Books (please note, the contents listed below are not comprehensive – they focus on the issues that relate to the Modules)
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10 Essentials to Get
That Job: An
Employment Guide
for Persons with
Disabilities (Ontario
Region)
Job Market Information
Strategies to Get a Job
Skills and Strengths That Match a Job
A Résumé That Sells
A Dynamic Cover Letter
A Successful Interview
Promote Yourself
A Creative Job Search
Success In The Workplace
Make Your Own Job
Human Resources Development
Canada
People with disabilities can face
additional issues when looking for a job.
This book contains information about
the 10 “essentials” you need to know
about when looking for a job.
A Winning Attitude
What is Attitude?
Schedule Time for Yourself
Make Use of Goal Setting,
Affirmations, and Visualizations
Keep a Positive Focus
Take Excellent Care of Your Physical
Self
Make Lemonade from the Lemons in
Your Life
Build a Support Group
Keep a Log of Your Victories and
Gratitudes
Put Your Positive Attitude Into Action
Know Your Strengths
Tap Your Inner Power
Maintaining Your Winning Attitude
Your Career, Relationships, and A Life
of Quality
Michelle Fairfield Poley
Skill Path Publications
a division of The Graceland
College Center for Professional
Development and Lifelong
Learning, Inc., 6900 Squibb
Road, Mission, KS 66202
ISBN: 1-878542-28-1
1992
For more information, please
contact
ddennison@globalserve.net
800 350 8361 or 905 333 0868
Copyright 2000
This is an excellent resource. The
exercises foster an improved outlook on
life. There are lots of quizzes and
checklists to introduce the topics
presented. The worksheets would make
excellent activities for learners.
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Apply Yourself:
English For Job
Search and Success
Getting Ready for and Starting Your
Job Search
Calling About a Job
Filling Out Job Applications
Interviewing
Lisa Johnson, Lynne Levey and
Elizabeth Chafcouloff
1996
White Plains, NY: Addison
Wesley Longman Inc.
ISBN 0-201-87684-1
The book contains exercises, role plays,
pair-work and games. There are some
thought-provoking exercises about
goals, personal qualities, work skills and
life skills. Cultural notes are included
(but note that it is written for a US
audience). Body language and personal
appearance are dealt with. Telephone
calls are also covered.
Cathy’s Cards:
Combined Edition
270 interview question cards
Alta Book Center Publishers
14 Adrian Court, Burlingame,
California 94010 USA
ISBN:1-882483-76-6
Phone: 650 692 4654
Email: info@altaesl.com
Website: www.altaesl.com
ESL Students can practise speaking
skills on topics from computers to cell
phones to the Internet. The job cards
will help ESL learners to prepare for
jobs. 270 interview question cards are
included, together with a Teacher’s
Guide.
Issue the Invitation
Prepare for Change
Face the Change
Explore Options for Change
Monitor Change
Challenge Change
Holly DeForest, Mary Steinberg
Skill Path Publications
a division of The Graceland
College Center for Professional
Development and Lifelong
Learning, Inc., 6900 Squibb
Road, Mission, KS 66202
ISBN: 1-57294-049-2
1996
This is an excellent resource. The
exercises work towards taking control
of change. The worksheets would make
excellent activities for learners.
Cathy’s Job Interview
Cards
Challenging Change:
Five Steps for
Dealing Positively
with Change
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Contemporary’s Edge
On English: All
Spelled Out, C
Plurals
Possessives
Compound Words
Y-endings
Prefixes
Endings
Suffixes
Proofreading
Betsy Rubin
Contemporary Books
4255 West Touhy Avenue
Lincolnwood (Chicago)
Illinois 60712-1975 U.S.A.
ISBN: 0-8092-4965-0
An excellent spelling resource. It also
includes work on filling out a job
application, writing a résumé and
proofreading.
