Basic Skills for Work
Did you know that at least one in every four adults in Europe fails to reach minimum literacy levels for coping with everyday life and work? Are you interested in or involved with the planning or delivery of basic skills in the workplace?
If so, then you will want to know more about the outcomes and materials from a pan-European project. Training materials and curricula for basic skills and communication skills for unskilled workers were developed for five sectors:
- Hospital and care
- Construction
- Tourism and leisure
- Cleaning
- Railway transport.
The 14 organisations in the project partnership included research institutions, social policy administrations, training institutions and those responsible for vocational guidance and qualifications.
The overall objective of the project was to improve literacy and numeracy skills in the workplace where these problems are most urgent and to prevent unemployment. The curricula are available in more than one European language and will be available for free download from the project web site. To find out more, visit www.basic-skills-for-work.org.
This project is funded within the European vocational education programme LEONARDO DA VINCI Project Number A/04/B/F/PP-158.132