National Adult Literacy Database

Chief financial officers who put most of their energy into number crunching are missing tremendous opportunities to contribute leadership and vision to their companies, according to a new study of Canadian CFOs.

Frontier College is getting ready for a busy summer of helping children in Aboriginal communities across Canada improve their reading skills. Staff in over 60 camps will work to keep youngsters motivated and improve their literacy skills by preventing reading loss that often occurs over the summer months.

The Dr. Alan Middleton Workplace Literacy and Learning Award recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievement in increasing workplace literacy and essential skills in their community.

Aboriginal trades training in B.C. received a major boost when a significant funding and research announcement was made by Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Mary Polak at an Industry Training Authority-sponsored National Aboriginal Day celebration at Klahowya Village in Stanley Park.

Apprenticeships in the skilled trades are essential to the success of every journeyperson - an individual who completes the combined education requirements and work experience - embarking on their often highly lucrative careers, says Jack Graham, academic chair of the electrical trades at SAIT.

As the struggle for employers to attract workers with the right skills grows, employees are feeling the pressure mount when it comes to their skills requirements and work responsibilities.

Approximately one of three (36 per cent) Canadian workers is seriously considering leaving their organization at the present time, up sharply from 26 per cent in 2006. Meanwhile, another 22 per cent are indifferent about leaving but are increasingly dissatisfied with their employers and yield the lowest scores on key measures of engagement.

The Assembly of First Nations has released a one-year status report on the national Call to Action on First Nation education, showcasing progress and partnerships in working toward fairness in education for First Nations and encouraging others to join the effort.

Don’t give up on education. ● Don’t take a school day for granted. ● Work hard.

Summer slide, the brain-drain that occurs during the holiday months when young people are out of class, can be a problem, especially for those who struggle in school.

Windsor’s job-shadowing program for people with disabilities began 20 years ago, although it was on sabbatical for the past four years, until being revived in 2011.

Canada’s employers are going into the summer a little more willing to bring in new hires than they were three months ago, according to a newly released quarterly hiring outlook.

A Harris Interactive poll commissioned by the Workforce Institute reveals that 48 per cent of people said commuting has a significant impact on their job satisfaction and 32 per cent considered the commute when they chose their current job.

NALD is pleased to announce that the ESL Literacy Network at Bow Valley College has won the 2011 Innovative Technology Award. The network was chosen for providing ESL literacy practitioners with access to innovative online resources that inform classroom instruction and support ongoing professional development.

Tweets and ‘likes’ are becoming more beneficial to business, a new Robert Half Technology survey suggests. More than four in 10 (44 per cent) of chief information officers surveyed said they permit employees to use social media sites like Twitter and Facebook on the job as long as it’s for business purposes.