Literacy affects the workplace
Low-literacy skills can have a profound negative impact on the workplace. We know, based on a National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) study, that a projected 51% of American adults have difficulties with everyday tasks that involve literacy. Improved workplace literacy can increase the employees' efficiency, effectiveness and productivity on the job. As a result, employers experience greater customer satisfaction and process improvement, a lower incident of accidents, reduced waste, and fewer errors.
Literacy impacts many factors that contribute to a smooth-running, profitable organization.
Our Program
Literacy @ Workplace, a unique offering of LPNJ, allows employers to raise their employees' workplace competency without having to create their own education program. Literacy Programs of New Jersey (LPNJ) develops a curriculum tailored to employer/employee needs and conducts the training at the company work site.
Literacy Programs of New Jersey Literacy @ Workplace teachers are certified education professionals.
Training typically entails English as a Second Language education, with additional work-specific development.
This is a fee-based, contractual program.
Employer-needs assessment
Literacy Programs of New Jersey assists employers in assessing both their goals and employee needs. We then create a curriculum that addresses the business' practical needs: classes could focus on workplace math or English-language communication, with the ultimate result being increased workplace safety, improved communications or reduction in waste.
LPNJ provides the professional classroom instruction and instructional program design.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Phase One: Onsite Literacy Assessment and Evaluation of individual students to determine level of competency with the English language and to assist the company in determining their goals and objectives.
Phase Two: Onsite training of volunteer employee coaches for a total of 15 hours. This training will be implemented based on the scheduling needs of the employer. Formal instruction includes the teaching of tools and techniques to address the four components of English language literacy and skill development. Each day includes lecture, breakouts and homework sessions.
Phase Three: Onsite training of employees in a two hour class session conducted weekly by LPNJ teachers and augmented by coaching sessions by the trained volunteer employee coaches.
Classes are keep small (six learners per class) to support each learner. LPNJ will support as many classes as needed based on the registration within the company.
Phase Four: Skill level assessment to measure individual development and celebrate the progress
EMPLOYEE TRAINING COST
Design and implement an individualized Literacy @ Workplace program
Assessment of workplace and employee needs
LVM trained teachers for each class
Training of onsite volunteer coaches
Preparation of classroom materials
Quarterly program assessment – through learner, teacher, workplace supervisor and employer
Cost - please call Chris at 732-432-8000 or email her at chris@lpnj.org
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