Gestures - Do's and
Taboos of Body
Language Around the
Worldl
The Power of Gestures
The Most Popular Gestures
Special Types of Gestures
Gestures: Head to Toe
The Ultimate Gesture
The Innocent Abroad's Shortlist
Country-by-Country Listing
Additional Reading
Roger E Axtell, John Wiley and
Sons Inc, New York, 1991,
ISBN 0-471-53672-5
Useful resource when discussing
cultural differences.
Getting and Keeping
the Job: Success in
Business and
Technical Careers
Analyzing Yourself and the Trends of
the Job Market
Résumés and Portfolios
Creating Interest in Yourself
Telephoning and Listening
The Interview
Communicating Effectively with
External Customers
Teamwork
Val Clark, Spokane Community
College
Allyn and Bacon, Needham
Heights, MA 02494
http://www.abacon.com
ISBN 0-205-28920-7
This is for people who read well but it is
very thorough and contains useful
information. It discusses attitudes,
communication styles, expectations of
employers, the paperwork, creating
interest in yourself, using the telephone,
listening skills, interviewing skills and
communicating with customers. You
may be able to adapt activities from this
book. You would probably want to
borrow the book and adapt the ideas
rather than use it with a learner.
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Good Day! How May
I Help You?
Introduction
Part 1 – Investigating the Topic
Opportunities in the hospitality and
retail industries
Part 2 – Exploring the Topic in Greater
Depth
It’s who you are that matters
What to say and how to say it
Connecting with the customer
Read my lips, my looks, my posture
Make it a great day for your customer
and you
Ask, observe, listen
Part 3 – Applying the Knowledge
Dryden Literacy Association
288 Arthur Street #4
Dryden, Ontario, P8N 1K8
Phone: (807) 223-6486
E-mail:
http://toreadtif@mail.drytel.net
This resource is geared to learners who
want to enter the hospitality or retail
sector. However, anyone dealing with
the public would benefit from this
material.
Using this Handbook
Overview of Literacy
Learners and Tutors
Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy
Accessibility Issues
General Instructional Strategies
Teaching Reading
Teaching Writing
Teaching Numeracy
Appendix A - Reference
Appendix B - Learning Styles
Appendix C - Spelling
Appendix D - Differences between ASL
and English
Appendix E - Communication Methods
for Deafblind People
Appendix F - Learning Outcomes:
Reading and Writing Levels
Chris Harwood
Grassroots Press, P.O. Box
52192, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G
2T5.
ISBN: 1-894593-10-3
www.literacyservices.com
Handbook for
Literacy Tutors
Permission is given to literacy
agencies to reproduce sections of
the guide for use in their agency
as long as acknowledgment is
given to Dryden Literacy
Association (DLA).
Handbook for Literacy Tutors is written
for tutors and provides reference
information about working in adult
literacy for both new and experienced
tutors.
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Hiring? A Human
Rights Guide
Introduction
Freedom From Discrimination in
Employment
Advertising
Application Forms
Employment Interviews
Driver's Licence
Exceptions
Information After a Conditional Offer
Of Employment
The Ontario Human Rights
Commission’s Hiring? A
Human Rights Guide can be
downloaded from
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/p
ublications/hiring-guide.pdf
Human rights law is based on the
principle that employment decisions
should be based on the applicant's
ability to do the job rather than on
factors that are unrelated to job
requirements, qualifications or
performance. Consequently, employers
are advised to ask only those questions
on application forms that relate to job
requirements and qualifications, and not
ask questions that may contravene the
Code.
These guidelines and the sample
application form included illustrate the
types of questions that are appropriate
on employment application forms and at
personal employment interviews.
Let’s Work Safely
English Language
Skills for Safety in
the Workplace
Safety Clothing
Safety Procedures
Working Conditions
Accidents
Linda Mrowicki
Second Printing 1986
ISBN:
Student’s Book: 0-916591-00-Y
Instructor’s: 0-916591-01-8
Linmore Publishing, Inc.
