National Adult Literacy Database

This year the International LitCam Conference, Literacy and Gender“ will take place on 7th and 8th of October 2013 in Frankfurt. Cooperation partners will be, amongst others, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning.

A new study says most organizations are poorly prepared to usher in a new generation of leaders as the silver tsunami of baby boomers heads for retirement. About 41% of the 100 global executives surveyed by Odgers Berndtson said their organizations are ready for the cultural changes that will take place as current leaders are replaced by employees from Generation X and Y.

While much progress has been made across Canada in reducing the high-school dropout rate, the progress is much slower among certain groups, including Aboriginal students, those in rural areas, and young men. The authors of this article examine what is known about factors affecting high-school completion, and look at ways to encourage all students to complete high school.

The following strategic orientations emerged at the summit as key to helping Canada regain its leading edge in a competitive economy: addressing development of literacy and essential skills as a national priority; raising the quality of practice; and integrating ES assessment and upskilling in college technical programs.

The recruitment push is primarily in response to a jump in large-scale infrastructure projects in the Western provinces, but there is an anticipated increase in work in areas including the Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec as major infrastructure projects begin.

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) is a Canadian nonprofit organization, founded in 1986, that helps low-income earners gain financial independence through financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and asset building.

This podcast is the fifth in a series of eight prepared by the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) in Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). The series outlines the research on numeracy that is part of the Essential Skills Research Project, undertaken to improve the current measurement framework for those skills.

How can Canada's educational institutions ensure that students are career-ready when they graduate? George Brown College will play host May 8 to the 2013 Polytechnics Canada Conference, bringing together leading national and international experts in polytechnic and applied education.

This fact sheet focuses on the role of parents in helping children develop literacy skills.

Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador is inviting its members to itsr Annual General Meeting, Saturday, June 1, 2013.