Planning to deliver effective literacy, numeracy and language provision in the workplace

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Planning to deliver effective literacy, numeracy
and language provision in the workplace
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Aim

• To prioritise areas for development in the
  planning and delivery of literacy, language and
  numeracy in the workplace, and become familiar
  with useful associated resources

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Objectives

• By the end of the training session participants
  will have
• considered and shared features of successful
  workplace practice
• identified challenges for workplace delivery
  within their organisation
• explored resources available for further
  practical CPD activity
• completed a self-assessment action plan to
  identify their priority development areas for
  workplace delivery
• identified specific training modules for further
  CPD.

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What are the key drivers for literacy, language
and numeracy in the workplace?

• Activity 1 Table talk
• Identify and discuss what are
• the key national policy drivers for LLN activity
  in the workplace
• the priority drivers for your organisation.

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Key drivers for LLN in the workplace

• Leitch review and targets
• Skills Pledge
• Investors in People Award
• Go Award (Local Government)
• Training Quality Standard
• Train to Gain

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Features of effective practice

• Management buy in senior and operational
• Positive and contextualised promotion and
  marketing to employees
• Clear linkages between LLN and organisational
  business objectives and priorities, including
  impact on the bottom line
• Partnership working internal and external
  which supports sustainability
• Flexible delivery models
• Relevant, contextualised programmes using a
  shared professional sector-specific language
• Robust assessment procedures
• Clear progression routes for employees
• Evaluation and clear impact measures
• Celebration of success

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Making it Work key findings

• Engaging employers and employees
• Developing and implementing effective assessment
  and ILP processes for workplace learning
• Flexible ways of delivering learning
• Developing teaching and learning approaches and
  resources to reflect the employer context
• Professional development for workplace learning

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Issues and challenges

• Activity 3 Table talk
• Through discussion, identify the common issues
  and challenges that you face/envisage when
  engaging in workplace activity.

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Identifying solutions

• Challenge
• Employer engagement staff not confident to
  overcome employer barriers to Literacy, Language
  and Numeracy training
• Practical response
• Sharing possible responses to position Literacy,
  Language and Numeracy as positive opportunity to
  improve work performance
• Source GOAW training pack Module 1

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Identifying solutions

• Challenge
• Employers/employees and vocational staff dont
  see the relevance of Skills for Life to work or
  vocational outcomes
• Practical response
• Skills for Life checklists for each job role or
  vocational area. Used as part of engagement, IA
  and planning process
• Source Train to Gain Provider Guide Sections 3,
  4 and 7

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Identifying solutions

• Challenge
• Flexible, affordable Skills for Life delivery
  utilising staff
• expertise
• Practical response
• Planning a range of delivery models, including
  blended learning approaches, which meet needs
• Source Train to Gain Provider Guide, Section 8

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Resources and materials available to support
further CPD

• GOAW training pack
• Train to Gain Provider pack
• GOAW Provider responsiveness pack
• Making it Work
• Literacy, Language and Numeracy in the Workplace
• Move On with Your Learners

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GOAW employer responsiveness a provider
solution induction pack
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Next steps

• Reflect on session and the materials and
  resources you have been introduced to.
• Identify priority areas for further CPD
  development for your organisation and note the
  use and/or adaptation of resources available for
  future planning.

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Contacts

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• Presenter Email Address
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Skills for Life Support Programme Office
Contacts CfBT Education Trust Tel [phone]
1920 Email sflenquiries_at_cfbt.com
www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflsp