Sample Topics

Each Workplace Education Program is tailored to the needs of the employees and the workplace. Topics that could be included in your program are.

Document skills

How to better use of documents at work:

• graphs and illustrations
• operational manuals
• forms

Communication skills

Learn ways to communicate more effectively:

• speaking and listening for understanding
• write so others understand and pay attention
• effective meetings and presentations
• supervision and team building
• problem solving and decision making
• conflict management
• customer service

Computer skills

Make the most of the computer hardware and software in your workplace:

• designing and sharing better forms and documents
• word processing
• spreadsheets and accounting
• digital literacy and communication

Reading skills

Learn simple and effective ways to:

• read faster
• understand
• remember

Math skills

Build confidence and improve accuracy in:

• measuring
• estimating
• metric conversion
• money math

Essentials for small business

Programs might include:

• marketing
• money math
• business writing
• information management
• computer skills
• customer service

Academic upgrading

Focus on reading, writing, math and problem solving. Participants might take this opportunity to work towards a specific goal. For example:

• Workers who have not yet completed high school might want to focus on skills to help them pass the General Educational Development (GED) tests, recognized as the equivalent to a high school diploma.
• Workers might want to refresh their basic skills and learn more advanced skills. For example, they may want to prepare for a certification program or studies at the college level.

Pilot programs

Do you have new and emerging challenges in your workplace, contact us and we may be able to develop and pilot a new program at your site.