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Reading the signs
This section shows you some of the ways of identifying poor basic skills in your workforce.
- Telltale Signs
- The Fear Cycle
Telltale Signs
It is often difficult to recognise that underperformance and human error in the workplace can be signs of basic skills issues among staff. However, systematically looking for the signals of Skills for Life needs can give management an additional weapon in the armoury to improve productivity. It may be better to brush up specific basic skills needed to do the job than to put it extra monitoring processes, involving further managerial or supervisory time.
Some of the main Telltale Signs are shown below:
Spotting these signals is often the beginning of the process of identifying individual development needs. For more information, register with us and talk to the SkillWorks team, who can put you in touch with one of our specialist training partners
The Fear Cycle
The national and regional statistics strongly indicate that most businesses will have employees who have basic literacy and numeracy needs. Millions of working adults are therefore caught in a Fear Cycle. Employees are often afraid to admit they struggle in the basics for fear of ridicule, being treated differently or even possibly losing their jobs.
Your training partner can help you to drive activities to overcome the potential stigma attached to Skills for Life Fear Cycle.
