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WHERE TO GET HELP
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Subsection: Skills
for Life |
Printed material
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| Title
| ISBN
| Price
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Basic Skills Agency: Identifying
and Meeting Need
| 1 85990 434 3
| Free
£2 p+p
| 2006 |
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A booklet produced by the Basic
Skills Agency to assist practitioners who provide employment
advice. Ref: A2141
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As of the 1 April 2008, the former Basic Skills
Agency website has been archived in NIACE and is available here:
http://www.niace.org.uk
(opens in new window)
Resources can still be purchased in the usual way. |
The Basic Skills Agency at NIACE
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See codes below
| Free
| Jan05 |
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Produced
in partnership with the National Support project for New Deal
these leaflets provide easy-to-read information about the
types of skills and abilities needed for different jobs. Individual
guides are available in the following occupational areas:
Aministration (A1904) | Catering and Hospitality
(A1905) | Childcare and Education (A1906) | Construction Industry
(A1907) | Direct Care (A1908) | Hairdressing (A1909) | Horticulture
(A1910) | Motor Vehicle Servicing (A1911) | Retail (A1912)
| Working in a Gym (A2088) | Working in a Travel Agency (A2089)
| Working in the Police Force (A2087) |
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Basic Skills and Personal Advisers
| A1255
| Free
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This
leaflet is designed for people who give advice on courses,
careers and employment in a range of contexts from colleges
to job centres.
Covers:
- what is meant by basic skills and why they are so important
- highlights warning signs to look for when working with clients
- gives some pointers on talking to clients about their basic
needs.
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Getting On
| A1070
| £9.50
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Pack developed by the Basic Skills Agency and the Prison Service
for use by women preparing for resettlement in the community,
although it would be suitable for anyone working with women
on their basic skills. All exercises are mapped to the adult
basic skills core curriculum. |
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Fast Track
| A 998
| £15.00
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This
resource is to help advisers overcome difficulties in identifying
basic skills needs, covering: Identifying basic skills needs
| used in 1:1 interviews | takes only 10 minutes to complete
| gives a choice of reliable and user-friendly approaches
to assessment.
Can be used by: community outreach workers
| probation officers | the Youth Service | voluntary organisations
| development workers | IAG workers | TUC learning reps |
learndirect advisers.
20 Questions is a focused questioning paper
and there is also a conventional written assessment paper
available. Different packs of 50 test papers can be purchased
separately, as can User Guide. |
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Getting the Basics Right
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| Free
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Maps the occupational standards of a wide range of industries
to the new National Standards for Adult Literacy and Numeracy.
Department for Children, Schools and Families
www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/nosmapping
(opens in new window)
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Skills for Life Resources Pack
| LSC
| RSQA
| 2005 |
| Developed to support IAG workers in providing
better support in basic skills. Learning and Skills Council
2005. See
list of SfL publications here (opens in new window) |
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Literacy Today
| See below
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Magazine of the National Literacy
Trust, published four times a year, in March, June, September
and December. Available in several formats, including print
and PDF file. To subscribe visit the website:
www.literacytrust.org.uk/pubs/literacytoday.html
(opens in new window)
£18.00 print | £14.00
electronic | £85.00 CD-ROM |
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Skillbuilders Series
| See below
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| 2008 |
30 graded photocopiable
resource books feature real-life literacy and numeracy activities
set in three industrial sectors – service, retail and
manufacturing. Additional IT titles at Levels 1 and 2 now
available.
Most books priced at £39.95 Software: Various prices.
Axis Education
Order from the website:
www.axiseducation.co.uk
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Jobsearch Reading Disc CD-ROM
| £117.50
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| 2008 |
This CD ROM uses up-to-date multimedia technology to help
jobseekers with the reading, writing, speaking and listening
skills they need to get a job. It has five main areas of
activity and an authoring tool so tutors can add new content
or tailor material to a learner's particular needs. The
five areas covered are: focus on jobsearch writing a letter
the interview challenge reading exercises case studies and
experience exchange.
Cambridge Training and Development
Cost £117.50 plus VAT (A825)
Can be ordered from the archives at Basic Skills Agency
at NIACE:
http://shop.niace.org.uk/
(opens in new window)
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SkillsCheck
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| £160·00
| 2007 |
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Designed
to help clients of all ages identify their own particular
skill areas. It produces a report in the form of a skills
profile and can be used in confidence building, raising awareness
of skills and identifying skills clients wish to develop through
training. Includes information sheets on: applying for a job,
interviews, CVs, and other topics. VT LifeSkills. Annual subscription
site licence £160·00. |
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Useful websites
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Basic Skills Agency at NIACE
http://shop.niace.org.uk/(opens
in new window)
Archives for Basic Skills Agency resources and Basic Skills
Observatory resources
Read write plus
http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/
Read write plus section on the Learning and Skills Improvement
Service Excellence Gateway site
BBC Skillswise
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
The BBC's online resource for adult literacy and numeracy
BIS Skills
www.dius.gov.uk/skills
Skills section of the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills website
QCA
www.qca.org.uk
Key Skills Work
www.keyskillssupport.net
Quick link to Resources
main menu
UfI is not responsible for the content
of external websites.
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