PO Box 1545
Palatine
IL
60078
This resource has 15 lessons to
introduce learners to basic safety
concepts and language for such general
jobs as machine operation, assembly,
maintenance, food preparation and
serving, and housekeeping. It is
intended for learners with limited
English vocabulary as well as basic
level literacy skills.
Title
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LINC Literacy
Employment
Resource, 2000
Introduction
Looking for Work
Working in Canada
Workplace Rights
Getting Ready for Work
Toronto Catholic District School
Board, Continuing Education
Department, 80 Sheppard
Avenue East, Toronto, ON M2N
6E8. Phone: (416) 975-1351
This is a reproducible support document
for the LINC Literacy Component. It is
intended for literacy learners who have
little or no formal education in their first
language but have achieved Stage 2 as
described in the LINC Literacy
Component.
Literacy Volunteer
Resources
Part 1 Managing the Volunteer Process
Part 2 Literacy Volunteer Opportunities
Part 3 Trainer’s Manual
Part 3 Information Package for
Participants
Chris Harwood
Literacy Volunteer Resources
ISBN 0-9731217-0-X
Grassroots Press, P.O. Box
52192, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G
2T5.
www.literacyservices.com
Literacy Volunteer Resources is a set of
materials designed to assist adult
literacy programs in managing and
training volunteer tutors. There are four
parts, described separately below.
Literacy Volunteer
Resources, Unit 1:
Managing the
Volunteer Process
Being Prepared
Part 1 – The Intake Process
Part 2 – Service Delivery
Part 3 – Program Evaluation
Chris Harwood
Managing the Volunteer Process
ISBN 0-9694516-6-0
Grassroots Press, P.O. Box
52192, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G
2T5.
www.literacyservices.com
Managing the Volunteer Process is
written for a coordinator of volunteers
in a literacy program and provides
guidance on the volunteer process,
including intake, training, supervision,
motivation, recognition, performance
appraisal and program evaluation.
Literacy Volunteer
Resources, Unit 2:
Literacy Volunteer
Opportunities
Welcome to Prospective Tutors
Literacy is more than just Reading and
Writing
Volunteering in a Literacy Program
Making the Decision to Volunteer
Chris Harwood
Literacy Volunteer Opportunities
ISBN 0-9694516-7-9
Grassroots Press, P.O. Box
52192, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G
2T5.
www.literacyservices.com
Literacy Volunteer Opportunities is
written for prospective tutors and
describes what is involved in
volunteering in a literacy program.
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Literacy Volunteer
Resources, Unit 3:
Trainer’s Manual
Introduction
Using this Trainer's Manual
Overview of Introductory Training
Evaluation of Prospective Tutors
Outcomes of Introductory Training
Training Package Resources
Guidelines for Using Trainer's Manual
Training Sessions:
1 - Understanding the Need for
Literacy Programs
2 – A Learner-Centred Approach to
Tutoring
3 - Teaching Reading
4 - Teaching Writing
5 - Teaching Numeracy
6 - Observation of a Tutoring Session
7 - Planning a Theme
Practicum
Post Training Learning Circle
Appendices:
A - Administrative Planning
B - Planning A Training Program
C - Case Studies
D - Facilitation Skills
E - Evaluation Guidelines
Chris Harwood
Trainer’s Manual
ISBN 0-9694516-9-5
Grassroots Press, P.O. Box
52192, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G
2T5.
www.literacyservices.com
Trainer's Manual is written for a trainer
of prospective tutors and provides
structure and materials for a
comprehensive introductory training
program for volunteer tutors.
Introduction
Overview of Training
Component 1: Classroom Training
Component 2: Placement and Practicum
Component 3: Post Training Learning
Circle
Evaluation Criteria
Information Package for
Participants
ISBN 0-9694516-8-7
Grassroots Press, P.O. Box
52192, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G
2T5.
www.literacyservices.com
Information Package for Participants
accompanies the Trainer's Manual and
presents the learning outcomes,
evaluation criteria, case studies and
homework assignments used in the
training.
