The 8 Employability Skills
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The 8 Employability Skills
Understanding and learning the 8 employability skills, will provide you with better opportunities, build your confidence and your abilities. 
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Other Resources for Trainers and Job Seekers
The 8 Employability Skills
* Employability Skills Framework
* Youth Central - Excellent resources for Job Seekers
* Training Queensland - Be work smart
* ABC Education - Resources
* Employment Plus - Tips and Tricks
* MyFuture - Career Resources
* Youth Central - Excellent resources for Job Seekers
* Training Queensland - Be work smart
* ABC Education - Resources
* Employment Plus - Tips and Tricks
* MyFuture - Career Resources
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Excellent Tools, Games and Skill building ideas
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Jobs and Disability
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List of Resources
What Works
https://www.ideasthatwork.com.au/lln/introduction-to-workplace-literacy-and-numeracy/
Videos on Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Skillswize
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
SKILLSWISE is the most useful website for adult literacy. It is divided into two main sections: Words and Numbers. Each area has a fact sheet, interactive game, quiz, printable exercises. In the Words section there is information on grammar, spelling, reading, listening, writing, and vocabulary. The Vocabulary section also has useful word lists for various occupations – e.g. retail; aged care; hospitality. The Numeracy section has information on whole numbers; measures, shape & space; fractions, % and decimals; handling data.
ACSF Literacy Tools
Precision Consultancy
https://www.precisionconsultancy.com.au/acs_framework/
Validated ACSF assessment tasks Level 1 through to Level 4
ABC Reading Eggs
https://readingeggs.com.au
An easy to use literacy program which provides an assessment tool before providing the level.
Literacytools
www.literacytools.ie/
Irish Adult Literacy site. There are some useful printable exercises and on-line exercises and games. Be aware that some of the content is specifically Irish.
New Zealand literacy portal
www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz/
Click on Adult Literacy in NZ to get to some useful information in the Tutor Resources section.
Adult Learners
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/
BBC learning website. Click on Adult Learning for information about literacy and numeracy and more.
Australian English @ the beach
http://beach.prace.vic.edu.au
Preston Reservoir Adult & Community Education – language and literacy students’ site. Would also be useful for ESL students.
Excellence Gateway
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum
Department for Education & skills, UK. You need to create your own log on to use this very good website. Specific information about Literacy, Numeracy Employability Skills.
The English Club
www.englishclub.com
An excellent free website for teachers of English with printable worksheets.
Livewire puzzles
http://www.puzzles.ca/wordsearch.html
This site has free, printable word search puzzles.
Luminosity
http://www.luminosity.com/brain-games
The games on this site are designed to keep the brain active. This can also be useful with people with acquired brain injuries etc.
Key skills in communications
www.bbc.uk/keyskills/comms/
This website is about communication skills for the workplace such as writing reports and effective communications. There is useful information, worksheets and interactive material.
AllPuzzles
www.allpuzzles.net
This site has many puzzle variations.
English tenses with cartoons
www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com
This website would be very useful for ESL students who have trouble choosing the correct tense to use. A short, simple cartoon clearly illustrates the meaning of the verb.
Big Dog’s Grammar
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/index.htm
Big Dog’s Grammar. This site has clear and concise explanations followed by self-tests with lots of feedback.
Literacy Zone
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.index.htm
This site has been reorganised and is very good for grammar exercises.
Purdue online writing lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl
Click on the grammar & mechanics tag for useful exercises.
ManyThingsorg
www.manythings.org
This site is designed for ESL students but is useful with all LLN students.
Funbrain
www.funbrain.com
This website has a lot of interactive games. Care should be taken to ensure that the content is suitable for adults before using them.
Breaking news English
www.breakingnewsenglish.com
This site uses actual news articles as the basis of a suggested lesson. Suggested activities and exercises follow the chosen article.
Adele’s ESL corner
http://members.inet.net.au/~adelegc/index.html
A free on-line site for English grammar and spelling exercises with Australian content.
Englishpage.com
www.englishpage.com/
This free web site has worksheets, tutorials and many other useful activities.
Computer Skills
Mousing around
http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/
Palm Beach County Library, USA, website with free tutorial on using a computer mouse. There is a little American content but it is excellent. Once they have successfully completed the tutorial the user can print out a certificate with their name on it.
Goodtyping.com
www.goodtyping.com
This is a free website that teaches typing skills. You have to create their own log on. It automatically takes you to the last page you used each time you log on.
Webwise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/
BBC website – has information/programs about using computers and the internet, including social media.
