Resources > Workforce Demonstration Activities > Transportation & Communication

Reading 3, 4 & 5, Writing 3, 4 & 5, Numeracy 3, 4 & 5, Speak and Listen 4 & 5

1. Activity 13 - Travel Counsellor
   Student is a travel counsellor, planning a tour and presenting plans to students role-playing clients.
2. Activity 14 - Trucker
   Student reads and answers questions from Dangerous Goods: A Trucker's Guide.
3. Activity 15 - Courier Driver
   Student learns basic math, currency, percents, ratios, some geometry to solve 'courier' problems.
4. Activity 16 - Taxi Driver
   Student is a taxi driver who writes an incident report and is interviewed about a robbery.
5. Activity 17 - Transit Driver
   Student reads story about a bus driver's day, complete forms based on it.
6. Activity 18 - Maintenance
   Student writes proposal re:maintenance shop training, makes presentation to 'management'.
7. Activity 19 - Transit Office
   Student reads a memo, schedule, MSDS, fills out forms, and answers questions.
8. Activity 20 - Dispatcher
   Student is a transit dispatcher who meets with drivers to explain about course they must take.
9. Activity 21 - Switchboard
   Student looks up information in phone book and Internet directories.
10. Activity 22 - Shipper
    Student reads letters about shipping/receiving and responds by writing more letters.
11. Activity 23 - Marina
    Student tells family (teacher) about three local tourist opportunities.
12. Activity 24 - Newspaper Office
    Student interviews customer (teacher) creates 3 newspaper ads, writes proposal to customer.