Literacy Volunteer
Resources, Unit 4:
Information Package
for Participants
The package does not include, but is
designed to be used in conjunction with
Handbook for Literacy Tutors
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Looking for Work in Theme 1 Occupations
Canada: Strategies for Theme 2 Self-Assessment
New Canadians –
Part 1 Interests
Part 1: The
Part 2 Skills
Preparation (To be
Part 3 Transferable Skills
used with video)
Part 4 Goals
Theme 3 The Résumé
Part 1 Writing a Résumé
Part 2 More Résumé Writing
Part 3 References
Theme 4 Goal Setting
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Sponsored by the London
Language Training Advisory
Council © 1994 Human
Resources and Labour Canada.
This resource was created from the firsthand experience of newcomers to
Canada, English as a Second Language
instructors, employment counsellors and
employers.
The documents can be
downloaded in pdf format. The
videos are an integral part of the
activities and must be obtained
separately.
Available from
http://www.settlement.org/work/
programs/LINC/home.asp
Handouts are included to give learners
practice at writing information from the
video. Once learners have seen the
video and answered the questions
relating to the learners in the video they
do the same activities using their
personal circumstances and selfassessment.
Although this is an ESL resource there
are some useful activities that help to
reinforce the skills needed for job
search.
You may want to review the pdf version
and then decide if you want to purchase
the complete package.
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Looking for Work in
Canada: Strategies for
New Canadians –
Part 2: The Search
Theme 1 Networking
Theme 2 The Job Application
Theme 3 Applying for Jobs that Are
Advertised
Part 1 Using the Newspaper
Part 2 The Canada Employment
Centre
Part 3 Responding to Ads in Windows
Part 4 Other Places to Find Job Ads
Part 5 Covering Letters
Part 6 Changing Your Résumé to Fit
the Job You Want
Theme 4 Jobs That Are Not Advertised
Part 1 How to Research job
Opportunities
Part 2 Go to Meet Employers in
Person
Part 3 Cold Calls
Part 4 Employment Agencies
Theme 5 Keeping Records
Theme 6 Contact Employers in Person
Theme 7 Follow-up
Theme 8 Staying Positive
Sponsored by the London
Language Training Advisory
Council © 1994 Human
Resources and Labour Canada
See above - Part 1
Available from
http://www.settlement.org/work/
programs/LINC/home.asp
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Looking for Work in Theme 1 What is a Job Interview
Canada: Strategies for Theme 2 Preparing for the Job
New Canadians –
Interview
Part 3: The Interview
Part 1 Setting the Interview
Appointment
Part 2 Finding Out About Companies
and Jobs
Part 3 Knowing the Questions and
How to Answer Them
Part 4 What Questions to Ask
Part 5 Confirming the Interview
Appointment
Part 6 Being on Time, Being Prepared,
Making a Good First Impression
Theme 3 Body Language
Theme 4 A Good Interview
Theme 5 Managing Stress
Theme 6 What to Wear to an Interview
Theme 7 How to Answer Hard
Questions
Theme 8 Follow-up After the Interview
Sponsored by the London
Language Training Advisory
Council © 1994 Human
Resources and Labour Canada
See above - Part 1
Math for Food
Service Occupations
Larry Parsky, Ph.D.
1991
Educational design, Inc.
ISBN: 0-87694-364-4
Unit 1: Review of Basic Money Math
Skills
Unit 2: Sales Tax
Unit 3: Luncheonettes and Fast-Food
Restaurants
Unit 4: Public Cafeterias
Unit 5: Carryout Restaurants
Unit 6: Family Restaurants
Unit 7: Cashiers
Unit 8: Word Problems
Available from
http://www.settlement.org/work/
programs/LINC/home.asp
This workbook helps learners apply
basic math concepts in practical
situations, such as counting money,
calculating sales tax, using percents and
decimals, finding subtotals, reading
menus.
