Module1- “Reading Academic Texts”

REQUIRED OUTPUTS FOR WEEK 1 AND 2

I. Performance Task

THE IMPORTANCE OF SKILLED WORKERS IN ANY WORKFORCE

Skilled workers in the workforce are crucial for firms’ ability to put innovative
ideas into practice and increase productivity. Focus has traditionally been on high-level
skills, but intermediate-skilled technicians and wider workforce skills are also essential .
Skilled workers are an asset for any business as they play a large role in developing a
business’s reputation and ongoing success. If you’re lucky enough to have a strong team
who believe in your business and take pride in their work, it’s worth doing everything
you can to retain them so that your business will continue to thrive within a challenging
and rapidly changing economy. A skilled worker is someone who holds the necessary
qualifications to perform their role, and they consistently go above and beyond in the
performance of their duties.

Building a strong workforce is important in any business. Skilled workers, after all,
take a spotlight because of their exceptional work. With their skills and training, they
become an asset to any company. Skilled workers are popular for knowing how to do
certain jobs. You, as a business owner, can save money when they hire skilled workers
compared to unskilled ones because they can avoid errors. For example, a business owner
should hire a skilled worker who can manage heavy equipment
excavator. This will save them money than when they hire an unskilled worker because
an unskilled worker needs a lot of training and might even break the equipment due to a
lack of knowledge about it. Skilled workers do their best to reach deadlines and quotas.
They work hard to increase the productivity of the company. They know the ins and outs
of the business they work in so the workplace is a harmonious place where everyone is
trying their best to finish daily goals. They definitely know what they’re doing, and they
get a request for a task and then proceed. They might need some supervision, but their
abilities are good enough that their supervisors can leave them alone not worrying if they
can deliver the job. In the workforce of today, skilled workers are a necessity. Put simply,
any business which values productivity, efficiency, quality workmanship, loyalty and a
harmonious workplace should be investing in their employees by providing access to
further training, education, and new opportunities to expand their skill-set and move up
the ranks. In doing so, you will be investing in the success of your business whilst
enjoying a positive working relationship with your staff. Skilled workers have advanced
theoretical and practical knowledge, making it easier for them to overcome issues and
highlight inconsistencies within your business practices. They have the confidence to do
what is necessary, and the ability to solve problems as they arise instead will benefit your
entire team. Skilled workers improve workplace relations, as they will be able to get on
with the job at hand and work harmoniously with their colleagues. This makes for a
happier workplace, staff loyalty and reduced stress.
 In short, skilled workers are contributors to growing the company and increasing
their profitability. The output is greater and saving money can allow any business to
invest in other things that can build their branding like advertisements, product launching,
etc. Also, people who know what they’re doing are healthier. They don’t feel stressed that
they can’t get the results their bosses want. Hiring unfit workers for a job will only hold
back productivity. Both the unskilled workers and their bosses will just feel stressed if
they don’t meet quotas. This is bad for everyone in the workplace. Any workforce is
lucky to have a group of skilled workers. The contribution of this group is important for
productivity and equipment handling. With that, choosing the best-skilled workers for
any workforce can pave the way to making any company successful . Helping workers
develop skills and maintain them makes economic sense. Unskilled workers face
unemployment or must take unsteady low-wage jobs that offer little career growth. This
in turns reduces labor force productivity and limits economic investment. The private
sector can’t flourish when there isn’t a skilled workforce to sustain it. Contingent
workforces offer companies better solutions for common problems like how to execute
complex projects, which often arise unexpectedly and may have a short time frame for
execution. Without employees with the skills necessary to do innovative, often high-tech
work, new and expanded businesses could never get off the ground. That is why a region
that is to become a more successful cluster must not only have lots of entrepreneurs who
can start companies, but the availability of eager, dedicated, and talented workers who
have the energy and skills to bring innovative ideas to life.
II. Written work
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers. Do not write
anything on the test paper.

A. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if otherwise.

1. In summarizing academic texts, one technique is to delete things that are not
necessary to understanding. True
2. Chronological process or sequence is a text structure that provides explanations or
reasons for phenomena. False
3. Social language is the set of vocabulary that allows us to communicate with others in
the context of regular daily conversations. True
4. A well-organized academic text flows easily from one section to the next in a logical
fashion. True
5. The basic structure that is used by an academic text is consist of three (3) parts: the
introduction, body, and conclusion which is formal and logical. True

B. Directions: Identify whether the passage is academic or non-academic text. Write A if it

is academic and N if it is not.

6. Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of references as either
footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of academic text. A
7. Integration of technology in distance learning has revolutionized the learning process.
A
8. I think the best way to cope in this time of pandemic is to keep calm and be optimistic.
N
9. Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal
professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically
identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of
literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics. A
10.Paolo got confused that he registered for enrolment using the wrong link. N
C. Directions: Write a 2-3 sentences summary of the text “Understanding Calories” using
any technique of your choice. Be guided by the rubric below (5pts).

Concept – 3 pts
Convention – 1 pt
Creativity and organization – 1 pt
Total – 5 pts