Hello Csdrale,
American businesses spend $3.1 billion annually on teaching their
employees to write.
Excerpt from The New York Times:
?A recent survey of 120 American corporations reached a similar
conclusion. The study, by the National Commission on Writing, a panel
established by the College Board, concluded that a third of employees
in the nation's blue-chip companies wrote poorly and that businesses
were spending as much as $3.1 billion annually on remedial training.?
The New York Times: December 7, 2004
http://donswaim.com/nytimes.email.html
Writing training is a $3.1 billion industry.
?The College Board published a report on the status of writing
training in companies (Writing: A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket
Out, A Survey of Business Leaders. September 14, 2004.). The report
states that companies are spending $3.1 billion dollars annually
training their employees to write, usually in workshops. However, it
is apparent that employees are not learning how to write because the
companies continue to spend $3.1 billion annually on training. The
primary reason is, as the report concludes, "writing skills cannot be
developed quickly or easily." A two- or three-day workshop simply will
not teach enough writing skills to have an impact on most employees'
writing.?
Writing Trainers
http://www.writingtrainers.com/
Writing: A Ticket to Work... Or a Ticket Out
A Survey of Business Leaders
?Advanced technology in the workplace is requiring employees to write
more than ever before, a recent survey of leading American businesses
reveals. Writing: A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket Out is the second
report to Congress and the nation from the National Commission on
Writing for America's Families, Schools, and Colleges. Especially in
those business sectors with the most projected growth, writing is
critical for success, yet businesses say that many college graduates
don't have the writing skills they need.?
Writing Commission
http://www.writingcommission.org/
?More than 40 percent of responding firms offer or require training for salaried
employees with writing deficiencies. Based on the survey responses, it appears that
remedying deficiencies in writing may cost American firms as much as $3.1 billion
annually. ?We?re likely to send out 200?300 people annually for skills-upgrade
courses like ?business writing? or ?technical writing.?
Download the full report here: Writing: A Ticket to Work... Or a Ticket Out
A Survey of Business Leaders
http://www.writingcommission.org/prod_downloads/writingcom/writing-ticket-to-work.pdf
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I hope this is helpful.
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
