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Job Readiness Tools Webinar Thursday, May 22 at 3:00 pm EST

Job Readiness Tools Webinar Thursday, May 22 at 3:00 pm EST. Higher is a program of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. This webinar is part of Higher’s technical assistance activities funded by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement under grant number 90RB0045.

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Job Readiness Tools Webinar Thursday, May 22 at 3:00 pm EST

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  1. Job Readiness ToolsWebinarThursday, May 22 at 3:00 pm EST Higher is a program of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. This webinar is part of Higher’s technical assistance activities funded by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement under grant number 90RB0045.

  2. Recognize various approaches to job readiness • Learn strategies for low literacy learners • Gain familiarity with Higher’s eLearning tools • Identify one thing you can implement right away in your own program

  3. Job readiness Approaches

  4. Approaches to Job Readiness • One-on-one • Informal small groups • Scheduled classes

  5. What’s missing in the network? • Difficult to locate resources • Limited time to develop materials • Difficult to identify which approach works best

  6. What works? • More formalized group approach • English Language Learner (ELL) strategies • Volunteers for additional support and reinforcement

  7. Tools and Strategies

  8. Strategies • Find ways to fit job readiness topics into existing English classes. • Identify volunteers or other human resources to teach classes • Tap into local ELL providers • Explore local literacy council • Online resources

  9. Learning Activities for Adults with Low Literacy

  10. Translated Picture Cards

  11. For Refugees For Service Providers Professional development topics Easy to access in between other work duties Discussion forums • Job readiness topics • Designed to be used in multiple settings • Accessible to English Language Learners

  12. How to use tools?

  13. From the Field: Catholic Charities Salt Lake City, Utah

  14. From the Field: Lutheran Services of the Carolinas South Carolina

  15. Next Steps

  16. Usernames and Passwords • Sign up for a username and password • Sign up for blog • Use tools! • Let us know how its going!

  17. QUESTIONS

  18. Contact Us Rebecca Armstrong 770/892-5445 rarmstrong@lirs.org Lorel Donaghey 410/230-2840 ldonaghey@lirs.org

  19. Don’t Forget to Sign Up for eLearning and Our Blog!

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