Core Skills training gives NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde staff the chance to brush up on core writing, reading, number and computing skills used every day. The service is free and confidential. You can get help one-to-one or in a group. You may be referred by your line manager.
Benefits of workplace learning – everyone benefits from more confident and capable staff!
Examples of skills staff have chosen to work on:
Reading
notes, letters, forms, memos, emails, newspaper & magazine articles, books
work instructions, policies, invoices & orders, job training information, payslip
timesheets, rotas, charts, tables, directions, timetables
Spelling and Writing
writing notes, letters, emails, spelling, punctuation, grammar, using tenses
taking phone messages, organising your ideas, proof reading, filling in forms, charts, rotas, timesheets
accident reports, updating files & records, support workers competency portfolio
Numbers and Calculations
IV drug calculations, clinical & non-clinical calculations
+ ÷ − x % decimal points, fractions
understanding and checking your payslip
using the 12 & 24 hour clocks, calculating time
measuring, filling in charts and tables
money – paying by cash & checking your change
understanding & paying bills, writing cheques
understanding timetables for public transport & planning journeys
fluid balance charts, height & weight conversions
unit conversions (g to mg)
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