What people think of Skilled to go
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Skilled to go was piloted in two further education colleges during January to March 2008. Staff and students at Glasgow College of Nautical Studies in Glasgow and at City and Islington College in London evaluated the Buying and selling and Technology modules, and gave their suggestions for how the content could be improved. We have revised Skilled to go for the launch, taking on board much of this feedback. Students who took part in the pilot were studying on literacy, ESOL, numeracy and life skills courses.
This is a selection of the views of people who took part. A full report of the pilot project will be available later in the summer 2008.
Teachers on the toolkit‘Very useful and fit for purpose!’
‘Visually appealing, easy to follow’
‘Accessible for ESOL students’
‘Will use it in the future’
‘Students frequently commented that they had learned something new’
‘All of my ESOL students felt more confident’
‘It encouraged discussion’
‘The listening activities/ videos were appropriate for entry levels’
‘Students very engaged and spurred lots of discussion’
‘Lots of variation of activities’
‘My students loved them!’
‘Students were not aware of how to complain beforehand’
‘I didn’t know about small print on a contract before signing it’
‘I’ve learned how to take back a faulty DVD’
‘I have enjoyed learning…how to approach sales assistants’
‘The group activities because I like working in groups’
‘I have now gained the knowledge and confidence to confront a sales assistant if I have any concerns or complaints’
‘Doing the buying and selling on eBay’
‘Learning more about my rights’
‘I have a bit more confidence to speak to sales assistants with the rights I have’
‘Very good to help me in my life and for my future’
‘I took my son’s school shoes for an exchange when I did not have the receipt – and they did it’
‘I went to two different stores and worked out the prices for one product and which was the cheapest and best quality’
‘My boyfriend’s phone was faulty when it arrived and the company refused to exchange it. I made my boyfriend aware of his rights and he is in the process of trying to exchange it.’
‘I tried to find some cheaper prices on the internet for my ticket to Belgium’
‘I know not to let sales assistants make my choices’
‘I told my brother about small print on the contract’
'I try working out how much I can spend on something I like’
‘I had to return a kettle to Argos because it stopped after two days and I got a replacement’
‘I know who I can turn to for help’
‘I now compare prices to get a better deal’
‘Returned my cap in a shop – I got a replacement’
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