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Basic Skills at Work

Basic Skills Agency

Did you know that one in five adults in the UK struggles with literacy or numeracy - a much higher proportion than in our competitor economies?

Lack of confidence in reading, writing and maths skills is a sensitive issue, often concealed at work. Advances in technology and new working practices demand flexible, multi-skilled staff - staff who need to feel confident in their communication, maths and computer skills. Basic skills training in the workplace builds these skills and improves the performance of the workforce

Become a learning organisation and help your organisation to improve. Working with you, we take responsibility for the design, management and delivery of a basic skills programme to meet the needs of your organisation.

We can provide:

  • Training needs analysis
  • Access to training facilities, if there are on available on your site
  • Flexible workplace courses in English, basic computers, maths and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
  • Recognised qualifications

Examples of Workplace Essential/Basic Skills Training Courses:

  • Report Writing
    Report Writing

    - How to make relevant notes
    - Tackling spelling, grammar and punctuation
    - Practicing different styles of report writing so as to produce the required 'house style'
    - Writing detailed and concise answers to questions

  • Support in the Workplace
    Support in the Workplace

    - Reading for meaning and recognizing the main points in a text
    - Memory aids
    - Spellings of technical words and workplace vocabulary
    - Identifying reasons for spelling problems: individual analysis of learning skill / difficulties
    - Practice exercises as simulations of real transactions
    - Form Filling - NVQ Support

  • Maths for the workplace
    Maths for the workplace

    Checking the understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division . Workplace maths topics e.g. Metric measures, calculating loads, ratios of raw materials for mixtures, decimal fractions and percentages, converting from one set of units to another.

  • Basic Computers
    Basic Computers

    - Switching on computer/loading Windows
    - Use of keyboard
    - Printing
    - Naming/saving files
    - Load saved file from disk or drive
    - Enhance text (embolden, underline, italicize, centre, font)
    - Proof reading and use of spell checker
    - Layout of a letter



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If you don't see anything appropriate to your industry/service requirements, please get in touch via our online enquiry form, email acquire@deeside.ac.uk or phone 01244 834545.

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What our customers say

Flintshire County Council, Colin D'Arcy

Flintshire County Council

"We saw this initiative as an opportunity to develop our employees and to meet the ever increasing literacy and numeracy demands when reporting and recording information. We are delighted to be involved in this initiative which benefits both the employee and the county’s Waste\Recycling operation".

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