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Personal Time
Priorities
Management: A Crisp Planning Aids
Fifty-Minute Book
Time-wasters
Tips
Marion E. Haynes
Crisp Learning
Menlo Park, California
2001, Third Edition
www.CrispLearning.com
It is an excellent workbook but parts of
it are geared to time management in the
workplace.
Putting Your Best
Self Forward
Dryden Literacy Association
288 Arthur Street #4
Dryden, Ontario, P8N 1K8
Phone: (807) 223-6486
E-mail:
toreadtif@mail.drytel.net
This guide focuses on topics that lead to
increased self-confidence. It is
developed for instructors working with
a group of learners in a literacy program
but can be adapted for one-on-one
tutoring. The first section deals with
non-verbal communication. The second
section builds on section one and deals
with application of the skills that were
learned. The learners themselves
provide most of the visual aids for
discussion. There are excellent followup exercises.
Section 1
Non-verbal Means of Communication
Appearance
Body Language
Body Space
The Handshake
Hands Used to Communicate Nonverbally
Body Posture Give-aways
Dress Codes
Section 2
Making a Good Impression
Know Yourself
Permission is given to literacy
agencies to reproduce sections of
the guide for use in their agency
as long as acknowledgment is
given to Dryden Literacy
Association (DLA).
This book is an excellent resource for
instructors and tutors as it provides
learners with valuable information on
how to communicate in everyday
situations.
Taking Aim: Job
Search Strategies for
People with
Disabilities
(also available on
audio cassette)
Starting Out in the Right Direction
Getting the Paperwork Done
Finding the Right Opportunities
Moving In on Your Target
Preparing for an Interview
The Day of the Interview
After the Interview
Centre for Disability and Work
Ministry of Labour
400 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1T7
ISBN 0-7729-7967-7
Copyright 1986
The book provides a practical, step-bystep guide to the preparation,
paperwork, and interview components
of looking for a job.
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The Complete Get
That Job!
What Do You Have to Sell?
Your Ideal Job
Gathering Information
Making a Personal Information Sheet
Creating a Winning Résumé
Cover Letters
References
Want Ads and Employment Agencies
Networking and Direct Contacts
Staying Organized
The Application Form
The Job Interview
Getting the Best Pay and Conditions
Tips for Your New Job
Copyright 2001
Jurg Oppliger, New Readers
Press
U.S. Publishing Division of
Laubach Literacy International
1320 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse,
New York 13210
ISBN 1-56420-233-X
A quick and easy guide with
worksheets. It is written for job seekers
and it shows how to use basic skills and
knowledge to find a good job. It shows
the steps needed to decide what you can
do well, identify job search goals, pick
the best way to look for a job, write
effective résumés and cover letters,
prepare for job interviews, find a good
job and get off to a good start. A very
useful resource.
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The Level
Description Manual
Communications
Read with Understanding for Various
Purposes
Write Clearly to Express Ideas
Speak and Listen Effectively
Numeracy
The Numeracy Outcomes Level
Descriptions
Use Number Sense and Computation
Use Measurement for Various
Purposes
Solve Geometric Problems
Manage Data and Probability
Glossary of Mathematical Terms
Self-Management & Self-Direction
The Domain of Self-Management
and Self-Direction
Become a Self-Directed Learner
Self-Management and Self-Direction
Skills: Example Profiles
Resources
Written by Ontario Literacy
Coalition, the Level Description
Manual is available for
download at NALD
http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/level
s/cover.htm
The Level Descriptions Manual is based
on the skills listed in the matrix of
Working with Learning Outcomes
(1998) and is intended as a complement
to that document.
