LBS Work Skills Manual

By Angela Williams, UCDSB

Course Mission Statement

CESBA’s goal for the materials below is to offer a curriculum based on necessary employment skills using the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework competencies as a guideline. This curriculum can be taught either one-on-one or to a group. The course contains the essential activities that students need to gain and maintain employment. This manual focuses on training people in Ontario to be skilled, educated, and prepared workers by instructing task-based learning, numeracy, and soft skills.

Course Tips and Information

This Work Skills Manual contains three separate units:

  1. A practitioner’s guide with assessment, course answers and a certificate
  2. A manual with tips and activities
  3. A group activity suggestion guide

Course Materials

Summary Overview
Work Skills Practitioner’s Guide
Module 1 – Introduction to OALCF
Module 2 – Find and Use Information
Module 3 – Communication
Module 4 – Numeracy
Module 5 – Digital Skills
Module 6 – Self-management
Module 7 – Engaging with Others
Group Workshop Activities