Fitting
Solutions
Understanding your
employees' basic skills needs as well as your organization's
financial and technical needs and capacity forms a basis for WEP
design. By
examining existing models for WEPs, you can find solutions with
the correct fit for your company.
Many
research organizations have already studied existing programs
and can provide helpful insights as you design and measure your
WEP. You can also make use of the efforts of other
companies in the area of basic skills training by fitting their
methods to your WEP where similar needs and resources
exist.
Model
programs, including instructional models, curricula,
professional development, and life-long learning modules that
may serve as a guide for new programs are available from The
Division of Adult Education and Literacy Clearinghouse.
URL:
http://ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/InfoBoard/f-16.html
This
report, from the US Office of Educational Research and
Improvement, presents abstracts and evaluative reviews for 58
exemplary workplace education products. An
overview of the selection process and a guide to the content of
the documents is included.
URL: http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+ericdb2+ericdb+998839+0+wAAA+%28ED427190%29
Workforce Learning
Systems Training by CASAS provides businesses with
training tools and expertise through workshops that determine
employee skill levels and basic skill needs, identify training
requirements, develop worksite specific training materials and
identify instructional strategies to meet company training
objectives.
URL: http://www.casas.org/02TrainingProfDev/02WLSTrain.cfm
The Employee Training
Institute has over five years experience in multimedia
training development. ETI has created Web-based Training
and CD-ROMs for small and large companies, and for educational
institutions. Its expertise is in adapting instruction to low
level literacy and basic skills.
URL:
http://www.workplace-eti.com/cbt/
Search the Workforce
Development in New York State website for thousands of
educational programs, classroom courses, distance learning
opportunities, web-and computer-based training and
apprenticeship programs to find training opportunities and
providers that best suit your needs.
URL: http://www.wdsny.org/provider/
This article on Skills
Gaps discusses how to fit training to the specific needs of
the individual employee.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/16/72/223541.php
Regular
measurement of key pieces of HR information over time and
the correlation between various measurements can be extremely
valuable. Cost per employee helps employers examine the value of
every aspect of human resources management, including training.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/section/10/article/23/40/07.html
Using an HR Audit,
such as this one used by the Commonwealth of Virginia, allows
organizations to examine their recruiting, training, benefits,
and labor relations policies.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/section/09/article/23/39/64.html#Explanation%20of%20Department%20Organization%20Questionnaire
This article offers questions
to ask vendors of learning management software. Asking these
questions can help you ensure the correct product is selected.
Finding out specifics about program content, security, costs,
and other issues may ease the selection process.
URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/22/12/97.php
These tips for
hiring an effective trainer can help HR people to
thoroughly evaluate vendors and avoid wasting money on gimmicky
training efforts.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/26/14/223471.php
Workplace literacy
is an individual’s ability to read, write and speak in
English, and to compute and solve problems at the necessary
levels. According to the National Workforce Assistance
Collaborative, the most effective workplace literacy programs
share many common traits.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/17/40/224259.php
Developing systems
that track employee skills is an absolute necessity in an
increasingly specialized business world. Regular and ongoing
analysis of clients' needs and surveys of employee skills and
competencies can help to fill gaps through hiring and training.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/29/92/index.php
A team-based approach to
mentoring can help reduce employee turnover. Potential
leaders are targeted by management and coached through the
development of critical leadership and technical skills. Their
progress is then carefully followed by senior management and HR.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/16/68/index.php
"Disability
Employment 101: Learn to Tap Your 'HIRE' Potential," is
a new guide with programs and resources to assist business
leaders with hiring people with disabilities. The guide was
released jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/index.html
Tapping
the Talents of People with Disabilities is a resource guide
developed to assist employers in hiring people with disabilities
and integrating them into their workplace. Practical advice on
everything from pre-employment considerations through
recruitment and selection, appropriate modifications to
accommodations, and workforce education is included.
URL:
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/boardwiseii/LayoutRecentPublications.asp
Coaching an
executive requires an understanding of the executive work world,
psyche and leaders' language. Effective executive coaches
recognize these seven coaching issues and use them to
design and implement appropriate strategies.
URL:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/23/57/45/index.php
Recent research by the National
Association of Manufacturers finds that skills
shortages are having a widespread impact on manufacturers’
abilities to achieve production levels, increase
productivity and meet customer demands.
URL:
http://www.nam.org/s_nam/sec.asp?CID=9&DID=7
This article presents Seven
Characteristics of Highly Effective Adult Learning
Programs. These are the results of a study that
investigated factors in adult learning environments that
best facilitate adult growth and development.
URL:
http://www.newhorizons.org/lifelong/workplace/billington.htm
Working Mathematics for the 21st
Century is a UK report that examines the changing
mathematical demands of the workplace, employee skill
levels, employer views and the costs and benefits to
employers and individuals relating to maths teaching and
learning.
URL:
http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=119
For
problems or questions regarding this web site contact campbell@conferenceboard.ca.
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