The Résumé
Workbook: For
Adults Entering the
Workforce
Uncover Your Skills, Abilities, Special
Talents
Choose a Job Objective
Learn the Requirements of That Job
List Your Relevant Skills and Abilities
Write One-Liners to Demonstrate Your
Skills
List Your Work History
List Your Education and Training
Summarize Your Key Points
Assemble Your Résumé
Produce a Final One-Page Résumé
Five Examples of Good Résumés
Copyright 2001, Yana Parker
For more information, go to:
http://www.damngood.com/jobs
eekers/skills-adults.html
This resource is available for
download but there is a small
charge for multiple copies.
This is a fill-in-the-blanks guide for
adults with little or no paid work
history.
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Unlocking the Job
Market
The workshop includes 63 activities to
teach the topic of Job Search.
Chris Harwood
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School
Board
This workshop is available on
NALD.
This manual will help you teach a
workshop on the steps to getting a job.
The sessions have been developed to
allow participants to meet outcomes
identified in The Level Descriptions
Manual developed by Ontario Literacy
Coalition. The workshop focuses mostly
on speaking and listening, selfmanagement and self-direction.
Participants use their skills and knowledge
to choose a job they like and to prepare
and plan their job search, up to and
including the interview. They work on the
following skills:
 Check the skills and qualities
employers are looking for.
 Decide on their skills and qualities.
 Choose jobs by matching their skills
and qualities to suitable vacancies.
 Create employer interest
 Look for job opportunities.
 Plan and organize their job search.
 Prepare for a job interview.
 Practise a job interview.
Work Force Literacy
Skills for Jobs, 2000,
Book One
Language at Work
Understanding What You Read at Work
Following Directions and Instructions
Taking Phone Messages
Using Instruction Manuals
S Margulies
ISBN: 0-8769-4329-6
Educational Design, 1990
Learners will get practice in using the
language of technology that everyone
needs now in almost any job – words
like “hardware,” “software,” “multi” or
“user friendly.”
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Workforce: Building
Success,
Communication
Listening effectively
Asking the right questions
Giving clear directions
Giving clear messages
Working with different styles
Negotiating
Feedback
Working in teams
Communicating with your boss
Effective telephone communication
ISBN: 0-8172-6517-8
Website: http://www.steckvaughn.com/
1997
Part of a series of six books designed to
help build key job skills. This resource
is about ways to speak and listen better
at work, with co-workers, customers
and the boss.
Workforce: Building
Success, Customer
Services
Who are your customers?
Identifying Customer Needs
Representing your company
Being a part of a customer services
team
Dealing with dissatisfied customers
Developing positive relationships with
customers
Writing letters
Using technology
ISBN: 0-8172-6521-X
Website: http://www.steckvaughn.com/
1997
Part of a series of six books designed to
help improve key job skills. Each
lesson offers practice in interviewing,
surveying, making a telephone call, or
discussing an issue with a team.
Workforce: Building
Success, Personal
Development
Meeting Employer Expectations
Practicing Self Assessment
Working With Others
Accepting Positive and Negative
Feedback
Building a Positive Self-Image
Building a Network
Dealing With Stress
Facing Fears, Taking Risks
Accepting and Handling Responsibility
ISBN 0-817-6519-8
1997
Website: http://www.steckvaughn.com/
A self-assessment at the beginning of
the book indicates learners' personal
strengths and weaknesses; additional
assessments at the end of each lesson
document learners' progress for program
quality indicators.
Steck-Vaughn,
P.O. Box 26015,
Austin, TX 78755
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Workforce: Building
Success, Personal
Development
Setting Goals
Planning
Focusing
Adjusting to a Change in Priorities
Keeping to Schedules
Managing Time During a Crisis
Organizing Materials
Avoiding Time-Wasters
ISBN: 0-8172-6518-X
Website: http://www.steckvaughn.com/
1997
A self-assessment at the beginning of
the book will show learners how well
they understand personal development
skills, and which skills they might need
to improve. Good variety of case
studies to build responsible decision
making.
