National Adult Literacy Database

Sign Up Now, a UK outreach initiative from NIACE, encourages all adults to take up learning during 2011, which is also the European Year of Volunteering.

Tom Sticht, international consultant in adult education, writes about his memories of Canada and the time he spent travelling with Charles Ramsey, NALD’s former executive director.

Increasingly Canadians are faced with a complex array of financial decisions to make in their everyday lives, from choosing a mortgage and retirement planning to managing consumer debt and funding for post-secondary education.

Start 2011 off right by resolving to succeed in your studies. These 10 suggestions can help.

Family Literacy Day activity book available free online thanks to support from HSBC Bank Canada.

The Teaching Toolbox is a video series which was produced by Literacy Nova Scotia for the Nova Scotia Practitioner Training and Certification Program. Each video highlights or demonstrates a practical teaching technique that can be used with adult learners.

In a survey conducted in early November by Harris/Decima on behalf of Canada Post, eight out of 10 Canadians expressed a strong preference for receiving a holiday card in the mail.

Statistics Canada has released a new issue of its free, online publication Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada. The issue contains an article on ‘trade qualifiers’ in the skilled trades and another on trends in age composition in post-secondary education.

ABC Life Literacy Canada is looking to turn Canada orange in support of Family Literacy Day as a new interactive, events-tracking map is unveiled online at FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.

Young Chinese students in Shanghai, a partner city in the education assessment program of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), outshined its members in reading literacy with the highest mean score, according to a report released by the Paris-based organization on Tuesday.

The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC) wants interested Maritime university students to apply to become a member of an advisory committee.

As of mid-November, Canada had only given $150 million of the $500 million promised towards Haiti’s reconstruction. When we make good on the rest, schools need to be a major focus of reconstruction in order to empower the populace.

When looking for career and job search information, never underestimate the scope and value of the resources available at your local public library.

Over the past decade, study after study has found that students who are quizzed on new material recall significantly more of it compared with students who aren’t.

Ontario’s university libraries appear to be bearing a sizable share of the cuts as universities grapple with budget cutbacks. A new report, based on a questionnaire sent to academic librarians, describes widespread staffing reductions, neglect of library collections and delays in technology investments.