Integrating Essential Skills into Training - National Adult Literacy ...

Did We Accomplish Our Goals?
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To raise your awareness of the importance of integrating essential skills into
training programs
To acquaint you with essential skills tools and resources
To deliver practical hands-on train the trainer sessions
To provide opportunities for you to network and share information
To explore what further trainer development and teaching/learning resources are
needed
Comments/Suggestions
♦ I found the workshops very informative…they helped clarify how to make ES a part
of adult learning.
♦ Would like more hands on activities
♦ Liked the workshop because it was so practical…lots of helpful strategies
♦ Would have liked to have more time on each subject
♦ Found the presenters extremely motivating…thanks to Pat for being that friendly
voice
♦ I hope we could do this all again
♦ Would like a combination of southern and northern presenters
♦ Very useful in helping me to understand what essential skills are and how to
incorporate them
♦ Good cross section of presenters
♦ A+. Jonas had great stories and a friendly welcoming attitude
♦ Pat Salt had some really wonderful tools that we can use.
♦ Great conference. Topics were timely and relevant and the presenters were
knowledgeable and interesting.
♦ Good quick overview on POTC/APG
How will you use what you learned?
♦ Am developing resources to support ALBE curriculum and will now include more
workplace documents and essential skills in the resources.
♦ I will take the information to my colleagues to generate discussion about the need
to implement essential skills training within our own organization…I will also promote
the need to have Es training as an integral component of any educational and
training program we are developing, funding or supporting.
♦ To assist organizations in developing relevant training plans for trainees.