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Is it Time to Consider a Workplace Literacy Program?
Do you recognize any of these situations in your workplace? If you do, find out more about CAMA's workplace learning programs.

 

A. Downsizing and Restructuring

1. Is the job security of workers, particularly those in blue-collar jobs, threatened?
   l Yes l No
    
2. Does the decision to retain a position or to transfer a worker to another department depend on the worker's range of general skills and ability to adapt to a new work situation?
   l Yes l No
    
3. Is front-line staff now being expected to make more decisions?
   l Yes l No
   

 

B. Health and Safety

1. Has health and safety been an issue in your organization?
   l Yes l No
    
2. Has the health and safety of workers or the public been put in danger because signs or instructions could not be read or understood?
   l Yes l No
   

 

C. Staffing and Retraining

1. Is your workforce aging or more diverse than it used to be?
   l Yes l No
    
2. Are you considering reorganizing your existing workplace?
   l Yes l No
    
3. Do you have workers on compensation benefits who may not have sufficient skills to be assigned to another job?
   l Yes l No
    
4. Are the training and upgrading requirements for workers increasing?
   l Yes l No
    
5. Do all workers have the opportunity to participate in training programs? Are any groups under-represented?
   l Yes l No
    
6. Do workers sometimes lack basic skills that would allow them to take part in or gain from further training in the workplace such as WHMIS?
   l Yes l No
    
7. Do workers apply knowledge and skills from training programs on the job?
   l Yes l No
    
8. Has a worker been denied a promotion because of insufficient literacy or language skills?
   l Yes l No
    
9. Are employees required to pass written tests to gain certification?
   l Yes l No

 

D. Technology

1. Are workers reluctant to use new technologies such as voice mail, e-mail, and your organizations intranet?
   l Yes l No
    
2. Is staff using more automated equipment and tools on-the-job?
   l Yes l No
    
3. Have computer databases replaced paper forms for storing and collecting information or making reports?
   l Yes l No
   

 

E. Union Participation

1. 1. Are you concerned that some members of your union do not actively participate in union activities because they lack basic skills?
   l Yes l No
    
2. Do your members have difficulty understanding what their rights are? Do they have difficulty reading the collective agreement?
   l Yes l No
    
3. Are there members who would like to take union education courses but who need an opportunity to upgrade their skills first?
   l Yes l No

 

F. Labour/Management Relations

1. Are you looking for an opportunity to work cooperatively in an area of mutual interest?
   l Yes l No
    
2. Are you interested in exploring a set of guidelines for on-the-job training?
   l Yes l No
    
3. Are you interested in working together to train workers on new technologies?
   l Yes l No