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W W Slide 01 Slide 03 Slide 05 Essential Skills and the Northern Oil and Gas Workforce Final Report and Resource Guide Securing Canada’s Energy Future Essential Skills Training Keyano College and Syncrude Canada Ltd. Partners in Essential Skills for 16 Years 1987 - Syncrude partnered with Keyano to develop ERIC- Effective Reading in Context which grew into Safety and Workplace Reading (2004) 1997- SAM - Syncrude Applied Math 2003 – WWF - Workplace Writing Fundamentals Securing Canada’s Energy Future Background What are the Top Ten Workplace Reading Concerns? � Recall � Concentration �Comprehension � Speed � Quantity Securing Canada’s Energy Future � Rereading /rereading � Flexibility � Training others � Overall efficiency � ESL Concerns Workplace Reading Concerns Slide 02 Slide 04 “ Essential skills training ensures that Syncrude employees have the skills and confidence required for today’s workplace to prepare them to meet the challenges of the future.” Securing Canada’s Energy Future Securing Canada’s Energy Future Essential Skills Training Eric P. Newell, Former Chairman & CEO of Syncrude Canada Ltd. The need for safety & workplace reading We hear the same concerns from candidates of all ages, workplace experience, and education. Reasons to improve workplace reading efficiency include a change of position, added reading responsibilities, fatigue or a combination of factors. Keyano College students have many of the same concerns. The initial focus of ERIC was to enable employees to better digest the vast quantities of information required in ever changing roles. Over 1500 Syncrude employees, from every occupation, have participated in ERIC and SAM in the past 16 years. 74
Slide 06 Slide 07 Slide 08 Essential Skills and the Northern Oil and Gas Workforce Final Report and Resource Guide From an industry perspective, workplace reading is Securing Canada’s Energy Future What is workplace reading? � A self-organizing process of acquiring information � An process structured by workplace communication � A process impacting workplace efficiency and safety � A process controlled by the workplace reader Procedures Memos Instructions Signs Manuals OH&S Securing Canada’s Energy Future Workplace Reading Safe Work Performance Reading and Safe Work Performance Workplace reading and workplace tasks are interconnected. Preview Navigate for patterns Skim Scan Map Study to upgrade Operation Training Daily routines Workshops Job mentoring Meetings The Elements of Safety and Workplace Reading Actively choose strategies Know your purpose Manage reading habits Ultimately, control of the reading process must be given to the reader through awareness of reading strategies and choices. W W This graphic places reading in the context of the workplace. Workplace Failure is classified as human failure when procedures are not followed. Example: When reading a hazard sign on a construction site, it doesn’t matter whether you read at a Grade 7 level or whether you have a college degree, you must be in the moment (focus) at the time and you must read with 100% accuracy. Reading, therefore, is a safety issue; the score you got on your last reading test is not recorded in the incident report. BUT your attention level can be recorded on the safety report! Definition & Purpose of the Workshop: 3-day workshop, provides a base of essential workplace reading skills How is the Workshop organized? Ovals are the core influences on the effectiveness of reading strategies: know your purpose before using any strategy. Triangle represents reading strategies applicable to workplace documents Begin by teaching previewing. All strategies are taught using workplace relevant material. Activities include, post-reading discussions, timed readings, follow-up tests, and a selection of comprehension exercises for the purpose of evaluation 75
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