

 

Regards, John

 

John Benseman PhD

 

Director of Research & Evaluation, Upskilling NZ

(based at Department of Labour)

DDI at DoL 04 915 4589 - Cell: 027 454 0683

 

*    <mailto:john.benseman at criticalinsight.co.nz>
john.benseman at criticalinsight.co.nz

*   0064 9 627 4415

7 0064 9 627 4418

 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Dominic Rapley
Sent: Thursday, 22 March 2007 9:37 p.m.
To: 'The Workplace Literacy Discussion List'
Subject: [Workplace 631] Re: hard data

 

Hi Stephanie

 

I haven't read all the posts, so apologies if I'm repeating anything.

 

The Turning Skills into Profit report has some evidence of benefits for both
employers and employees: 

 

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/pdf/Skills_Profits.pdf

 

The Conference Board of Canada site is generally very helpful:
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/workplaceliteracy/

 

Best wishes

 

Dominic

 

Dominic Rapley,

Director

 



 

Tel: +44 (0)29 20 212196

Mob: + 44 (0)7815 755556

Email: dominic at skillsforwork.co.uk 

Web: www.skillsforwork.co.uk <http://www.skillsforwork.co.uk/> 

 

 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Stephanie Shultz
Sent: 21 March 2007 17:06
To: workplace at nifl.gov
Subject: [Workplace 625] hard data

 

I work for a non profit that provides social service assistance to farm
workers. However, through the efforts of one of the staff, we have been able
to find a grant that allows us to also provide English classes free of
charge. Part of this grant stipulates that it is our responsibility to
cultivate on site class in the business and work community. I am the entire
program at this point in time and my efforts to expand the program have been
limited to approaching employers, names I glean from student enrollment
forms, to see if they are interested in on site classes. I have been met
with very polite resistance. The employers are reluctant to sacrifice
production time for classes; they say employees are not interested; they
have a bilingual employee who translates when necessary. 

 

My new strategy is to contact larger organizations such as the local Chamber
of Commerce. I would like to be able to quote data, research, or proof of
any kind that this kind of investment in their employees is beneficial to
their businesses. Can anyone please refer me to websites that would contain
this kind of information? I get the feeling from some of my reading that the
business community is becoming more aware of its responsibility to meet this
need for the benefit of the workers and for its own benefit. Please help me
deliver this message in my community. Thank you.

 

Stephanie Shultz 

ESL Facilitator

Telamon Corporation

917 Mt. hermon Rd.

Salisbury, MD 21804

410-546-4604 ext 118

sshultz at telamon.org

 


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