Workforce Education

Literacy DuPage provides customized, on-site, practical English classes designed to meet the specific needs of your workforce.

The success of your business depends on the successes and skills of your employees. Whether your day-to-day business concern is safety, productivity, customer service, or even employee morale, you may already recognize the importance of your employees’ ability to communicate in English and perform basic math computations.

However, if you have a workforce struggling with low-level literacy skills, Literacy DuPage may have a solution that will impact your bottom line!

What is Workforce Education?

Workforce Education consists of customized literacy and basic math computation classes held at your worksite and designed to provide effective communication tools for your workforce. The return on your investment will include:

Increased productivity

Decreased number of workplace accidents

Decreased number of workplace errors

Improved customer satisfaction

Increased rate of promotability of employees

Decreased employee turnover

Improved employee morale

Let Us Design a Program Just for You

Literacy DuPage has over 35 years of experience providing customized literacy instruction. That means using real-life materials appropriate to everyday situations. Our instructors know how to create lessons that are of immediate use to your employees. We’ll develop a curriculum based on the communications needs in your industry, including the use of your company’s own terminology and documentation.

Here's how it works.

Step 1 Needs Assessment

We’ll determine the communications needs of your workplace through discussions with supervisors and managers. We’ll also ask you for examples of industry appropriate print materials and documentation.

Then we’ll assess the general skills levels of your employees and determine their communication goals.

Step 2 Curriculum Development

Based on the results of the needs assessment, we’ll develop a curriculum with competency objectives specific to your work-related communications. Your company’s terminology and documents can be the basis for each lesson.

Step 3 On-Site Classes

Classes will be provided at your workplace according to a schedule that works for you.

Classes are typically 1½ to 2 hours long, once or twice a week, for eight to twelve weeks.

Classes may be held during employees’ regular work schedule, or at another time that is more convenient for you and the employees.

Step 4 Evaluation and Reporting

At the conclusion of the course, employees will be assessed and evaluated on their progress toward competency objectives. We’ll provide you with a written report that will detail the tangible progress in your workers’ skills.

Our Commitment to the Community

As a community-based not-for-profit, our mission is to improve the lives of DuPage county residents. Our workforce programs not only improve the lives of your employees, but also the lives of their families.

Any additional revenue realized through workplace education programs is fed back into our community education programs.

What Our Clients Say

"Our program has been a tremendous success. Through improved communication, employees now have more self-confidence and a better understanding of their role within the company."

- Ball Horticultural Company

“We are impressed with the customized workplace education program that Literacy DuPage designed to address our special needs. Their flexibility to accommodate our work schedule and their commitment to using relevant learning materials helps prepare our employees for career development as well as enhance their everyday life skills. Our employees enter class with enthusiasm and exit smiling.”

- Central DuPage Health

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