National Adult Literacy Database

Training sessions will be held to introduce Read Forward, a new adult reading resource developed by the Centre for Foundational Learning at Bow Valley College in Calgary.

With March being Fraud Prevention Month in Canada, it’s a good time to go over some of the precautions we should take when posting personal information online, even when it’s not financial data.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) supports the activities of its partners by promoting national and provincial/territorial events in the fields of adult literacy and education, family literacy, workplace learning and essential skills. One of these key occasions is International Adult Learners’ Week (IALW) being observed this year from April 2 to 9.

Frontier College wants to know:  How does learning inspire you to participate in your community?

In addition to lessons on firing a gun and searching for improvised explosive devices, Canadian soldiers will also be teaching Afghan forces to read, write and perform basic medicine when the country’s new training mission begins later this year.

OLC’s Spotlight on Learning:  Becoming Agents of Change conference was held in October 2010 in Toronto. This new website is designed not only to highlight the conference, but also to feed the momentum and energy in the field with continued learning, news updates, and stories of change that have been inspired by learning. Full of workshop videos, resources, downloads and much more, this website encourages a continuum of learning.

This is a teaching and learning package designed to help adult learners increase their literacy and essential skills in order to make easier transitions to a new workforce or adapt to changing technology on the job.

Deadline to apply : March 21, 2011 -  Literacy Works is looking for a literacy instructor to deliver literacy programs to adult learners which will meet their individual needs.

The highly successful Technical Vocation Initiative will be invigorated with over $6.4 million in new funding to help give students the tools and skills they need to meet the growing demand for workers who possess technical vocational skills, Premier Greg Selinger has announced.

Nominations for the Manitoba 2011 Council of the Federation Literacy Award, recognizing outstanding achievements in adult literacy, will be accepted until May 20.

A national campaign aimed at enriching volunteer experiences for Canadians and strengthening the volunteer sector has been launched by Volunteer Canada, the voice of volunteerism in Canada, and Manulife Financial, whose signature cause is to encourage volunteerism nationwide.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced support for Pathways to Education Canada, a charitable organization dedicated to reducing poverty and its effects by increasing access to post-secondary education for disadvantaged youth.

The Northwest Territories Literacy Council has developed an interactive learning tool titled Essential Skills at Work in the North. Funded by the Government of Canada and the Northwest Territories Department of Education, Culture and Employment, the tool is designed to help northerners learn what it takes to succeed in various jobs.

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has launched a fun and educational Facebook application that tests your knowledge of Canada’s history, values, symbols and political institutions.

The study will draw upon academic research, findings from international literacy professionalization initiatives, and interviews with literacy stakeholders to identify their particular issues, concerns, hopes and ideas relating to professionalization.