Skills for Today's Workforce

This section provides links to workplace skills, personal skills, life skills, math skills and study skills.  Communication skills including resume writing, report writing, grammar, interviewing, speaking and presenting are found on the Communication Skills page.  Online learning and free tutorial resources are found on Online Tutorial Resources.

Communication Skills 

Link to Communication Skills Resources


Computer and Technology Skills

Computer  Technology Skills - Links and Resources


Information Literacy

Information Literacy Skills  - Links and Resources


Creativity

Creativity Web
Critical and Creative Thinking

Life Skills

Acronym Ideas
Better Education Links
Buying a House
Career and College Planning Links
Compass and Map- Finding your way
Conflict Resolution Gateway
Developing Social Skills
Etiquette Rules
Family Literacy
Family Literacy Toolkit
Functional Life Skills Curriculum Standards
How to Set & Achieve Goals
How Stuff Works
I-CANS - Integrated Curriculum for Achieving Necessary Skills
Knots - Knotting, Bends and Hitches
Knots on the Web
KnowledgeHound - The How To Site
Learn 2 Type
Life Advice Center
Life Skills
Life Skills for Vocational Success
Life Skills Standards and Benchmarks
Life Transitions Curriculum Guide
Making Good Decisions
Maps - Learning How to Read Maps
Maps - Finding Your Way with Map and Compass
Maps, Globes and Maps Skills
Map Reading Skills - Learn to Read Maps
National Center for Family Literacy
Personal Skills
Personal and Social Values and Skills
Ropers Knot Pages
Skills for a Lifetime Chart
Stain Removal
Starting a Family
Table Manners -
What is a Person of Character


Skill and Interest Assessments

Assess Yourself - You Have What it Takes
Assessment Tools - JobWeb
Career Assessment Tools
Career Goals Worksheet
Career Planning- Self Evaluation
Career Quiz
Interest Assessment - COIN Online
Interest Quiz - My Future Toolbox
Interests Worksheet
Learning Styles Self Test 
LIFECORP career profile assessment
Personality Test
Self Assessment - Career Development eManual
Skills Identification - Creative Job Search
Temperament and Character
Type Logic
What are My Multiple Intelligences
What Occupational Sectors Interest You
What's Your Personality Type
Who Am I
Work Preference Profiles

Math Literacy Skills: Money, Consumer,Economic

Banking Tutor
Basic Math Skills - Lessons, Formulas and Rulers
Basics of Saving and Investing Teacher's Guide
Budget Calculators
Budgeting and Saving
Budgeting Calculators
Budget - So You Wanna Set up a Budget
Budget - Sample Budget Form
Budget Worksheet Template
Building a Financial Plan
Consumer Education for Teens 
Consumer's Almanac - Organize Your Finances
Credit - The Truth About
Economic Literacy Project - Money Curriculum Unit
Family and Consumer Science Standards
Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal Reserve Education 
Financial Planning Tools - Online Calculators
Helping Your Child Understand Money
Historical American Currency Exhibit
Home Buyer's Guide - HUD
How Banks Work
How Much Will it Cost to Raise a Child
Kid's Money
Learn to Write a Check
Mad Money - Reality Check - How Much Must I Make
Managing Your Money - JobWeb
Math for Manufacturers - Ruler/Measuring Templates
Math Standards
Money - Life Advice 
Money - US Currency, History of Money
Personal Finance Education
Personal Finance Information
Personal Finance Standards
Personal Financial Literacy - Jumpstart
Piggy Bank Wrapper for Coffee Can -PDF
Practical Money Skills
Saving and Investing Guide
Saving and Spending Plan
Sense and Dollars
Spending and Saving for Families 
Tax Preparation Tutorial - Beginners
Taxes  -  Guides to Understanding
The Mint -Guide to be Money Smart
Understanding Taxes - IRS
Using a Check Register
Using a Spreadsheet- Excel Tutorials
What's A Dollar Worth- CPI Calculating Machine
World of Money - British Museum
Youth and Money
Young Consumer Education - Better Business Bureau

...additional Math Links and Resources

Driver's Education

Quia - Driver Education Games
Driver Education Web Links

Driver Safety
Motor Vehicle State Departments

Voting, Citizenship and Government

About Government
American Presidents
Bill of Rights
Center for Civic Education
Citizenship
Civics Education Glossary
Civically Speaking
Congress for Kids
Constitution of the United States
Constitutional Democracy Essential Elements
Constitutional Rights Organization
Electoral College Online Lesson
Freedom's Answer- Youth Voter Curriculum
How the President of the USA is Elected
Justice Learning - Civics Education in the Real World
Kids Voting USA
Learning to Vote
National Standards for Civics and Government
Project Vote Smart
Voter Registration - Be a Voter
Voter Registration - State Resources
What Every Student Should Know about Congress
Whitehouse Kids Page
Your Government

