Essential Skills and OHS Training: A guide to embedding an essential skills curriculum within an OHS training program provides an overview of the process involved in modifying the curriculum of an existing occupational health and safety (OHS) training program in order to address gaps in essential skills among worker trainees. Essential skills are the foundation for learning all other skills, and include reading, writing, numeracy, document use and more.
The guide was developed through a research collaboration among the Institute for Work & Health, Blueprint ADE, Labourers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 506 Training Centre, Infrastructure Health & Safety Association, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, SkillPlan, and experts in the design of essential skills curriculum.
Learn more about the guide and download it on the website of the Institute for Work & Health.