Posted: April 21, 2011 |

Category: Learning
Social bookmarking tools let users save their bookmarks and share them publicly. They also allow communities of users to look at websites and keep track of the ones they think are valuable. Some of these users are interested in adult basic education and literacy.
Posted: April 21, 2011 |

Categories: Essential skills, Learning
This free, interactive one-hour webinar focuses on different solutions to encourage organizations and employees to use leadership and coaching techniques to improve quality of developing and delivering services.
Posted: April 21, 2011 |

Category: Learning
As part of its Strategic Plan, Frontier College has announced it “will reach more learners by 2014 through bold leadership. We will achieve this by expanding our network of supporters and by demonstrating value and performance.”
Posted: April 21, 2011 |

Category: Learning
Money Matters is a unique, in-class program that brings financial experts/volunteer-tutors from TD Bank Group together with literacy practitioners to help adult learners understand finances and gain confidence in their day-to-day management.
Posted: April 21, 2011 |

Category: Learning
Elections Canada understands the importance of giving all Canadians equal opportunity to exercise their right to vote. That is why they have created a web section with information written in plain language. The site provides voters with important information regarding how to vote and voting eligibility.
Posted: April 19, 2011 |

Category: Learning
CREPUQ is calling attention to two key issues that Canada must address quickly and seriously if it hopes to maintain the competitive position of Canadian universities with regard to research.
Posted: April 19, 2011 |

Category: Learning
Cash-strapped students have a number of ways they can reduce their taxes now, as well as in the future, says CIBC’s tax and estate planning expert Jamie Golombek, in the third of a series of tax tips this month.
Posted: April 15, 2011 |

Category: Learning
ABC Life Literacy Canada is actively involved in social media as a way to engage and interact with its internal and external stakeholders, sponsors, donors and the community-at-large. With that in mind, it has recently produced Social Media Guidelines, a document which includes helpful tips and suggestions.
Posted: April 14, 2011 |

Category: Learning
More has to be done to teach young people about finances and it has to be done at home by parents willing to talk about money with a clarity and directness that now is lacking, says a financial analyst and newspaper columnist.
Posted: April 13, 2011 |

Category: Learning
International Adult Learners’ Week (IALW) received much support from literacy organizations across Canada as was indicated by the number of articles posted to the IALW news releases page on NALD.
Posted: April 12, 2011 |

Category: Learning
To change a culture of defeatism to a school-going culture among at-risk youth borders on the miraculous. Pathways to Education, a non-profit agency, has achieved just this kind of near-miracle in Toronto’s Regent Park, and is being replicated across the country.
Posted: April 12, 2011 |

Category: Learning
For people to want to read, they must see themselves in the story, which one Canadian author says has been a stumbling block for aboriginal youth.
Posted: April 11, 2011 |

Category: Learning
Volunteers are vital to effecting positive change for the organizations they support and that holds true in the field of literacy.
“Canada’s social and economic future lies in the continued educational growth of its citizens,” said Andrew Parkin, director general of CMEC. “Whether it is learning a new language, improving our literacy, or acquiring the skills needed for a new career, adult learning offers us the chance to grow as individuals and in doing so create positive change in our homes, communities and country.”
Posted: April 8, 2011 |

Category: Learning
ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to announce that Lesra Martin, Kamloops, B.C., resident, lawyer and motivational speaker, has joined the organization as the first-ever LEARN ambassador.
Posted: April 7, 2011 |

Category: Learning
“The federal government plays a central role in funding programs that aim to improve quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada,” said Zachary Dayler, national director of CASA. "The federal and provincial governments must work collaboratively toward a sustainable funding model that respects provincial and federal jurisdictions.”
Fifty adult learners will get help with the cost of post-secondary education in the upcoming year, thanks to the Successful Post-secondary Transition Scholarships program in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Posted: April 6, 2011 |

Category: Learning
If you learned to play a musical instrument as a child, you are more likely to go further in school, according to a new XM Canada / Leger Marketing survey.
Posted: April 5, 2011 |

Categories: Essential skills, Learning
In this inaugural issue of ‘Insights,’ OLES focuses on employer perceptions of workplace literacy and essential skills training.
Posted: April 4, 2011 |

Category: Essential skills
Building a qualified and skilled workforce to address the future demands of Newfoundland and Labrador’s labour market was the focus of an announcement at College of the North Atlantic’s Prince Philip Drive Campus during the Skills Canada - Annual Skilled Career Day.
Some of your favourite titles at Grass Roots Press are 10 per cent off from April 2 to 9, Adult Learners’ Week.
Posted: April 4, 2011 |

Category: Learning
Canada Post has announced that nominations for the 2011 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards are being accepted until June 3, 2011. Nominations can be made in two categories: Individual Achievement and Educator.
Through the learner area of its website, CLLN strives to strengthen the voice of learners across Canada. Complete with an audio component, the learner area features learner profiles, an interactive election feature and tips for writing letters.