ABC pc
http://www.abcpc.no/english/index.html
This is a good site for people who are just beginning to use computers.
In Pictures
http://inpics.net/
This is an excellent pictorial site which teaches you how to use many programs including Word, Publisher, Excel and Powerpoint. If you prefer to you can learn Open Office software. It was created for people with learning difficulties so the approach is user-friendly.
Financial Literacy
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/tools-and-resources/publications
What Works
https://www.ideasthatwork.com.au/lln/introduction-to-workplace-literacy-and-numeracy/
Videos on Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Skillswize
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
SKILLSWISE is the most useful website for adult literacy. It is divided into two main sections: Words and Numbers. Each area has a fact sheet, interactive game, quiz, printable exercises. In the Words section there is information on grammar, spelling, reading, listening, writing, and vocabulary. The Vocabulary section also has useful word lists for various occupations – e.g. retail; aged care; hospitality. The Numeracy section has information on whole numbers; measures, shape & space; fractions, % and decimals; handling data.
ACSF Literacy Tools
Precision Consultancy
https://www.precisionconsultancy.com.au/acs_framework/
Validated ACSF assessment tasks Level 1 through to Level 4
ABC Reading Eggs
https://readingeggs.com.au
An easy to use literacy program which provides an assessment tool before providing the level.
Literacytools
www.literacytools.ie/
Irish Adult Literacy site. There are some useful printable exercises and on-line exercises and games. Be aware that some of the content is specifically Irish.
New Zealand literacy portal
www.nzliteracyportal.org.nz/
Click on Adult Literacy in NZ to get to some useful information in the Tutor Resources section.
Adult Learners
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/
BBC learning website. Click on Adult Learning for information about literacy and numeracy and more.
Australian English @ the beach
http://beach.prace.vic.edu.au
Preston Reservoir Adult & Community Education – language and literacy students’ site. Would also be useful for ESL students.
Excellence Gateway
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum
Department for Education & skills, UK. You need to create your own log on to use this very good website. Specific information about Literacy, Numeracy Employability Skills.
The English Club
www.englishclub.com
An excellent free website for teachers of English with printable worksheets.
Livewire puzzles
http://www.puzzles.ca/wordsearch.html
This site has free, printable word search puzzles.
Luminosity
http://www.luminosity.com/brain-games
The games on this site are designed to keep the brain active. This can also be useful with people with acquired brain injuries etc.
Key skills in communications
www.bbc.uk/keyskills/comms/
This website is about communication skills for the workplace such as writing reports and effective communications. There is useful information, worksheets and interactive material.
AllPuzzles
www.allpuzzles.net
This site has many puzzle variations.
English tenses with cartoons
www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com
This website would be very useful for ESL students who have trouble choosing the correct tense to use. A short, simple cartoon clearly illustrates the meaning of the verb.
Big Dog’s Grammar
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/index.htm
Big Dog’s Grammar. This site has clear and concise explanations followed by self-tests with lots of feedback.
Literacy Zone
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.index.htm
This site has been reorganised and is very good for grammar exercises.
Purdue online writing lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl
Click on the grammar & mechanics tag for useful exercises.
ManyThingsorg
www.manythings.org
This site is designed for ESL students but is useful with all LLN students.
Funbrain
www.funbrain.com
This website has a lot of interactive games. Care should be taken to ensure that the content is suitable for adults before using them.
Breaking news English
www.breakingnewsenglish.com
This site uses actual news articles as the basis of a suggested lesson. Suggested activities and exercises follow the chosen article.
Adele’s ESL corner
http://members.inet.net.au/~adelegc/index.html
A free on-line site for English grammar and spelling exercises with Australian content.
Englishpage.com
www.englishpage.com/
This free web site has worksheets, tutorials and many other useful activities.
Computer Skills
Mousing around
http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/
Palm Beach County Library, USA, website with free tutorial on using a computer mouse. There is a little American content but it is excellent. Once they have successfully completed the tutorial the user can print out a certificate with their name on it.
Goodtyping.com
www.goodtyping.com
This is a free website that teaches typing skills. You have to create their own log on. It automatically takes you to the last page you used each time you log on.
Webwise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/
BBC website – has information/programs about using computers and the internet, including social media.
ABC pc
http://www.abcpc.no/english/index.html
This is a good site for people who are just beginning to use computers.
In Pictures
http://inpics.net/
This is an excellent pictorial site which teaches you how to use many programs including Word, Publisher, Excel and Powerpoint. If you prefer to you can learn Open Office software. It was created for people with learning difficulties so the approach is user-friendly.
Financial Literacy
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/tools-and-resources/publications
