Finally, a workforce development series created with the end-users, your clients…in mind. Concept-driven pamphlets that address both life skills and job skills, one issue at a time.
14 pamphlets focused on helping individuals succeed on the job and in their personal lives.
The Workforce Preparedness Pamphlet Series is designed to jumpstart individuals in the workforce– both from the job readiness and the life skill perspective. These pamphlets give an overview of basic skills needed to succeed at home and on the job. They can be used as instructional tools, or as an intial assessment to determine needed services.
The program is designed to screen clients into two categories:
- those
ready to launch into independent successful employment with only a
review of job readiness and basic life skills
- the
more dependant individuals in need of skill training and
additional support services.
All materials are designed to target a 9th grade reading level – the minimum required literacy for many programs. Each pamphlet uses effective instructional design and includes activities, chunked messages, and bullets for easy reading.
- Self assessments
- Types of jobs and places to look for jobs
- Worksheet for identifying jobs to apply for
- Assessment worksheet for identifying skills, abilities, and interests
Filling Out Job Applications (View Sample)
- Tips on filling out applications
- What to bring and wear when you go to fill out applications
- Information you need to know to fill out applications successfully
- A worksheet to fill out and bring
- Preparing for an interview
- Questions you can expect on an interview
- Tips for interviewing well
- Interview checklist worksheet
- Résumé tips, do’s and don’ts
- What goes on a résumé
- Worksheet for creating a résumé
- Showing Pride in Yourself
- What to expect on your first day
- Orientation and forms
- Taxes & Tax Worksheet
- Making the most of training
- Good work habits
- Communication and time management
- Understanding transportation methods
- Budgeting for transportation
- Getting to and from work
- What conflict is and where it comes from
- Tips for handling conflict at home and at work
- Steps to resolve conflict
- Practice sheet for choosing the right words during conflict
- Differentiating between wants and needs
- Understanding fixed and variable costs
- Creating a budget
- A budget worksheet
Handling
Stress 
(View Sample)
- What is stress?
- Post-traumatic stress
- Coping with stress
- Stress management exercise
- What to do when you feel angry
- Defusing anger in children
- Ways to make an angry situation better
- An anger management log to reduce anger
- Types of abuse
- Warning signs of abuse
- Safety plans
- A worksheet to create a safety action plan
- Budgeting for household expenses
- Understanding types of housing
- Finding public housing and using Housing Choice Vouchers
- Purchasing small wares and basic goods
- Getting organized to save time
- Making good choices on a budget
Pamphlet Series
Thanks to their design, these pamphlets are effective tools for individuals who need good information in a fast, easy-to-use format. Each pamphlet contains only the most important information on a single topic. Each pamphlet is:
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Designed to be completed by each client individually
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Four page layout - Not overwhelming, but easy to read and digest. Written at a 9th grade level
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Tangible - something that belongs to the client
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A reference tool for reinforcing the message
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Each pamphlet comes with a outcomes assessment tool
- Pamphlets can be completed in 30-45 minutes
Training Options
2 1/2- to 3-hour training is available
- Make your team comfortable with the materials
- Learn the philosophy of the materials
- Describe how the outcomes assessment tool works hand-in-hand with the pamphlets
- Build appropriate exit plans for success and intervention.
