New Brunswick headlines
CMEC releases report - third in a series - on reading strategies and achievement
Posted: December 20, 2012 | 
Category: Learning
CMEC has just published PCAP-13 2007: Report on Reading Strategies and Reading Achievement, the third in a series of research projects in which the PCAP-13 2007 data set is used to examine questions of interest to educational policy-makers and practitioners in Canada. It focuses on the factors that contribute to the performance of 13-year-old Canadian students in reading.
Key Policy Issues in Aboriginal Education: A new report from Canada's ministers of education (PDF)
Posted: December 20, 2012 |
Category: Learning
CMEC has just published a new report that examines how better data and evidence can be developed to support jurisdictions' efforts to improve the academic achievement and attainment of Aboriginal students in provincial and territorial elementary and secondary schools.
Whether you’re a young person who recently graduated, just getting your career started or finally moving out on your own, it can be hard to keep track of your personal finances. Some of the biggest mistakes are also the most common and can seriously cost you in the long term. Here are the top 10, along with some tips on how to avoid them.
Jobs Alert: Ottawa enhancing program to connect Canadians with available jobs
Posted: December 14, 2012 |
Category: Labour market
“The new, enhanced Job Alerts system is being introduced to improve and strengthen the job information made available to Canadians,” said Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley. “We are pleased to launch this system in January and begin better helping people find employment opportunities in their area, from a variety of sources.”
IT worker shortage has serious implications for Canada: columnist
Posted: December 13, 2012 |
Category: Labour market
"Things are moving extremely quickly in analytics, social business, smarter commerce and security,” says Les Rechan, general manager of business analytics at IBM. “What we’ve found here … is that technology becomes the Number 1 challenge for CEOs.”
New international study shows Canada promotes culture of literacy at home, at school
Posted: December 11, 2012 |
Category: Learning
Canadian parents and teachers are succeeding at creating an environment at home and at school that promotes good reading skills among children, according to reports released today by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). But while the reports show that Canadian Grade 4 students perform well in reading by international standards, there remains room for improvement.
Electronic Library NB receives $100,000 donation for new eBooks and audio books
Posted: December 10, 2012 |
Category: Learning
The New Brunswick Public Library Service has received a donation of $100,000 from the New Brunswick Public Libraries Foundation for the purchase of new eBooks and downloadable audio books. The Electronic Library New Brunswick has been growing in popularity since it was created in 2010. The gift is the largest allocation the foundation has made to the electronic library and will enable it to augment the collection by about 4,000 titles.
Employment numbers up by 59,000 in November: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
Posted: December 7, 2012 |
Category: Labour market
Following little change in October, employment rose by 59,000 in November, the result of an increase in full-time work. The unemployment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 7.2 per cent.
NALD Glossary features over 300 terms applicable to adult learning, workplace, essential skills
Posted: December 6, 2012 |
Category: Essential skills
Take time to view NALD's Glossary and you’ll soon discover how much ground it covers in the fields of learning, essential skills and workplace/workforce development. It’s also worth exploring if your organization is going through a period of change and you need to be reminded of key elements that factor into daily routines.
Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) seeking applicants for volunteer board position
Posted: December 5, 2012 |
Category: Learning
Over the past few years Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) has undergone a number of changes. One of the most recent changes has been the transition from a representational board to a skills-based board. CLLN is currently seeking applicants for one of 10 board positions.
Sick days: Differences reported in how they're used in public vs. private sector - report
Posted: December 4, 2012 |
Category: Labour market
Public sector employees in Canada take nearly five more sick, disability and personal days per year than Canadians working in the private sector, at an annual cost of up to $3.5 billion, says a report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
State of the L/ES field report from Canadian Literacy and Learning Network
Posted: December 3, 2012 |
Category: Essential skills
The purpose of the State of the Literacy and Essential Skills Field report is to provide an overview of Literacy and Essential Skills across Canada from the unique perspective of CLLN and its national network partners, the provincial and territorial literacy coalitions. This is the first national environmental scan to be conducted by CLLN and as such it will inform the direction of future scans and will be the basis of further work to show how the Literacy and Essential Skills field is responding
to trends.
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