'Skilled to go'

OFT Toolkit

The Office of Fair Trading has a free web based toolkit for adult education that uses everyday consumer situations as contexts for learning literacy and numeracy. Key features of Skilled to go include: - curriculum referencing - expanded teachers' notes - learner materials updated to reflect changes in consumer law - index for each module listing every activity Skilled to go – free, updated teacher resources based on everyday consumer situations Produced by the Office of Fair Trading and developed with LLU+ at London South Bank University, Skilled to go uses real life examples, such as writing a letter of complaint or switching energy providers, to develop literacy, ESOL and numeracy alongside consumer knowledge. You can: - visit www.oft.gov.uk/skilledtogo to download free updated materials published in March 2011 and ensure that consumer information and advice sources are accurate for 2011-12 - find our more about how teachers are using Skilled to go in practice in the recent research report published in March 2011 http://tinyurl.com/6ebk3mg - book a free workshop for teachers to learn more about Skilled to go activities and how to access the online materials. These take place at your organisation and last ninety minutes. http://tinyurl.com/69xnxou "I found the STG workshop I attended incredibly useful. We were given sample materials and taught how we could use and adapt them for our classes. It's helpful for people who are new to using Skilled to go, or people who are already registered on the site and using materials in part." Email: toolkitupdate@oft.gsi.gov.uk