Workbooks

This workbook is published by Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) and accompanies the lesson plan of the same name.

Updated in 2013, the workbook covers such topics as browsing online flyers for national chain stores; searching online classified ads and auction sites; checking travel information online; and buying an item online.

This workbook, published by Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) and updated in 2012, accompanies the lesson plan of the same name, which can be found here: http://library.copian.ca/item/10562.

: This workbook can be used by an individual to help him identify the Essential Skills he is strong in and the ones that may need improvement. It includes exercises based on the Essential Skills of reading, document use, numeracy, and writing, and provides examples of how those skills are used in the skilled trades.

The workbook contains space for writing responses, and an answer guide where the user can check his responses.

Designed for educators, trainers, tradespeople, apprentices and people considering construction careers, this Essential Skills workbook offers exercises that students can use to refresh their math skills. The curriculum-based exercises are built around typical construction workplace tasks.

The SmokeTalk program, designed to increase awareness of the negative effects of tobacco use, was developed by the Calgary-based Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI), an agency that helps people with disabilities as well as the community at large.

This workbook was prepared by the Calgary-based Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI), an agency that helps people with disabilities as well as the community at large.

Aimed at young people, the workbook contains information on the human body; the negative effects of tobacco; the lure of tobacco advertising; and how to support someone who is trying to quit smoking.

This document is one in a series of seven workbooks designed to help new and potential employees in the gaming industry develop their essential skills.

This workbook is part of a series developed during a two-year project initiated by the Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence (CGCE), a subsidiary of Manitoba Lotteries.

The first section of the workbook offers a review of thinking skills in general, touching on such topics as thinking critically; making decisions; solving problems; and finding information.

This document is one in a series of seven workbooks designed to help new and potential employees in the gaming industry improve their essential skills.

The workbook is divided into two sections. The first is a review of the general skills needed to work with other people, including communicating effectively; giving and receiving feedback; working on a team; and demonstrating professionalism.

This workbook is part of a series developed during a two-year project initiated by the Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence (CGCE), a subsidiary of Manitoba Lotteries.

The first section focuses on general Oral Communication skills, including communicating with professionalism; listening effectively; using non-verbal communication; speaking with clarity; responding effectively in difficult situations; and contributing to meetings.