Recognizing life's work : helping learners connect their Essential skills from home to work : a practitioner's resource kit

Summary: This practitioner toolkit aligns selected leisure and home activities against the Essential Skills framework. The aim was to demonstrate to learners that many of the skills they use in daily life can be transferred to certain occupations. The leisure activities profiled are: computers for personal use, crossword puzzles, entertaining/socializing, fishing, gardening, housecleaning, household financial management, household food management, household scheduling and organizing, pet care, playing board games/cards and reading for pleasure. Learning materials and other information are included to help build on skills and make the link to relevant jobs. The profiles are followed by a How-To Guide for practitioners which outlines a 5-step process to identify and work with the leisure skills of learners. Tips and tools are included. The CD includes a majority of the templates and learning materials found in print.