Workforce: Building
Success, Problem
Solving
Identifying Problems
Finding Causes of Problems
Creating a Solution
Plans
Working as a Team
Meeting New Challenges
Keeping up With Technology
Getting Along With Others
Managing Stress
ISBN: 0-8172-6520-1
Website: http://www.steckvaughn.com/
1997
Many case studies in this resource will
help learners build problem solving
skills. Self-assessment exercise at
beginning of book and end of each
lesson.
Workforce: Building
Success, Teachers’
Guide
Communication
Time Management
Personal Development
Customer Service
Problem Solving
Writing
Certificates of Completion
ISBN: 0-8172-6523-6
1997
The series of 6 books for learners was
based on the Secretary’s Commission
on Achieving Necessary Skills
(SCANS), US Dept. of Labor, 1990.
The Teacher’s Guide outlines the goals
of each book and gives strategies that
require little or no preparation time.
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Workforce: Building
Success, Writing
Personal Data Sheet
Application Form
Résumé
Cover Letter
Follow-up Letter
Forms
Writing With a Computer
Memos
Email and Phone Messages
Performance Appraisal
Form Letters
Customer Service Letters
Reports
ISBN 0-8172-6522-8
Website: http://www.steckvaughn.com/
1997
A very practical resource offering good
variety of writing activities to build
writing skills at work.
Working Skills for
Immigrant Women
Socializing
The Balancing Act
Learning
Work and Skills Job-Specific
On the Job
More on the Job
ISBN 0-9694556-0-7
Written and Coordinated by
Florence Guy
Working Skills Centre of
Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Original project funded by The
Ontario Ministry of Skills
Development. Revised second
printing funded by Employment
and Immigration Canada.
This is an excellent resource at a
beginning level. It deals with relevant
issues. The target audience is women
who do not have English as a first
language. However, there is a lot of
useful information that can be used or
adapted for other learners.
Videos
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All Ways Welcome
Source
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Call Number: V362.409713 A41
Highly recommended. Very effective at
dealing with the issue of working with
people with disabilities
Job Interview: Strategies
and Tactics
Knocking on Doors
Using Contacts
Making a Good Impression
Selling Yourself
Answering Questions
Employment and Immigration
Call number: V6009 Algonquin
Resource Centre
This is an older resource but it presents
some really useful information that can
be used in discussions on job search,
such as discouragement, body language,
knowing what you have to offer,
questions you shouldn’t ask.
recognizing your mistakes
Looking for Work in
Canada: Strategies for New
Canadians – Part 1: The
Preparation
See the entry under “Books”
See the entry under “Books”
This resource was created from the firsthand experience of newcomers to
Canada, English as a Second Language
instructors, employment counsellors and
employers. The video features over 70
non-actors who play out scenarios and
job search ‘tips’ that are based upon
their own experiences and those
commonly shared by others.
(see this entry under books)
The jobs described in the video tend to
be entry-level positions because many
newcomers have to earn an income
while they improve their English and
work towards long-term goals.
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Contents
Source
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Looking for Work in
Canada: Strategies for New
Canadians – Part 2: The
Search
See the entry under “Books”
See the entry under “Books”
Looking for Work in
Canada: Strategies for New
Canadians – Part 3: The
Interview
See the entry under “Books”
See the entry under “Books”
Make the Interview Count:
Six P’s of Job Interviews
Preparation
Practice
Presentation
Powerful Interview
Post Interview
Ponder the Position
511 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 6613
Phone: 1-800-263-6910
http://kineticvideo.com/links.asp
?pid=3205&pc=canda
22 min
1999
This is at a more advanced level but it is
clearly presented.
On the Job: Emotional IQ
How Self-Aware are You?
Feedback
Can You Read Others?
