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Workplace Essential Skills [370.11]

Grades: 11-Adult
Length: 25/30 Minute
Rights: Annual Lease
Internet: http://www.pbs.org/literacy

Designed to show students what skills are needed to find a job and how they use those skills in realistic workplace settings. The accompanying workbooks and online component are designed to teach and strengthen critical skills presented in the tapes and to give learners a chance to practice and apply what they have learned. (CC)

Explanation Of Rights: You may tape and use in the classroom, on closed circuit systems, and on cable channels. Duplicate copies must be made from off-air broadcasts. This license expires October 2005.

Weekly Feed

Mondays and Thursdays  9/10/07-12/13/07  1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

1.   09/10/07  Orientation.
2.   09/13/07  Planning To Work.
3.   09/17/07  Matching Skills And Jobs.
4.   09/20/07  Applying For Jobs.
5.   09/24/07  Resumes, Tests, And Choices.
6.   09/27/07  Interviewing.
7.   10/01/07  Ready For Work.
8.   10/04/07  Workplace Safety.
9.   10/08/07  Learning At Work.
10.  10/15/07  The Language Of Work.
11.  10/18/07  Communicating With Co-Workers And Supervisors.
12.  10/22/07  Working Together.
13.  10/25/07  Communicating With Customers.
14.  10/29/07  A Process For Writing.
15.  11/01/07  Supplying Information: Directions, Forms, And Charts.
16.  11/05/07  Writing Memos And Letters.
17.  11/12/07  Reading For A Purpose.
18.  11/15/07  Finding What You Need: Forms And Charts.
19.  11/19/07  Following Directions.
20.  11/22/07  Reading Reports, And Manuals.
21.  11/26/07  Number Sense.
22.  11/29/07  Solving Problems.
23.  12/03/07  Fractions, Decimals, And Percents.
24.  12/10/07  Measurements And Formulas.
25.  12/13/07  Trends And Data: Graphs And Data.

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