Health Literacy: First Aid and Safety

Adolescent and School Health
Basic First Aid
Body and Mind - Health and Safety from CDC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CPR - Learn CPR
Disaster Preparation
Family Disaster Plan
Family Disaster Supply Kit
First Aid and Safety
First Aid Course - Virtual Navy Hospital
First Aid Skills
Handbook for Emergency Preparation and Response
Health and Fitness Resources
Health and Literacy - LINCS Collection
Health and Physical Education Standards
Health Insurance Guide
Health Literacy Toolkit - Adult
Health Management Tools
Healthier You
Helping Children Cope with Disaster
Home and Community Safety
Human Body Science Curriculum
Learn CPR
National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Occupational Health and Safety Resources
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Poison Control Centers
Seconds Save Lives in Medical Emergencies
Teen Workers - Teen Worker Safety

...additional Heath links and Resources


Planning for the Future

Ballpark Estimate - Pre-Retirement Worksheet
Building Wealth - A Beginner's Guide
Career and College Planning
Career Research Checklist
Choose to Save - Financial Calculators
Explore Your Future
Financial Planning Tools
Financial Planning Toolkit
Financial Planning Roadmap
Insurance Basics
Investor's Clearinghouse- Investors Education
Setting Financial Goals Worksheet


Online Tutorial Resources

Online Tutorial Resources


Lesson Plans and Activities

Career and Vocational Lesson Plans

Workplace and Employment Skills

21st Century Skills for 21st Century Jobs - PDF
21st Century Skills- Research Based Discussion
Basic Skill Summary - SCANS Skills
Basic Workplace Competencies - PDF
Basic Workplace Knowledge Competencies
Basic Workplace Skills
Career and Employability Skills - Michigan
Career and Employability Standards - PDF
Career Planning Process Competencies Defined
Communication Skills
Core Abilities - Essential Work[lace Skills 
Core Work Skills Relevant Websites
Developing Job Skills
Developing Skills that Employers Value
Employability Skills 2000
Employability Skills Framework - PDF
Employability Skills Profile- PDF
Employability Skills -Standards and Benchmarks
Employability Skills Task List
Employment, Skills and Training - ILO
Equipped for the Future
Essential Skills - What are They
Essential Skills Database
Gap Analysis of Workplace Needs Template - PDF
Guide to Workforce Readiness - PDF
Helping Job Seekers Who Have Limited Skills - PDF
Important Skills - About.com
Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies
I CANS - Integrated Curriculum for Achieving Necessary Skills
Job Requirements Checklist
Job Hunting Tutorials
Job Search Essentials
Job Search Skills - Resumes and Interviews
Job Seeking Skills
Job Search Tool Kit for Youth- PDF
Job Success Skills - Skills Identification
Labor Market Skills for a New Economy
Life Skills for Vocational Success
Management Help Library - Skills, Leadership, Productivity
Marketable Skills - Minnesota Careers
Mind Tools - Essential Skills for Work and Life
National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Negotiation Success - Salary Negotiation
Negotiation Tips
Negotiations and Resolving Conflicts
Next Century Skills
O*Net Online - Skills Search
Occupational Skills Search - Skills, Abilities, Tasks
Organization Development Competencies
Raising Skills Through Performance - PDF
Salary Negotiation Tutorial
Self Reliance Skills
Skills Analysis Tools
Skill Assessment
Skills Checklist
Skills - Skill Competencies Defined
Skills for the Future
Skills for Today's Workplace - Work Futures 
Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce
Skills Identification
Skills, Knowledge and Employability - International Labor Office
Skills, Knowledge and Employability
Skills Standards-Industry
Soft Skills a Key to Employment Today
Soft Skills - Employment Skills
Stepping Up - Skills/Opportunities in a Knowledge Society
Teenage Job Skills
Transferable Skills
Transferable Skills Survey
Transferable Skills Set - Quintessential Careers
Transferable Skills Survey
Vocational Employability Skills - Youth and Adults
What Workers Need
Work Ethic Site
Workbased Learning Checklists
Word Tutorials and Links
Work Skills - Basic, Problem Solving, Essential
Work Skills CORD
Workforce Development Factsheets
Workforce Readiness Profile - EFF
Workplace Conflict Resolution
Workplace Habits Rating Scale
Workplace Literacy Education
Workplace Skills for the Adult Learner:Integrated Curriculum

