Democracy at Work: Government Funding for Workplace Language Training

Hyatt Big Sur 

Lead Presenter:  Ingrid Greenberg
Co-Presenter:  Mary Edmunds

 Accurate communication is essential for employee safety, job training and promotion, coordination with co-workers, and customer satisfaction. A panel of workplace English teachers and program developers and fundraisers describe successful grant-funded, vocational English programs for immigrant workers as well as sources of government funding for workplace English training.

Panel:
Ingrid Greenberg, Associate Professor, VESL, San Diego Community College District
Mary Edmunds, ESL instructor, Interlink Training
Gina Weisenberg, Program Developer, Custom Corporate Communications
Randy Tillery, Program Developer and Fund raiser, Red Letter Consulting