Articles with information about finding a job, living in Canada, banking, and studying.
Alberta Workforce Essential Skills has created a series of publications to orient educators to working with newcomers including Essential Skills Assessment, Courses, Intercultural Intelligence, Workplace Safety, and a series of workplace videos.
Free access:
http://www.awes.ca/what-we-offer/tools-publications/
This 6-module curriculum, produced by Literacy Link Eastern Ontario, provides the Essential Skills training required to work as a call centre operator.
Free access:
http://en.copian.ca/library/learning/lleo/call_centre/call_centre_learner/call_centre_learner.pdf
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These seven workbooks in this series were developed to introduce learners to the Essential Skills required by all workers in Canada. The Essential Skills have been aligned to the CLBs. The workbooks will introduce instructors to the Essential Skills and they could be used as workbooks for later stage 2 learners.
The Easy Reading Career Planning Series includes Work and You Book 1 and Work and You Book 2 workbooks, plus guidelines for teachers, tutors and career advisors.
Additional topics: job profiles, dictionary, find a job, keep your job
The titles are focused on Alberta but the core information is quite useful and could be adapted.
This free educational website houses 2,000 lessons for a global audience, covering 180 topics, primarily designed to improve technology skills for learners of all ages. There are tutorials to improve knowledge of Microsoft Office, iPads and other devices, and how to use social media. In addition, there are lessons in the Essential Skills of reading and mathematics, and English language learning.
The English language feature for ESL students is suitable for intermediate/high level learners. The lessons are for grammar, reading skills. Instructions are available in several languages, including Arabic, Spanish, Chinese and Korean. The lessons have video and interactive features as well. Teacher guides and resources are available, and instructors can customize lessons.
Guided Pathways: Integrating Essential Skills is a five-year project funded by the Government of Canada. An online training workshop designed to equip career development practitioners with tools to assess client needs and provide more effective pathways to gainful employment will be delivered to 900 career development practitioners across Canada.
There is a workbook and an online course for newcomers hoping to find a job in food processing occupations. The course provides instruction in job skills, job-specific language, vocabulary and pronunciation, Canadian workplace culture, workplace documents, and health and safety. This is a joint-project of the Alberta government and Alberta Workforce Essential Skills (AWES); it is open to all newcomers to Canada.
This resource book contains curriculum for financial literacy with well-presented teaching guidelines.Resource for Literacy Learners on the topics: Economy, Employment, Personal Management from 2002.
This site has been developed by Norquest College in Alberta. It includes videos, activities and guides that can help prepare professional immigrants for interviews.
A Career Survival Guide for New Immigrants. Book: 200 pages.
Contents include career assessment, marketing yourself, Canadian workplace culture, values, and expectations.
Published 2011, 2nd edition by WCS Publisher.
Available through bookstores. ISBN: 9780981310404
For more information see: https://www.mcgill.ca/caps/no-canadian-experience-eh-career-success-guide-new-immigrants-2nd-ed
Developed by Kingston Literacy and Skills, this manual includes 12 interactive training videos that demonstrate the skills and language required in the small business workplace.
Best job interview: sample questions, advice.
http://www.best-job-interview.com/job-interview-advice.html
Job profiles (easy to read). Alberta ALIS.
https://alis.alberta.ca/inspire-and-motivate/easy-reading-job-profiles/
Job profiles. Ontario (MAESD). https://www.services.labour.gov.on.ca/labourmarket/search.xhtml
Workplace health and safety: video series. Ontario Ministry of Labour.
https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/elearn/worker/index.php
Apprenticeship in Ontario.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/start-apprenticeship
This curriculum has been developed by the Prince Edward Learning Centre and Literacy Link Eastern Ontario. It is ideal for learners planning to work in retail, such as in a grocery or clothing store. The 7-module course covers the Essential Skills, including language, needed in retail occupations.
There are two large collections on Tutela relating to employment. While not all have been reviewed, it is an excellent starting point for developing workplace/workforce curriculum. Free to join. Must register then search Tutela Collections.
- Employment Curriculum:
- Essential Skills
- General Employment Curriculum
- Sector Specific Curriculum
- Employment Teaching Resources:
- Assessment Tools
- Module Planning
- Teaching Resources
- CLEO Employment Rights Lesson Plans
- Lesson Plans for NOC Classifications
- Language for Work Series Lesson Plans
This resource offers two sections that instructors might find useful: Mature Workers and Non-Regulated Skilled and Semi-Skilled Occupations.