Time Management and Organization

Daily Activity Guide Chart
Planning Skills
Time Log Chart - Template
Time Management Resources
Time Management Skills - Mind Tools

Reading, Literacy and Critical Thinking

Adult Literacy Links - NCSALL
Adult Basic Reading Instruction - Research Based Principles
Basic Skills Task Lists
Critical Thinking - Basic Questions and Answers
Critical Thinking -Information, Tutorials, Resources
Critical Thinking Community
Dewey Decimal Classification System
Different Thinking Styles
Effective Decision Making--Mind Tools
Effective Library Research - Seven Steps
Essential Skills for Information Literacy
Evaluate Web Resources
Get Ready to Read
LINCS - Literacy Information and Communication System
Literacy Skills - What you need to know
Literacy Strategies
Mission Critical- Critical Thinking
National Institute for Literacy
Partnership for Reading - Bringing Scientific Evidence to Learning
Phonics Flashcards
Reading Difficult Material
Reading Skills Index
Reading Strategies
Remembering What You Read
Strategies for Thoughtful Reading
The Art of Questioning
Thinking Critically about WWW Resources
Visual Literacy What is It
Working with Literacy Level Adult Learners

Learning

Basic Requirements of Learners
Develop a Learning Plan
Developing a Learning List
Developing a Learning Plan
Establishing a Learner Profile
How People Learn
Independent Learning
Learning Styles - Emerging Technologies
Learning Styles - Family Education Network
Learning Styles and Strategies
Learning Styles Questionnaire
Learning to Learn - Activities and Handouts
Learning to Learn with Style
Learning to Think
Process Circus - Developing Inquiry Based Process Skills
Self Directed Learning Competencies
Unleashing the Power of Self Directed Learning
Work Based Learning Plan Template - PDF


Listening Skills

Developing Listening Skills
Effective Listening Skills
Good VS Bad Listening
How Parents can Model Good Listening Skills
Interpersonal Listening Skills
Listening Quizzes -Cyber Listening Lab
Listening Self Assessment
Listening Skills
Listening Skills - CASAA
Listening Skills - TAMU
Speaking and Listening Activities

Speaking and Listening Strategies

Study Skills

Forget Me Not- Mnemonic Devices
Guide to Note Making 
Improving Your Study Skills
Information and Study Skills--Mind Tools
Links to a Better Education 
Memorize with Mnemonics
Memory and Learning
Memory Principles
Memory Skills - Improving Your Memory
Memory Skills
Memory Test
Mind Tools Memory Technology
Online Study Skills
Principles of Memory
Self Help Information- Study Skills
Study Guides- Testing Reading
Study Skill Guides
Study Skills and Learning Assistance
Study Skills Resources - How to Study
Study Skills Tutorials
Student Study Guide
Test Taking Tips
Thinking Skills
Vocabulary.com


Research Skills

6 Steps of Information Research
Teaching Library Research Skills
Research Skills
Research Skills Tutorial
Research Skills Tutorial
Seven Steps to Effective Library Research


Stress, Conflict, and Self Help

5 Ways to Cope with Crisis
Basics of Conflict Management
Campus Blues
Conflict Management Skills
Conflict Research Consortium - Colorado Edu
Conflict Resolution Gateway
Conflict Resolution Skills
Crisis Management Basics
Counseling Center Village
Emotional Wellness or Empowerment Chart
Health Directories for Additional Resources
Help Center - APA
How to Master Stress
How to Resolve Conflicts
If You are in Crisis - Nationwide Hotlines
Job Stress
Job Stress Network
National Association for Self Esteem
Positive Thinking VS Mental Misery
Psyche Central - Psychology, Support and Mental Health
Reducing Occupational Stress
Relaxation Tips
Resources for Dealing with Emotional Trauma
School Blues
Self Esteem and Employment
Self Growth- Self Improvement Online
Self Help Articles - UM Counseling Center
Self Help - Self Improvement by Yourself
Self Help - Student Counseling Pamphlet 
Self Help Fact Sheets - WSU Edu
Self Help Publications
Stress in the Workplace
Stress Management Resources
Uncommon Knowledge- Emotional Intelligence, Psychology

Workplace Blues

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