Hello, List Members,

We are remembering our Texas and Gulf Coast neighbors as they pick up,
clean up, and try to re-order their lives.  

I didn't find as many resources this week, but that may be a relief for
those of you who found too many interesting ones on the list last week!
As always, if the link you want in this message doesn't seem to work,
remember to check to see if the URL wrapped to a second line, and if so,
paste the two halves together in your browser window before trying
again.

Thank you all for your continuing interest in workplace literacy!

Donna

Donna Brian
Moderator, LINCS Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Off-list contact djgbrian at utk.edu

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Brought to our attention by New Zealand Literacy Portal
http://www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz/ 

"Life Chances: Supporting people to get on in the labour market: An
analytical discussion paper" (UK)
	This UK discussion document (76 pages) is intended to stimulate
a debate about what works best in supporting people to get into work and
get on in work. It also highlights ambiguities and gaps and suggest
areas for further analysis.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5//rports2007-2008/LifeChancesReport.pdf 

"Literacy, language and numeracy action plan 2008 - 2012: Raising the
literacy, language and numeracy skills of the workforce - 2008" (NZ) 
	This New Zealand action plan (20 pages) is part of the Skills
Strategy and aims to raise the literacy and numeracy skills of those
already in the workforce and those near to work. It provides details of
the steps that will be taken and the shared responsibility across the
public and private sectors.
http://www.tec.govt.nz/upload/downloads/literacy-language-numeracy-actio
n-plan.pdf 

"The value of formal and informal training for workers with low
literacy: Exploring experiences in Canada and the United Kingdom - 2008"
(Can)
	This Canadian study (15 pages) investigates the types of formal
and informal training activities of basic level employees using a
qualitative multi-site case study design. The range of formal and
informal training activities are described as well as an analysis of
informal learning both as an activity and a process for workers
improving their literacy skills.
http://www.nald.ca/library/research/interplay/value/value.pdf 

"Train to Gain: Employer evaluation: Sweep 1: Research report - 2008"
(UK)
	This report (163 pages) from the Learning and Skills Council
evaluates employer's thoughts on the Train to Gain Programme. 74 percent
of employers taking part have noticed an improvement in the skills of
employees in relation to their specific job roles. 77 percent were
likely or very likely to engage with Train to Gain in the future.
http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/lsc/National/nat-ttgemployerevaluation-may
08.PDF 

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>From Workforce Management http://www.workforce.com/ 


"Jobs of the Future: A New Green World"
	Except for the handful of do-gooder roles held by an idealistic
few, environmental jobs used to be all about regulatory compliance. No
more. Thanks to the likes of former Vice President Al Gore, rapidly
mobilizing consumers and the very real threat of legislation limiting
carbon emissions, businesses are seeing the environmental benefit and
the financial sense of giving a hoot.
http://www.workforce.com/section/09/feature/25/74/09/index.html 

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>From the Center for Applied Linguistics http://www.cal.org/ 


"Education for Adult English Language Learners in the United States:
Trends, Research, and Promising Practices"
	Adult ESL programs serve a diverse population through a variety
of funding streams, depending on learners' status (e.g., immigrants,
refugees, asylees), goals (e.g., basic or functional literacy, family
literacy, workplace education, citizenship preparation), and
circumstances (e.g., farm workers, displaced workers, incarcerated youth
and adults). The diversity of learner populations served, program
settings, systems of delivery, and instructional philosophies result in
a wide range of program designs and instructional practices. This paper
describes the field of adult education in the United States, focusing
particularly on the education of adults learning English. It describes
the population of adults whose native language is other than English and
gives an overview of the types of programs that serve them. It
summarizes major trends in learner instruction and assessment,
professional development for practitioners, and research.
http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/pd_resources/AdultESLInstruction.html 

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Brought to our attention by Work Wonk http://www.workwonk.com/ 

"Tech skills bring way to cash in on a career"
	Painting computers as "the great equalizer," the piece examines
how a strong grasp of technology enables some to earn middle-class wages
in what were traditionally blue-collar jobs, and how people can thrive
in the 21st-century economy without a four-year college degree.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/09/14/200809
14biz-bluecollar0914.html