While the U.S. Labor Department maintains that the rapid changes and increasing complexity of electronic and organizational networks in the modern economy require above average writing, reading and math job skills, a recent survey found that 75% of employed adults have difficulties reading and/or writing. This alone, is estimated, to cost taxpayers and businesses $20 billion per year.

In Chicago, according to the U.S. Census, 35% of the 25 year old and over population has not completed high school, and close to half a million people do not speak or write English very well, the majority of whom are active in the labor force.

In an effort to partner with Chicago businesses to address the basic skills and English as a Second Language (ESL) needs of the labor force, we, at the Business and Industry Services Division of Harry S Truman College, are committed to designing and delivering state of the art Basic Skills and English as a Second Language for the Workplace training and consulting programs.

Basic Skills

•Literacy      •Reading      •Writing      •Math

Presently, Harry S Truman College runs the largest ESL program in the State of Illinois, providing quality education and the skills necessary for students to become self-directed and life-long learners to be able to participate, succeed and contribute to today's economy.

Taking advantage of Harry S Truman College's expertise in ESL, we, at the Business and Industry Services Division, design and deliver ESL programs in the following areas:

English as a Second Language for the Workplace

• Healthcare Industry
• Manufacturing Industry
• Frontline Workers
• Accent Reduction
• American Business Idioms
• ESL: Business Writing
• ESL for Professionals and Executives

We deliver Basic Skills and English as a Second Language for the Workplace training and consulting services in introductory, intermediate, or advanced formats with the following delivery methods:
- Trainer-Led                     - Web-Based (e-learning)
- Distance Learning             - Satellite-Based         - CD ROM

As part of the Business and Industry Services Division's commitment to providing Basic Skills and English as a Second Language for the Workplace training, the following training resources are made available to our clients:

• A Network of subject-matter trained and business experienced instructors and consultants to design and deliver customized training and consulting at your facility or our campus.
  
  
• A fleet of portable computers with state of the art ESL learning software programs.
  
  
• Modern ESL laboratories with the latest ESL teaching methodologies .

"Developing the job skills for today's economy
through customized training"

For more information contact:
The Business and Industry Services Division
Harry S Truman College at:
Phone: (773) 907 - 4367 Fax: (773) 907 - 4715
E-mail: trcustomtraining@ccc.edu