National Adult Literacy Database

Bad experiences at work may not make employees sick on their own but they can increase the odds of a sick call, according to new research out of Sweden.

Voting is your way to choose an individual to represent you in Canada’s Parliament. By making your choice, you are exercising one of your fundamental democratic rights.

This study kit includes literacy activities that can be used with adult learners during an election period. The focus is on helping learners make informed decisions about the election and, at the same time, develop their vocabulary and their understanding of elections and the democratic process.  

Educational Testing Service (ETS) furthered its continuing mission of expanding educational opportunities and driving innovation in assessment in the final months of 2010, when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted five more patents to nonprofit ETS, bringing to 12 the number of patents ETS received last year.

The Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC) applauds the Ontario government's decision to invest $44 million over the next three years in literacy and basic skills. OLC's President and Chair, Trudy Lothian, says, "It is wonderful that Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and this government is investing in adult literacy and essential skills.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 29, 2011) - CSTD's Competencies for Training and Development Professional's has been adopted by organizations across Canada, including one of the nation's largest employers, as the internal standard of practice for workplace training and development professionals.

Canada's ICT sector, representing the country's information, communications and technology employment base, is facing alarming skills and labour shortages in the next five years.

How an organization handles conflict in the workplace can have huge consequences including the inability to attract and retain top talent at a time when long-term labour shortages are being forecasted as baby boomers retire.

In celebration of International Adult Learners’ Week happening across Canada April 2-9, ABC Life Literacy Canada will travel to Edmonton March 30-April 1 as part of a media and PR Tour.

Carolyn Dewa, a leading expert in mental health economics, will examine whether there is a financial benefit or business case for companies and organizations to implement mental illness anti-stigma and mental health promotion programs in the workplace.

A Vancouver-area woman has been awarded nearly $30,000 after winning a human rights case against her boss who harassed her with a series of sexually suggestive and abusive text messages.

Children as young as 11 should be expected to read 50 books a year as part of a national drive to improve literacy standards, says Britain’s education secretary. He adds that academic demands placed on English schoolchildren have been “too low for too long.”

Lack of employee engagement is a major problem in many organizations, according to a national survey of human resources professionals. Workers in government and business sectors are more problematic in this regard than those in the education field and the not-for-profit sector.

With March being Fraud Prevention Month in Canada, it’s a good time to go over some of the precautions we should take when posting personal information online, even when it’s not financial data.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) supports the activities of its partners by promoting national and provincial/territorial events in the fields of adult literacy and education, family literacy, workplace learning and essential skills. One of these key occasions is International Adult Learners’ Week (IALW) being observed this year from April 2 to 9.