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Customized Workplace Spanish instruction
- Easy to use language materials and workshops require
NO prior knowledge of Spanish.
- The 8 to 24 hour classroom instruction is customized
for your company's needs.
- Programs are available in customer service, management,
medical and allied health, public safety, criminal
justice, and more!
Workplace Basics
- Nearly 60 percent of Siouxland's residents whose
first language is Spanish speak English "less
than very well." (2000 Census)
- 19 percent of Siouxland's population over 18 did
not graduate from high school (2000 Census)
- According to Iowa's Adult Literacy Survey, 22-25
percent of adults in Iowa are at the second lowest
levels of literacy.
- More than 40 percent of the U.S. workforce and
more than 50 percent of high school graduates
do not have the basic skills to do their job.
(Bloom/Lafler, Turning Skills into Profit:
Economic Benefits of Workplace Education Programs,
1999)
- Bottom line, American businesses are estimated
to lose more than $60 billion in productivity
each year due to employees's lack of basic skill.
Resources WITCC Can Provide
- Customized English Literacy Training
- Math, Reading, Writing Assessment
- Customized Basic Skills Training
- GED
Businesses offering Workplace Spanish and Workplace
Basics may enjoy a decrease in employee turnover and
reduced absenteeism. Skilled workers exhibit greater
pride and competence in the job.
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