Workplace basics

This book is designed to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of the 16 skills that employers believe are workplace basics. Part One centers on the economic importance of the 16 skills and provides a theoretical basis for why these skills are important. Part Two discusses the foundation skill, learning to learn, on which all other skills are based. Part Three explores reading, writing, and computation, the skills on which technical competence is built. Part Four deals with oral communication and listening, the skills that enable people to communicate effectively on the job. Part…