Making Good Work Relations
Conflict at Work
Asking For a Raise
As above
http://kineticvideo.com/links.asp
?pid=5114&pc=canda
22 min
2000
Aimed at encouraging young people to
understand the role of emotional
intelligence as it applies to the
workplace. It shows how to deal with
feedback and how to read the feelings
and behaviour of others. It presents
conflict resolution strategies and shows
the critical role of personality and
feelings in the workplace.
Websites
Site
Comments
http://alphaplus.ca/eng.asp
AlphaPlus Centre provides information and resources for adult
literacy. Members can borrow literacy resources. Some
resources are available for purchase.
http://literacytech.worlded.org/docs/fanara/fanara.htm
Lesson plans
http://literacytech.worlded.org/docs/NHInternet.htm
Teaching an introduction to the Internet
http://literacytech.worlded.org/docs/stevenson/inthndbk.html
Teaching an introduction to the Internet
http://portfolio.telecampus.com
You can work through the paperwork on job-search using this
site – résumés, etc
http://themonk.com/Long%20shots%204.htm
Scenario of how to define your real goal, using billiards as an
example
http://www.about-goal-setting.com/blueprint.htm
The Goal Setting Blueprint. Goal setting explained in 7 easy
steps.
http://www.careerccc.org
Canada Career Consortium has produced an excellent resource
called Career Directions. You can do the activities online or
download the whole book.
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/learning-tools/employabilityskills.htm
The Conference Board of Canada has developed an
employability skills toolkit that can be downloaded.
http://www.div17.org/vocpsych/resources/cardsort.pdf
Describes a vocational exploration procedure to be used with
adults using a career interest card sort
http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/institute/jean.htm
Teaching an introduction to the Internet
http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/institute/joni.htm
Example of an e-mail exploration project
http://www.laubach.ca
If you are looking for resources, Laubach has a comprehensive
catalogue.
http://www.library.ottawa.on.ca/english/index.htm
Use the public library resources.
Site
Comments
http://www.nald.ca
National Adult Literacy Database has lots of information about
suitable resources, full text documents on-line, and links to
literacy sites
http://www.nald.ca/Nald-nb/english/innosucc/facilit/Computer/contents.htm
Teaching computer skills, including the Internet
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/publications/hiring-guide.pdf
Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Hiring? A Human
Rights Guide. This is a useful resource for information on
prohibited questions for application forms and interviews.
http://www.pertinent.com/pertinfo/business/spilgrim24.html
http://www.pertinent.com/pertinfo/business/spilgrim20.html
Different relaxation techniques including visualization
http://www.plainsense.com/health/stress/change.htm
Lots of useful information on stress, anger, coping skills, work
habits and time management
http://www.positive-way.com/toolssto.htm
List of Tools to Develop Self-Esteem ©
http://www.refresher.com/!fearofchange.html
Article on Fear of Change by Lisa Sidorowicz
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Lampton1.html
Article on Making a Strong First Impression
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articless/Albright2.html
Top Ten Tips for Using Non-Verbal Behaviour to Improve
Your Relationships. Parts of this can be related to all nonverbal communication
http://www.selfgrowth.com/topics.html
Self-improvement.
http://www.settlement.org/work/programs/LINC/home.asp
You can find all the LINC documents here
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/motivate.html
Checklist to get at the sources of poor motivation.
http://www.workandincome.govt.nz/pdf/brochures/starting-job-search.pdf
A good worksheet for planning a job search. It also identifies
some work skills and personal qualities
Site
Comments
http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/es.asp
Use this to refer to essential skills occupation profiles and for
assessment of reading, document use, writing, numeracy,
thinking skills, oral communications, computer use relating to
specific occupations
It has authentic workplace documents
All the information is also available on a CD and in hard-copy.
www.brantjobs.on.ca
Has job-seeker tips, job seeker links, and a job bank for Brant
www.damngood.com/jobseekers/skills-adults.html
Examples of résumés. cover letters, thank-you letters, followup letters; with tips