National Adult Literacy Database

PETIT-ROCHER (CNB) - Forty-six volunteers received recognition awards today for their work on a literacy centre pilot project at two School District 5 schools.

The majority of deaf children are born or adopted into hearing, speaking families whose members do not know signed language, but these children need a visually accessible communicative and linguistic environment if they are to develop to their full potential.

In 2009, 80% of Canadians aged 16 and older, or 21.7 million people, used the Internet for personal reasons, up from 73% in 2007 when the survey was last conducted.

The Centre for Family Literacy has announced international speakers for its Cultivating Connections Family Literacy Conference set for July 15-17 in Edmonton, Alberta.

By Tom Sticht International Consultant in Adult Education The 1993 report Adult Literacy in America, based on the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), led the U. S. Department of Education to claim that almost half of America’s adults were functionally illiterate. A decade later, the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) reiterated that claim. There can be no doubt that functional illiteracy maims the ability of adults to achieve well in contemporary life.

Aboriginal women today are outpacing men in education and succeeding in their careers. However, they also occupy the bottom rungs of society's ladder when it comes to suffering poverty, racism and domestic abuse.

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, has invited the Organization’s Member States to submit two nominations for the 2010 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. These prizes are awarded in recognition of innovative and successful results in the field of literacy throughout the world.

The HR Council for the Non-profit Sector has devised a diagnostic tool to help non-profit organizations evaluate their current performance in a number of human resources areas.

WINNIPEG, MB - The University of Winnipeg has been selected to become the international hub for the study of Indigenous peoples and communities joining a prestigious world-class network of universities.

Premier Brad Wall is inviting Saskatchewan residents to nominate a literacy leader for the sixth annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award.

STRATFORD, ON, May 3 /CNW/ - Canada needs to act swiftly to ensure we can participate and prosper in the future economy driven by innovation, becoming a 'Launch Lab' attracting investment and intellectual capital, says Tony Chapman, Canadian media entrepreneur and a keynote speaker at the upcoming Canada 3.0 2010 digital media forum May 10-11 in Stratford.

Do you wish the people in your organization felt engaged in their work? Do you want an organization where people have entrepreneurial excitement about what they do each day? Or, perhaps you have an organization made up mostly of volunteers and you want to spread the work around so that just a few people don’t carry the load?