National Adult Literacy Database

The federal government will assist two programs on Prince Edward Island that are geared towards improving the well-being of women: Women Moving Forward to Economic Stability and Recruitment of Women into Non-Traditional Work.

Through the Ministry of Advanced Education’s Nurses Education Bursary, 109 students in nursing programs across British Columbia will receive a total of $218,000 in bursaries this summer.

The second annual Essential Skills Day will take place on September 23, 2011 during Learn@Work Week. This day raises awareness of the nine essential skills and looks at the importance of skills training in the workplace.

The Business Link and its funding partners are pleased to announce an Alberta-wide initiative to promote immigrant entrepreneurs…

“We want newcomers to be able to use their skills as soon as possible in Canada and work to their full potential,” said Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. “It’s good for them and good for the Canadian economy.

It’s the most dangerous game you can play with a job offer: reject it. Bluff. Tell them to add a couple pounds to the paycheque if they want your services.

This assistance will enable YES to continue offering services, including personalized counselling, business management training, networking and mentoring programs, to help the region’s youth in their efforts to start up a business.

Skilled interviewers will ask open-ended questions to get at what makes you tick, to probe your personality, your work ethic and other hard-to-quantify traits.

A survey of employees’ Web-surfing habits found that 52 per cent of the 2,500 people queried were pretty sure others use their personal portable devices to look for new jobs.

Richard Eben-Ebeneau grew up with first-hand knowledge of the trades since his father was a dual ticket instrument-electrical journeyperson. "I considered other careers in high school, but I decided on the trades as I enjoyed the intellectual challenge of the electrical-instrumental field and the pay was great," said Richard.

The funding will enable 12 individuals to be employed with the Humber Community YMCA in Corner Brook as team leaders and site coordinators to work in partnership with the Western School District; (..) to help plan prevention programs, as well as provide practical supports, educational material and information sessions (…)

Unemployed older workers in small communities in Nova Scotia will benefit from two projects jointly funded by the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia. These projects will help participants to develop their skills and get back into the workforce.

The recent announcement of continued job growth in Canada is in stark contrast to the more deeply rooted challenges facing our national labour market, said CAW President Ken Lewenza.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of its new CEO.

In today’s competitive job market, taking two months to fill an open position may seem improbable. However, a recent survey found it typically takes eight weeks for employers in the legal field to fill management-level legal positions and six weeks to fill staff-level roles.