An Introduction to the World of Work

Introduction to the World of Work Synopsis We have subdivided the modules into personal and business since this seems a logical approach. Educationalists suggest an inductive approach to education is the best one where we go from the experience of the students to the underlying principles and therefore we have put in the personal modules first. The objective of all the modules is both to help people within schools or colleges to be faced with realistic choices which can be answered if necessary in the classroom but also to provide material which can be used by young people working on their own. Young people need to have transferable skills and some of these can be obtained by looking at the ways in which businesses approach them. It is therefore worthwhile trying to build up a portfolio of ways in which businesses have these approaches and to see which ones are effective and why, also which ones are totally misplaced.

David Spurling is an educational writer with considerable experience working with students and other young people. He is an experienced lecturer, having taught in a wide variety of schools and colleges. He is a script marker for ABMA, and a former A-level examiner for Labour Economics. He is currently the chairman of the international organisation Learning Through Cooperation Ltd, which aims to provide affordable education for those with a passion for learning. He set up a college in Kenya to provide educational assistance to a developing country. He is an author of 14 different educational text books to further his aim of providing affordable assistance to those taking exams. Having often worked with young people, David has come to realise just what knowledge all generations require to become successfully financially independent. These ideas are reflected in An Introduction to the World of Work.