National Adult Literacy Database

“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.

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 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.

Retirement does not appeal to many baby boomers, according to career counsellor Marilyn Henigman, who is seeing plenty of citizens aged 45 to 65 on the hunt for work.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Inc., a national non-profit organization employing 12 people at its office in Fredericton, N.B., has an opening for a Bilingual Web Designer.

Each month NALD releases Library user statistics in a feature known as the Top 20 downloads/20 Plus téléchargés.

Between 1987 and 2009, the proportion of women in senior management has changed little. Men are still more than twice as likely to hold a senior executive position, according to a Conference Board report.

The survey helps illustrate where baby boomers and their gen Y offspring believe companies can do more. Nearly one in three boomers does not feel companies treat workers nearing retirement with respect. Both generations cite better management, and improved organizational structure as changes they’d like to see. However, despite their workplace concerns, 75 per cent of young people, and 82 per cent of boomers say they are satisfied with their current job.