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Preview rewards for employees • clarifies reading purpose and reduces “I will use these reading strategies on the job; stress it will help ensure the job is done right and safely.” • aids comprehension and memory Syncrude participant • provides a strategy for large quantities of reading Preview rewards for trainers • saves time and explanations • quickly places reading within “This is an excellent program. I wish had taken it 3 years ago, before I started the OH&S certificate. I will use the strategies at work as well as in my studies.” OH&S participant the workplace context “I learned new ways to approach reading. I will • reveals training needs of focus on being in the moment. I will read employees procedures differently.” Shapotowak participant Workplace Applied Math Themes Foundation skills for business literacy, trades specific math and everyday use Numbers and Number Sense Program: Measurement & Geometry • workplace specific math applications Data: Data Analysis, Statistics • trained workplace math & Graphing instructors • small delivery Algebra: Patterns & Functions Solution Securing Canada’s Energy Future Percentage application To teach this we instruct that all practical percentage applications have three basic parts: A CMS machinist is to allow a 1.5% tolerance on a Actual amount shaft 18 feet in length. How much tolerance is Base (whole or original amount) allowed? Give answer in inches. Rate (%) Work with the people at your table to And the idea that: Actual amount = Rate(%) x Base (whole answer this question. You amount) have 3 minutes. = 1.5% x18 feet = 27/100 = .27 feet Measurement conversion = .27 feet x12 in /1 ft = 3.24 inches
Measurement The bucket on this unit holds 2,430 cubic feet of oil sand. It takes 55 seconds to pick up a load and dump. How many whole cubic feet can it move per hour? Next, determine how many cubic yards it can move per hour. Round to the nearest cubic yard. “I will use these skills to pass my apprenticeship exam after New Years. There are a lot of exam questions with math in them.” Syncrude participant Solution To teach this we use the following simple calculations Number of seconds per hour 1 cubic foot = 1/27 cubic yard 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds per hour 3600/55 = 65.454545 dumps per hour 65.454545 x 2430 = 159,055 cubic feet per hour 159,055/27= 5891 cubic yards per hour In addition to Aboriginal Pre-Apprenticeship, Keyano College integrates Safety and Workplace Reading and Workplace Applied Math <strong>into</strong> a variety of programs and workplace training: “Just about every trade that I want to get <strong>into</strong> requires all kinds of math. This was an excellent course to refresh my math skills.” Shapotowak participant Syncrude Canada Ltd courses Mine Operations Certificate Health Sector ERIC adaptation “I am a planner at Aurora and English for Skilled Immigrants am now more confident with TOWES Preparation Workshops budgets, graphs and Westwood Community High School spreadsheets.” Northern Lights Health Region (2004) Syncrude participant Lethbridge Community College(2004) Apprenticeship Preparation for Aboriginal People (2005) Public non-credit courses For more information Hildy Hanson Keyano College 780-791-4858 hildy.hanson@keyano.ca
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Background and Context HOW TO DELIV
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First Aid Label Table If the produc
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SYMBOLS & ICONS
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Designing and selecting symbols and
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Icon Exercise: The following safety
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HAZARD SYMBOLS Workplace Hazardous
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FLOWCHARTS
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TABLES
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MOVIE LISTINGS
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ENTRY FORMS
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READING AND NAVIGATING REGULATIONS
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SAFETY & WORKPLACE READING SYNCRUDE
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EVALUATION RECAP
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Did We Accomplish Our Goals? 1 2 3
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Another level of success was meetin
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Integrating Essential Skills Networ
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