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.

FREDERICTON (CNB) – Library card holders can now check out and download audiobooks and eBooks anytime, anywhere by visiting the New Brunswick Public Library Service website.

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.

Would you like an opportunity to become part of the Research-in-Practice (RiP) movement in Saskatchewan? Training is available in January of 2011.

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.

The Canadian government recognizes nine essential skills that are used in nearly every occupation and throughout daily life in different ways. Literacy BC has amusing skill-boosting activities you could try during the month of December.

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.

Nine communities from across Saskatchewan will share in $385,000 in funding under the SaskSmart Innovations Fund to support the implementation of their community literacy plans.

“These renewals will strengthen OISE’s capacity for leading-edge research, create opportunities for OISE students and faculty, enhance our profile as a world leader in research, and increase our potential to impact people’s lives in and through education,” says OISE Professor and Dean Julia O’Sullivan.

This position includes running a busy office, as well as assisting with the management of the 2012 Pan Northern Gathering. Deadline: December 17, 2010

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.

FREDERICTON (CNB) – The provincial government is establishing a ministerial advisory committee on positive learning environments as a first step in creating a united stand against bullying.