Donna, and others,

Thanks, Donna, for calling my attention to these career videos. I  
discovered that they are the same New Jersey videos whose link I sent  
to those on this list who sent suggestions on how to use them. On a  
(free) NJ Department of Labor Web site this led me to, they offer a  
downloadable QuickTime option for viewing these, so the videos can be  
enlarged. (Several people complained that the NJN Web site versions  
were too small, and I agree. On this NJ DOL Web site,  even the  
smaller, higher quality versions are larger than on the NJN Web site.  
So those who are using career videos might prefer this Web site:

http://web1.dol.state.nj.us/coei/CareerVideos/careervideos_list.html

Has anyone actually used any the career video web sites, and any of  
the fifty or so suggestions subscribers generated over the summer? If  
so, how? What was the result? If not, do you plan to?  Please let us  
know. Don't be shy. ; - )

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net



On Nov 8, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Brian, Dr Donna J G wrote:


> Workplace Literacy Colleagues,

>

> We have a rather long list this week, but notice that there are

> announcements included at the first of the list followed by the

> resources.  Also, the resources from Workforce3One are different  

> project

> reports in one of two areas: Advanced Manufacturing, and  

> Biotechnology.

> The overviews of those two areas are good too and include occupation

> videos.  (Were you aware of these and have you included them on your

> summary list, David Rosen?)

>

> One other consideration:  Next week I hope to make some suggestions  

> for

> possible discussion topics for the list, and ask for some suggestions

> from you too.  Be thinking of what you would like to suggest.  More

> details next week.

>

> Donna

>

>

> Donna Brian

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> Information on the Grants & Contracts for United States Department of

> Labor page has recently been updated. You may view a copy of the  

> updated

> information at http://www.doleta.gov/grants/.

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> News from the National Association of Workforce Boards

> http://www/nawb.org

>

> Submit Your Workshop/Clinic Proposals Online Today!

> NAWB is seeking proposals for workshops and clinics for Forum 2008.

> This year's event will include four different tracks that local and

> state workforce investment boards (WIBs) can use to build, enhance,  

> and

> leverage workforce solutions in their communities. Each proposal  

> should

> fall specifically within one of the tracks and cover topics  

> appropriate

> to the track. Deadline for submission is December 7, 2007.  Get  

> details

> and submit your proposal online at www.nawb.org/forum/cfp.html.

>

> NAWB Accepting Submissions for Theodore E. Small Workforce Partnership

> Award

> The Theodore E. Small Workforce Partnership Award honors innovative

> business-led community partnerships developed by Workforce Investment

> Boards (WIBs). Awards will be presented at NAWB's Forum 2008 in

> Washington, D.C. Winners will be recognized at the Forum's Award

> Luncheon on Monday, February 25, 2008. This event will be attended by

> administration officials, policymakers, and the media, as well as your

> workforce development colleagues from across the country. Deadline to

> submit nominations is December 7, 2007.  Find full details and submit

> your nominations online at www.nawb.org/forum/awards.html

>

> Staples Foundation for Learning Accepting Grant Applications

> The Staples Foundation for Learning is accepting applications for the

> December 2007 grant cycle. The Foundation provides funding to  

> nonprofit

> organizations for programs that support or provide job skills and/or

> education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged

> youth. The deadline for applications is December 7, 2007. Visit the  

> web

> site at http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html for

> details.

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> Resources brought to our attention by New Zealand Literacy Portal

> http://www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz

>

> "Essential skills for success...in college, postsecondary and

> apprenticeship programming"

> 	This report (100 pages) from the (NALD, Canada) College Sector

> Committee looks at the Learner Skills Attainment Framework and related

> pathways and how they were developed.  The framework and pathways are

> used to track learners' progress towards identified goals on a

> consistent scale in meaningful increments that relate to these goals.

> http://www.nald.ca/library/research/esfs/esfs.pdf

>

> "Literature Review: An international perspective on dyslexia"

> 	This review (89 pages) from the New Zealand Ministry of

> Education examines available international research and information  

> over

> the last decade on dyslexia,  the tools commonly used to identify

> dyslexic students, the support services that are available to these

> students and who provides these services.

> http://www.tki.org.nz/r/literacy_numeracy/pdf/literature-review.pdf

>

> "The CAELA guide for adult ESL trainers" [Please note this is a very

> large document that will take time to download.]

> 	This comprehensive guide (928 pages) from CAELA is designed for

> professional developers and training staff to use in training new and

> experienced teachers of adult English language learners.  It  

> contains an

> enormous amount of information, including material on peer coaching,

> mentoring, study circles and workshops.

> http://www.cal.org/caela/scb/CAELAGuide.pdf

>

> "Building bridges to college and careers: Contextualized basic skills

> programs at Community Colleges"

> 	This US report (26 pages) from the Workforce Strategy Center

> examines and draws lessons from five community colleges that have

> created career pathways in an effort to teach basic skills to

> disadvantaged adults. It shows that contextualised teaching and  

> learning

> strategies, as part of basic skills instruction, are critical to

> successful career pathways.

