EL Civics Employment: Getting a Job (33.7) Feb/March 2012
Posted by Lisa (Elisabeth) H. Braley at 2/15/2012 4:00:00 PM
EL CIVICs Employment Unit/Module 33.7 . Dates 02/16/10-03/19/10 (5 weeks)
·Our class tests will be the week of 2/22 and 3/19. The second test is verbal with a test assessor.
Goal, Objectives and Tasks
Assessment
Overall Goal: Identify and access employment and training resources needed to apply for a job
1.Required Objective: Complete a job application.
a.Required Task: Interpret and complete a job application. The student will complete a modified (BL, BH) or authentic (IL-A) job application form
In Class
2.Required Objective: Demonstrate successful job interview techniques with appropriate body language and preparedness to make a good impression at a job interview
a.Required Task: Role play a simulated job interview with an outside assessor
Outside
Assessor
Other Objectives:
Locate and identify employment agencies, training agencies and/or resource centers and describe their services.
Read job ads and announcements for specific information.
Identify job titles, responsibilities and places of work.
Identify different job duties, and wages associated with jobs.
Locate, analyze, and describe job requirements, including licenses, credentials, etc. needed for specific jobs.
In Class
Other Workplace Related EL CIVICs Objectives
35 Employment Rights
EL Civics Focus Area(s): Civic Engagement/ Government
Identify procedures for protecting employment rights and access resources that support and assist the worker.
1.Collect and read information about workers rights from organizations such as OSHA/EOC and unions.
2.List agencies that protect the rights of workers.
3.Identify, discuss and write about workers rights and possible violations of workers rights.
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5.Recognize the rights that all workers are entitled to such as pay for overtime, breaks during the work shift, etc.
6.Determine eligibility for employment dependent on immigration status.
7.Describe the process for filing grievance protesting the violation of a basic right.
8.Prepare appropriate questions to ask a prospective employer or a labor union representative.
9.Write a letter to an employer or supervisor describing a family issue and requesting an emergency leave.kplace
36 Employment Safety
EL Civics Focus Area(s):Civic Engagement
Identify work-related safety regulations, standards and procedures.
1.*Identify and interpret various safety related signs commonly found in the workplace.
2.Read and interpret basic safety instructions.
3.*Identify or demonstrate safe work procedures and common safety equipment.
4.*Report unsafe working conditions.
5.*Identify and discuss causes of common work related accidents.
6.*Identify and/or discuss different forms of safety equipment and clothing used at worksites.
7.*Respond to safety related warnings/signs found in a work environment.
8.*Complete a work related accident and/or safety report.
Job Interview Questions Sample Answers (From real ESL students!) Here are some sample answers to Job Interview Questions from real students in Room #18.
This is a 1-page document about creating your own marketing speech which we call "the elevator pitch' because it's so quick you can say it during an elevator ride.
Informational Interviews are a way to gather information about a kind of job you think you want but you are not sure about.This is research you should do before deciding to go after a particular job.
For Resumes and Job Applications.Fill in this form and keep it updated.Take it with you for interviews or when you need to fill-in job applications: then you will have all the information you need with you!Also you can use this to create your resume. Employment History Worksheet-Comprensive
Employment History Worksheet-Brief: Employment information only.
A brief 1-page worksheet for you to fill-in only about your employment history.
A resume should explain what you can do for an employer based on your qualifications. This is a sample resume with many different kinds of jobs - so it is not real! Choose the appropriate verb and verb tense for each blank space. Also notice what skills and education are similar to yours?Resume Sample with verb practice
