The
project Literacy and Vocation - lit.voc - identifies literacy needs for
vocational purposes and develops concepts and materials for literacy and
numeracy education (skills for life) in Europe.
Workplace literacy is the ability to communicate effectively
in a workplace using (but not restricted to) written information and other
forms of communication.
This includes communicating appropriately to fulfil
company goals, solve problems, accomplish tasks, and to think creatively and
critically on the job. It requires being able to determine what, how, with
whom, why, and when to communicate orally or in writing, and how to use
language and quantitative information to do this.
The project partnership suggests that workplace
oriented literacy programmes are the most effective way to build the literacy
skills of people already in employment or in apprenticeship.
To support policy makers, civil servants, teachers,
trainers and many more lit.voc develops concepts and materials that focus on
how to plan and implement workplace oriented literacy programs with the
following publications:
- HANDBOOK EUROPE
2012 TOGETHER AGAINST FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY -
- FACTS, INFORMATION AND SOLUTIONS (April 2012)
- IDENTIFYING LITERACY
NEEDS FOR VOCATIONAL PURPOSES AGUIDE
- FOR VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE PROFESSIONALS (September 2012)
- Requirements for oral and written communication, mathematics as well as
media skills in selected vocational settings (November 2012)
- CORE CURRICULUM (February
2013)
- E-Learning-Tool Train& Assess (August 2013)
The project results are notably
based on European cooperation. The systemizing of the approaches ensures that a
wide range of approaches is included into the project products and resources
are used efficiently. The proposed exchange of experience not only among
partners but also among stakeholders, teachers and trainers offers insights
into the different educational and political situations of the different
countries.
The members of the development
partnership:
- Zukunftsbau GmbH
(leading organization) GERMANY
- Gobierno de Navarra, Departamento de
Educación - SPAIN
- Berufsförderungsinstitut
Oberösterreich - AUSTRIA
- VUC Sønderjylland -
DENMARK
- DBAZ Pleven -
BULGARIA
- Lancaster and Morecambe College
- United Kingdom
For more information see
www.literacy-and-vocation.eu
