Kangaroo Island: Implementation Of Language

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In this paper, it will analyse the implementation of language, Literacy and numeracy (LL&N) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) training in an employment services organisation to improve employability of clients. The analysis will examine the organisational factors impacting on the implementation, key features of LL&N and TESOL, effects on clients and the organisation and obstacles to the implementation.

The organisational context

Kangaroo Island is an island off South Australia with an estimated residential population of 4,513. Among these there are an estimated 4 percent that are born in non-English speaking countries and 3.3 percent that speaks a language other than English at home. 4.4 percent of the labour force …show more content…

Workskil Inc is a provider for Job Services Australia (JSA), Youth Pathways, Work for the Dole programs, Community Work Coordinator organisation, Personal Support Program, and Job Placement, Employment and Training programs. Job Services Australia is the Australian Government employment services system that supports job seekers and employers. A network of providers delivers this employment service across Australia (Workskil, 2014).

Currently on Kangaroo Island there are no Registered Training Organisations (RTO) who delivery LL&N courses to support students or participants requiring this course. The Kangaroo Island case worker needed to address a client's employment barriers of limited English language, the learner. Fortunately another client had the educational training in LL&N and TESOL, the teacher.

Key features of the productive …show more content…

A one teacher approach to vocational subjects and lifelong learning skills has negative consequences to literacy, ESOL and numeracy qualifications. The best approach is from a team of staff expert in their own area of expertise working closely together.

The understandings, values and beliefs of staff. Literacy, ESOL and numeracy teachers with positive attitudes and vocational staff who understand and engage with the literacy, language and numeracy elements make a real difference.

Teaching and learning methods connected to literacy, ESOL and numeracy to vocational content, connect literacy, ESOL and numeracy to vocational content and gives the learning a real world learning relationship connection. The same can be said to the teaching and learning methods connecting literacy, ESOL and numeracy to workplace content and contexts.

The ISC (2001) article suggests that as part of the WELL program, key features of best practice are:

When an employer and training provider team up, they can successfully establish the best training needs to cater to the employer's goals and facilitates

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