National Adult Literacy Database

A new employment program designed to bridge a growing skills gap, counter a looming labour shortage and help older Canadians get back into the workforce has hit the ground in Victoria, B.C.

While Vicky Lyonnais was on maternity leave, Alpha TNO's French literacy activities were reduced. Now that she's back at work, Ms. Lyonnais fully intends to put Alpha TNO back on track.

Among the common complaints about workplace email, people say they either don’t understand the emails they receive because they contain run-on sentences or grammatical problems, or the tone of the message comes across as being offensive or annoying.

“Giving them an allowance is a good start,” says an expert in parenting. “Give them one dollar each week for every year of age. Don't give any money for odd jobs or chores, which I like to call duties. Allowances are for learning about exchange of goods and value of products. Chores are for learning about responsibility, discipline, duty and obligation, all virtues that should NOT be tied to money.”

Frances Elizabeth Ennis is a co-founder of the province’s first community-based adult literacy program, Rabbittown Learners Program, and was a founding member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Literacy Network.

Effective workplace learning practices can address essential skills gaps in your workforce and how technology is changing the way we learn at work. In this Smart Session, you will benefit from new insights into practical and effective workplace learning practices tailored to fit the needs of SMEs.

The Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills has launched CareerMash, a spectrum of outreach initiatives designed to challenge and change perceptions about the technology-related careers that Canada's economy needs today and tomorrow.

For those who have access to the Internet, online dictionaries offer some features that you can’t get in traditional print dictionaries.

Research findings, published in Human Communication Research, show that watching TV can lead to less interaction between parents and children, with a detrimental impact on literacy and language skills.

More Americans are knocking on Canada's door for jobs as their economy worsens and unemployment rates rise. In July, the unemployment rate in the U.S. stood at 9.1 per cent versus 7.3 per cent in Canada.

Canada's hiring pace should remain steady for the last part of the year, according to survey results released by the staffing agency Manpower. The survey shows a net employment outlook of 13 per cent for the fourth quarter.

The International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL) Foundation, a unique project begun by the University of Maryland in 2002, seeks to provide digital books that are inclusive of many cultures and in many languages.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has integrated the content of its former NALD@Work website into the main NALD site. Users now have the option of viewing all content or choosing to view only literacy information or essential skills content.

ATESL is committed to the highest standards of English language teaching and program provisions. This year's conference theme is Igniting Language, Learning and Leadership. The event is taking place in Calgary October 21-22, 2011.

Employment was little changed for the second consecutive month in August and the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 7.3 per cent, according to Statistics Canada's new Labour Force Survey.