 Number Skills for Care Workers  Talking about how much, how often


Some titles, for example, Physical Health present key information in plain English about health topics such as blood pressure, temperature and heart functioning and so would be accessible to staff with ESOL needs. Other titles explore the way care workers need to be able to use both formal and conversational language to discuss topics like bodily functions and so are also relevant to the needs of migrant workers.


E learning modules


(e) E learning modules


As part of the AIMER-funded Skills for Life awareness courses in Essex care homes trainers have had an opportunity to evaluate a sample e learning module


developed using a software package called Xerte. Xerte was developed for use by teachers and trainers who wish to create their own e learning materials but do not feel they have the technical expertise to create them. The module illustrates some interesting ways in which training materials can be presented in accessible ways for migrant workers and other staff with literacy or ESOL needs. Trainers valued the way such modules -


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