Course details

This course is for adult learners who need English to:

  • handle basic survival needs for very routine social demands;
  • understand simple phrases containing familiar vocabulary, spoken slowly with frequent repetition;
  • interpret simple directions, schedules, signs, maps and menus;
  • fill out forms and write short, simple notes and messages based on familiar situations;
  • handle jobs and/or training that involve basic oral and written instructions and diagrams.

Course Outline

The course integrates Reading and Writing skills and covers the following:

  1. Writing job application and resumes
  2. Taking effective telephone messages
  3. Writing effective email messages, letters and reports
  4. Creating survey forms
  5. Describing a situation
  6. Writing persuading advertisements
  7. Writing supporting statement, organizing passages
  8. Paraphrasing and summarizing information

Requirements

Trainee must pass the Pre-Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) to determine their workplace literacy & numeracy level

How will I be assessed?

  • All trainees for Workplace Literacy (WPL) are required to sit for a Pre-Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) assessment to evaluate their language proficiency levels before they are recommended to the different levels for class.
  • The CAT assessment is computer-based and consist of four components - Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.
  • After the completion of the training, all trainees are required to sit for a Post-Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) assessment to assess their improvements Statement of Attainment (SOA) from Workplace Development Agency (WDA)

Will I recieve a certificate of completion?

Statement of Attainment (SOA) from Workplace Development Agency (WDA) for Workplace Literacy

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About NTUC Learninghub

NTUC LearningHub Private Limited was corporatised in 2004 with the mission to enhance the lifelong employability of Singapore’s workforce by providing high quality, innovative products and affordable learning. The training programmes provided by NTUC LearningHub comprise Infocomm Technology, Professional IT Certificates, Soft Skills & Literacy, Workplace Safety & Health, Employability Skills System, Customer Service Training, Trades, Cleaning, WSQ Security and Manufacturing Skills. To date, it has trained more than 1,000,000 executives and working adults, and has worked with more than 10,000 companies to identify training needs, define curriculum roadmaps and deliver contemporary training programmes. The organization has evolved to meet the burgeoning training needs of Singaporeans to continuously keep pace with the dynamic business economy.

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