> http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/ 

> Contextualized_basic_ed_re

> port.pdf

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>> From Workforce3One http://www.workforce3one.org

>

> A great Advanced Manufacturing industry overview is available on the

> Career Voyages Web site.

> http://www.careervoyages.gov/advmanufacturing-main.cfm

>

> "Regional Lean Manufacturing Training in Food Processing"

> 	The Idaho, Oregon, and Washington MEPs (Manufacturing Extension

> Partnerships) along with the Nevada Management Assistance Partnership

> are working together to provide lean manufacturing training for at  

> least

> 2,000 workers in 48 value-added food processing companies. Because a

> large proportion of workers in the food processing industry have  

> Limited

> English Proficiency (LEP), the project produced a replicable  

> curriculum

> to prepare these workers to participate in English language  

> training in

> lean manufacturing for food processing.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3494&simple=true

>

> "Greater Peninsula Workforce Investment Board: Career Awareness  

> Videos"

> 	This Collaborative is implementing a 10-part program that

> includes education and training curricula to produce required skill

> sets; opportunities for work-based experience; externships; a regional

> Advanced Manufacturing Instructor Training Institute; and  

> manufacturing

> career fairs for community college, regional technical high school and

> public school students.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3495&simple=true

>

> "The 'Dream It. Do It.' Campaign" 	

> 	The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), through its

> nonprofit partner, the Manufacturing Institute (MI), is leading a

> national campaign to change the image of manufacturing, inform young

> people, their parents, and educators of the rewarding career

> opportunities in advanced manufacturing, and thereby interest young

> people to consider a career in manufacturing.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3497&simple=true

>

> "The Junior College District of Kansas City: Making It In Kansas City"

> 	Making It in KC addresses the regional shortage of qualified

> entry-level workers by building the Business and Technical College's

> capacity to expand and deliver a modular curriculum focused on

> properties of manufacturing materials, "lean" or efficient  

> manufacturing

> processes and systems, industrial blueprints and schematics, and

> computer literacy.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3638&simple=true

>

> A great Biotechnology industry overview is available on the Career

> Voyages Web site. http://www.careervoyages.gov/biotechnology-main.cfm

>

> "National Center for Biotechnology Workforce"

> 	Developed to address workforce challenges facing the biotech

> industry, the National Center for the Biotechnical Workforce focuses

> energy and investments on five community colleges to create training

> components for all major segments of the biotech sector. Each of the

> five partner colleges is creating new curricula and infrastructure

> models that can easily be shared and replicated.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3507&simple=true

>

> "Orange County Workforce Investment Board: The OC Partnership for

> Regional Biotech & Healthcare Occupations"

> 	This multi-faceted partnership of employers, education, economic

> development and the workforce investment system will implement an

> innovative project that will leverage the strengths of its partners to

> target untapped labor pools, establish standardization and sharing of

> curricula, define biotech career ladders, and develop career lattices

> for trainees to transition to biotech occupations and biotech-related

> occupations in the healthcare industry.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3654&simple=true

>

> "Pittsburgh Life Sciences: Training for Careers in Biotechnology"

> 	This project is developing a set of competencies that match the

> needs of local area biotechnology companies through curriculum

> development and training. One major goal is to create a replicable

> biotechnology business curriculum and training that integrates  

> research,

> physiology, laboratory protocols, regulatory issues, manufacturing,  

> and

> other required cross-disciplinary competencies.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3506&simple=true

>

> "San Diego Workforce Partnership: A Partnership for Defining the  

> Biotech

> Workforce"

> 	This project is serving as a clearinghouse for local and

> national labor market research related to the biotechnology  

> industry and

> coordinating student internships and teacher externships for the

> regional biotechnology community. A major goal is to develop a

> sustainable, multi-purpose training and resource center that will

> provide area biotechnology employers with a needed pipeline of skilled

> workers. Visit their website at http://www.sandiegoatwork.com.

> http://www.workforce3one.org/wfsolutions/info.cfm?id=3504&simple=true

>

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>

>> From NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research,

> Australia) http://www.ncver.edu.au

>

> "Responding to health skills shortages: Innovative directions from

> vocational education and training"

> 	This research examines innovative solutions developed by the

> vocational education and training (VET) sector in response to skill

> shortages in the health sector. The study focuses on VET-trained  

> workers

> in the health industry, and includes enrolled nurses, nursing

> assistants, personal care assistants, allied health assistants and

> Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers. The research,

> which also examines innovative overseas approaches to skill  

> shortages in

> this industry, found that a partnership approach was one answer to

> dealing with skills shortages in this sector.

> http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1833.html

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>> From Thinkfinity http://literacynetwork.verizon.org

>

> The Verizon Literacy Program Self-Assessment Tool (VLP-SAT)

> This is an interactive and in-depth survey available free through

> Thinkfinity Literacy Network on Thinkfinity.org. This new, versatile

> tool provides standards, indicators and criteria for best practices  

> for

> programs that serve students across the life span. The tool, which

> debuted at the National Literacy Summit.3, offers research-based

> strategies proven to bring about literacy outcomes for young children,

> elementary school-age children, adolescent students and adult  

> learners.

> http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/Best-Practices.26.0.html

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