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Serving Esol Recipients In A Welfare To Work Program, Dawn Elizabeth Jackman
Serving Esol Recipients In A Welfare To Work Program, Dawn Elizabeth Jackman
MA TESOL Collection
Supported Work Program is a Welfare to Work program designed to serve “the hardest to serve” Welfare recipients. The primary goal of the program is to assist recipients in finding and retaining work.
This paper draws upon research done while I was a Basic Skills Instructor for a Supported Work Program in Charlestown, MA. Originally hired as a Reading/Writing teacher, my responsibilities included teaching basic brush up of English Grammar, Reading Comprehension Skills and Writing. I soon found that my classroom was comprised of a wide spectrum of people including many ESOL welfare recipients. The inclusion of ESOL participants was …
Thinking About The Future: Job Opportunities In The Milwaukee Labor Market | Curriculum Ideas | Scans Form | Hmong Translation, University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Employment & Training Institute
Thinking About The Future: Job Opportunities In The Milwaukee Labor Market | Curriculum Ideas | Scans Form | Hmong Translation, University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Employment & Training Institute
ETI Publications
The Employment and Training Institute developed three booklets and curriculum guides on job opportunities and career planning for Milwaukee Public Schools. The booklets are designed to help students use local labor market information and resources in their career planning. The economy is constantly changing because of new technology, shifting consumer demands, international developments and changing demographic trends. This "snapshot" of the labor market, based on local job openings surveys of thousands of Milwaukee area employers, is presented to help students "learn how to keep learning" about their community. Students are encouraged to think about "making" as well as "taking" jobs …