National Adult Literacy Database

FREDERICTON, N.B. - The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has issued a call for nominations for its second annual NALD Innovative Technology Award. NALD established the award in 2010 to bring greater visibility to an exemplary or innovative technology product, project or service that benefits the field of adult literacy and essential skills.

Deadline to apply: February 4, 2011 Literacy Alberta is a provincial membership based non‐profit charity working to raise literacy levels in Alberta. We build capacity in individuals, organizations, workplaces and communities. We influence decision makers and we raise awareness of literacy issues provincially and nationally. Literacy Alberta is growing and we are currently accepting applications for a Project Manager/Facilitator.

Ipsos Reid research shows that 50 per cent of Canadian parents lack confidence in helping their children with reading, writing and math homework.

With funding from the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Literacy Link Eastern Ontario has completed four bilingual occupational curricula based on the essentials skills, and is seeking community partners to field-test the materials.

University researchers have found a systematic relationship between the first letter of a person's childhood last name and the speed at which they take advantages of opportunities to queue up. The study findings have been printed in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Almost half the literacy training that’s available to people living in Waterloo Region and Wellington County (Ontario) will disappear by the end of March, agencies warn.

Ontario's libraries, school boards, colleges and universities have been collaborating to provide a wide range of electronic French-language products and services across the province, and Knowledge Ontario, a not-for-profit collaborative, coordinates these initiatives.

The Frontier College New Readers Bookstore carries titles for adult learners, literacy practitioners and other educators in the areas of essential skills, workplace literacy, ESL, GED and more.

The Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eileen Dooley of Ottawa as its new president and CEO.

The report examines graduate satisfaction with education, further education trends, employment and financial status, with a focus on those who completed their first degree in 2007.

Digital literacy is not only the ability to use and understand digital technology but also the ability to create content and effectively communicate using a variety of digital media tools.

According to the latest labour force figures, Newfoundland and Labrador led all Canadian provinces in employment growth in 2010.

January 27 is Family Literacy Day and here are 27 ways to celebrate the occasion. The activities are categorized according to Canada’s nine essential skills.

High school students are more eager than ever to study at universities to ensure they are equipped with the right credentials and skills, according to the application statistics released by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC).

ESI: Essential Skills Investigation is the title of a DVD series designed as a promotional tool to help increase awareness of the central role that essential skills play in the workplace.