VETsteps supports Workplace Literacies. The content outlines the links between literacy and success in the workplace. It also highlights the literacy demands of working in various industries by providing a number of easy to apply strategies to help students recognise the application of different workplace illiteracies, and to help VET teachers and trainers to prepare students for new work profiles and practices.
This resource offers practical approaches, processes and strategies that teachers and trainers need in order to support students in preparing to demonstrate the communication skills demanded by the world of work and also in accessing vocational education and training.
In Section 1 a series of proformas are provided for teachers to carry out literacy tasks related to VET requirements .The logbook in section 2 serves as a ready reckoner for teachers to consult as they implement the skills and understandings required in VET.