Basic Skills Why Basic Skills Day to Day
Basic Skills Why Basic Skills? Day to Day Basic Skills
Why Basic Skills? n Adults with poor basic skills are: ¨ Up to 5 times more likely to be unemployed ¨ Less likely to gain promotion in the workplace ¨ More likely to have children who also struggle with basic skills ¨ More ¨ Less likely to have housing problems likely to be involved in public life, a community organisation or to vote
Why Basic Skills?
Day to Day Basic Skills n n n n n Read and follow instructions in the workplace Cost and quote for jobs Help a child with homework Write a letter Use household and DIY equipment Budget and shop Read public transport timetables Fill in a form Prepare food Be an active member of the community
Learning Resources for Basic Skills n n n Workshops Help Yourself Packs BBC Skillswise Maths. Watch NLN Materials
Workshops n Informal ¨ Groupwork ¨ Use n of IT Self-contained ¨ Drop in and out depending on topic n Focused on real tasks n Topics as selected by learners
“Help Yourself” Packs n T: \Training FilesBasic Skills Resources n A brush-up on the basics n Simple handouts and answers
BBC Skillswise Website n http: //www. bbc. co. uk/skillswise n Online: ¨ Factsheets ¨ Worksheets ¨ Games ¨ Quizzes
Math. Watch n T: Training FilesBasic Skills ResourcesMath. Watch n Computer led training software n Audiovisual ¨ Instructions ¨ Exercises n Select by: ¨ Topic ¨ Level
NLN Materials n http: //www. nln. ac. uk n Online training, practice and assessment n Games n Quizzes n All Levels n Real life topics
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