learner enrolment sign up methods

[answerbanker]

I have an assignment to do and have brain freeze.
I have to write an article about how I would persuade totally unqualified workers to enter the world of education by enrolling on a course for in-work training.
What sort of things would I say to them to get them to change their attitude towards education ?
thank you

[cruciluver]

Well you would need to consider the reasons that most people work e.g. money, security, benefits etc and use these reasons in your arguments.
You should mention the fact that benefit payments can often be higher than the basic wage and show that you can think outside the box by looking at reasons why benefits may not be the best bet e.g. they are being cut, you will have to prove your entitlement so there is stress associated...
You could also try constructing an argument based on setting challenges - a lot of people are uneducated because they struggled at school due to some unknown condition like dyslexia or because they didn't get on with there teachers or even they were unlucky enough to attend a failing school. If you were to suggest that someone work out how much money they could earn in a month if they were paid £x a week and then say well that is what maths is for - I suppose I am trying to say give people a real world prospective on the education that seems like it has no use in the real world.
Just a few ideas to hopefully cure your writers block.

[answerbanker]

hi cruciluver
thankyou for your answer
i may have misled you a little as this is aimed at people who are already working and have the opportunity to participate in further education like the old nvqs
sorry
good ideas for the out of work tho hun

[boxtops]

One of the biggest hurdles is numeracy and literacy. To enrol in many courses now (e.g. NVQs) the applicant has to pass a basic literacy and numeracy test (which IS supported by the training provider) but this is a massive drawback to many people - who don't have basic skills, or who have basic but are not confident - since they have developed devious and skilled coping mechanisms over the years to disguise the fact that reading and number are difficult for them. You need to construct a very good persuasion about the benefits of enrolling in any course for these people - otherwise they will fall at the first hurdle, being reluctant to sign up in case their learning gaps are discovered. The big point for me is that my learners undertake these tests and are given support without it being made apparent to their employers - there is then no "shame" in finding reading and writing difficult, and they can go forward and complete the qualifications, with trainer support.
I find that it's not the desire for the qualification which is the drawback - it's the fear of not being able to do it, or to start and fail. That needs to be overcome very sensitively if this initiative is to succeed.

[answerbanker]

brilliant information boxtops - thankyou !