ESOL Conference A Guide to organising workplace ESOL learning A short presentation and discussion on ESOL in the Workplace and WEAs ESOL Workplace Project and Guide

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ESOL Conference A Guide to organising
workplace ESOL learningA short presentation and
discussion on ESOL in the Workplace and WEAs ESOL
Workplace Project and Guide
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Archie Campbell Project Co-ordinator, ESOL in
the Workplace, Workers Educational
AssociationTuesday 24th November 2009
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A Guide to Organising Workplace ESOL Learning

• Introduction
• WEA Project Background
• The Project
• The Guide
• Questions/ discussion

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• Introductions
• Anyone
• involved in Workplace ESOL?
• considering getting involved?
• working in Community ESOL?
• teaching ESOL in FE?
• familiar with WEA?
• looked at ESOL Workplace Guide?
• Workplace Community classes e

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Workers Educational Association (WEA)

• Long history of workplace learning
• Forefront of workplace literacies
• Innovators in ESOL Workplace Literacies
• Close contacts with workers, trades unions and
  employers
• Well positioned to help with in-migration and
  changing workplace

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Scottish Government Social Research 2007

• confirms that in-migration to Scotland is
  expected to increase, and that the economic and
  social importance and value of ESOL provision is
  a key factor in the successful integration of
  migrant workers.

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The Adult ESOL Strategy for Scotland March 2007

• Requires partners to Work with employers, and
  others to support and develop English for
  vocational purposes.

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Project Background

• Funded by Lifelong Learning Directorate of the
  Scottish Government 1/8
• 15 month duration 07-08
• AIS Model (Awareness Identification
  Solutions) ?
• 10 Partnership areas

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Awareness Raising

• Survey a sample number of employers to ascertain
• migrant workforce?
• ESOL literacies learning issues?
• addressing ESOL Literacies learning support for
  their workforce, and
• interested in participating in Pilot Project?

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Identification

• Design, pilot and refine an assessment tool that
  enabled tutors to identify the literacies
  practices, purposes and needs of ESOL literacies
  learners in the workplace.
• Select 20 workplaces in the public, private and
  voluntary sector in urban and rural settings to
  participate in the national pilot project.

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Solutions

• Sessional tutor team
• Tutor Training Programme
• Course Framework and learning materials

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Solutions

• 20 pilot ESOL Workplace courses E R
• Develop guidance
• Revise and publish

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Timeline and Milestones

• Nov Dec 2006
• Recruit Project Team
• Organise Project Steering Group
• Jan Mar 2007
• Produce targeted publicity flier and survey
  Survey Leaflet
• Identify employers and canvass them
  WPLTOs
• Select employer partners
• Begin development of Guide and Assessment Tool
  GHC

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Timeline and Milestones

• Apr - Jun 2007
• Work with employers to identify learners
• Assess learners using new Assessment Tool
  Stn
• Set up learning provision
• Design 2 day Tutor Training Course Tutor
  Training Plan
• Recruit Sessional Tutor Team
• Hold 2 x 2 Day Residential Training events 20
  

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Timeline and Milestones

• Jul Aug 2007
• Start delivery of courses
• Begin development of Teaching Resources
• Sep Dec 2007
• Evaluation of Courses and course materials
• Refining of Guide and Resources ?
• Jan 2008
• Finalise and publish Guide to Organising
  Workplace ESOL and Resource Pack

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Example company/ scenario

• 3 different sets of questions based on one
  employer.
• Work in groups
• 10 minutes to discuss?
• Feedback
• Group A Case Study A.doc
• Group B Case Study B.doc
• Group C Case Study C.doc

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A Guide to Organising Workplace ESOL Learning
(The Guide)

• Whos it for?
• How do I use it?
• How can it help?
• Where can I access it?

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A Guide to Organising Workplace ESOL Learning
(The Guide)

• What is it? G
• A helpful resource filled with practical advice,
  tips and ideas, sound counsel and support.
• Designed to facilitate the development and
  delivery of a range of good quality bespoke ESOL
  learning provision.

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• Made up of ESOL in the Workplace
• Guide Guide
• 8 Steps, Case Studies, Examples etc
• Appendices Apps
• Assessments, Forms, Templates and Checklists
• Resources Resources
• 30 complete lessons on the language of
• the workplace environment the staff handbook
  Health and Safety and social interaction.

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Practical examples

• Development Delivery Completion and Evaluation
• How to
• make contact with employers
• Letters, leaflets, posters, agreeing terms
• gather the right information
• Learner assessment to facilitate split of classes
• benefit learners and employer
• Clear process, agreed roles and responsibilities
• maximise chance of success Guide Apps Resources
• Based on years of experience!

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ESOL Guide is available on-line

• ALOScotland.com
• http//www.aloscotland.com/alo/viewresource.htm?id
  819

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And finally

• Look through Guide, Appendices and Resources Pack
• Feel free to take bits out and share around (but
  make sure everything goes back in!)
• Take 10 minutes and feedback
• Feedback Is it useful? How could it be improved?

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Converting pdf to Word

• PDFgrabberPro
• able2doc 5.0 (investintech.com)
• deskunpdf pro
• convertpdftoword.net (FOC?)

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Questions?