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Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Contents – Click Below To Go Skills wise Workplace survival Basic Skills in the Workplace Vocational Quizzes and Games Vocational Quizzes and Games Vocational Vocabulary Skills for Work Skills for Apprenticeship Embedded Learning Portal BBC Webwise Learndirect Useful Sites ( gateway, Connections, Keyskills, LSC, Careers Northwest) Useful Sites VIDEO VIEWS from Teacher’s TV Young Apprentices- Experiences Young Apprentices- Experiences Construction Industry Textile Industry Professional Catering

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning This page on the BBC “Skillswise” site is useful not only for accessing basic literacy and numeracy activities for pupils with difficulties in those areas contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Workplace Survival Kit This useful backpack contains a workplace survival kit. Leading from the many drop down menus there are pages of advice and helpful tips, invaluable to young people about to enter the workplace contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Basic Skills in the Workplace An example of one of the careers learning packages that can be found. Carpentry is just one career that there are many options to explored. Here list can be seen there are options for A worksheet A quiz A factsheet Games Tutor instructions Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Vocational quizzes and games An example of one of the pages in the learning that can be found. Here we have the quiz at intermediate level for carpentry – “Cutting a dove tail joint by hand.” contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Vocational Vocabulary Ten sections of vocabulary linked to the career subject areas – games, worksheets and quizzes contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Skills for Work Website This is an extensive useful site that covers most common careers and links the skills needed for the jobs to personal strengths and aptitudes This is a page on the “Skills for Work web site” discussing the skills needed by ambulance workers contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Skills for Productivity and Apprenticeship Websites This website tries to give advice you need to know before applying for an Apprenticeship. “Apprenticeships give you the chance to earn while you learn.” Skills for Productivity presents in brief the Government's plans for: the education of 14 to 19 year olds the improvement of adult skills The website also contains lots of relevant links to work related websites contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Embedded Learning Portal Skills for Life Materials for Embedded Learning aim to help learners to improve the literacy, language or numeracy skills they need to succeed at work, in community-based activities or as part of vocational training programmes. The materials are mapped to the Adult Core Curricula for Literacy and Numeracy, the Key Skills Standards and the National Occupational Standards wherever relevant. Choices of resources gathered on the web site can be saved for viewing at a later date – so pupils can go online to use pre-set activities contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Embedded Learning Portal “Skills for Life” Extensive collection of Interactive quizzes at basic levels for older learners Embedded Learning resources can be searched at various levels. Activities are read aloud for poor readers or for those lacking concentration. The activities are community/vocational based. Engaging and of a very high quality. contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning BBC Webwise BBC Webwise gets down to basics – “Discover how to handle a mouse, keyboard and windows as well as other essential computer skills.” And then goes progressively further. Lots of interactive online IT tuition all for free contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning BBC Webwise Access for All. This is an adult interactive website. It is designed to enable teachers to search the literacy curriculum, investigate the links to appropriate guidance in “Access for All” and then save, store and/or print relevant sections in the notebook facility for use in learning plans, schemes of work or lesson plans. contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning BBC Webwise Adult Numeracy website is useful for older learners struggling with numeracy skills. This national strategy includes national standards of adult literacy and numeracy to ensure consistency and a core curriculum to clarify what teachers should teach to enable learners to reach those standards. contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Learndirect - learning through work contents Because learndirect learning through work is geared to meeting the needs of individual work and personal circumstances, it is very flexible in terms of what, where and when you learn. Although supported online, programme content is usually a mix of learning modes which can include work-based projects, online courses, distance learning courses and taught modules. This is sometimes called blended learning.

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Learndirect - learning through work contents learndirect is a flexible way of learning that uses computers, the Internet and CD-ROM. With the online courses, you can learn anywhere where you have access to the Internet. You can enrol pupils on many of the courses from this website or by ringing a number on the site

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Vocational Learning The site provides resources, materials, publications and information from the Vocational Learning Support Programme. The programme supports the delivery of high quality vocational learning, including vocational GCSEs, A levels and other work related learning, with help for practitioners and learners at both and

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Useful Sites Careers North West Connections Key Skills Website contents Gateway Learning Skills Council Lancashire

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning VIDEO VIEWS- Young Apprentices Experience content s Click on the box below to watch the 15minute video

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning VIDEO VIEWS- Construction Trade contents Click on the box below to watch the 15minute video

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning Video Views – Textile Industry Click on the box below to watch the 15minute video contents

Using ICT as a tool for Work Related Learning VIDEO VIEWS- Catering contents Click on the box below to watch the 15minute video