Skills for life (Basic skills, ESOL, ICT and financial literacy)
Activities, materials, toolkits and good practice in the delivery of reading, writing, speaking, listening, maths, ICT and financial literacy skills, including for those learning English as an other language Includes also the delivery of vocationally specific ESOL.

A new language for Unions >>This DVD was produced to promote the benefits of both ESOL training and individuals becoming a union learning representative.

A New Language For Unions - ESOL DVD >>A DVD that explores the issues and inequalities facing migrant workers and how these problems can be overcome.

A Qualitative Evaluation of the Union and Union Learning Representatives Contribution to learndirect >>Evaluation of Union and Union representatives contribution to learndirect centres in the TU Sector Hub.

Access, learning and employment needs of newcomers >>The Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of Birmingham was commissioned by Birmingham and Solihull Learning and Skills Council to undertake a programme of research, to provide a clearer and more in-depth account of the size, skills and needs of the asylum seekers and refugee (ASR) population.

ALERT >> Led by Toucan Europe Ltd this project researched methods of engaging people onto a learning programme and mechanisms to support people to remain committed to a programme.

Basic Skills for Life >>This report is designed to take a look at the import and export or development of new techniques to address the lack of Skills for Life within employed and unemployed people.

BSA/TUC Training the trainers Programme >>Training programme, with supporting materials to develop the skills of Trade Union Education to tutors to recognise and support skills for life learners.

Campaign for Learning >> Campaign for Learning has produced a variety of resources with an empasis on promoting skills for life within the workplace.

Capacity Building ESOL Learning for asylum seekers >>The aim of this report is to understand the issues for both asylum seekers accessing and receiving ESOL support in Birmingham and Solihull and issues for the organisations delivering to this agenda.

Dyslexia in the workplace >> This guide is an attempt to give an introductory understanding of dyslexia and its effect on employees.

DyslexiaECUBE >> With dyslexiaECUBE, the British Dyslexia Association developed and tested new training for teachers, lecturers and LSAs to enable them to support some of the most vulnerable dyslexic learners in the UK.

E-learning Skills for Life Curriculum >> Running until June 2007, this ICT Project focuses on those under-presented in education and training who are not currently engaged in learning.

E-portfolio >> On-line resource designed to: help older people to review and assess the learning, skills and aptitudes developed through their lives assist individuals in representing themselves and their abilities to employers through helping individuals assess themselves, aid confidence building and renew self esteem include links to on-line skills assessment exercises provide links to relevant training provision .

ESOL Curriculum Development >> A toolkit to support the development of organisations to deliver Skills for Life to asylum seekers.

ESOL DP Equality Proofing Framework >> This framework consists of templates and guidance for equality proofing policies and activities.

Evolving Skills Role of European Trade Unions >> This report is a summary of the activities of the DEAL EQUAL Transnational Partnership’s activities and actions in relation to one of its key themes – the evolving ‘skills’ role of European trade unions.

Final Evaluation Report 2008 >> This report evaluates the Move On with Equal (MOWE) project, an EQUAL programme managed by Tribal CTAD aiming to support Equal Developmental Partnerships in their efforts to raise their beneficiaries’ skill levels and overcome certain barriers to employment.

Findings from Test Workshops >>Test workshops were held with ethnic minority groups in two European partner countries in order to establish whether workshops developed within the UK could be replicated in a continental context.

First Base Catering Project >> The Catering Training Project forms part of First Base’s life skills, training and meaningful occupation work.
