National Adult Literacy Database

The new Employment Program of BC will provide unemployed British Columbians with the supports and services they need to do just that - get back to work and be self-sufficient.

The Further Education Society of Alberta (FESA) is excited to announce that its newest curricula Aboriginal Workplace Learning Circles (AWLC) and Workplace Learning Circles (WLC) are now available.

Following four months of little change, employment increased by 82,000 in March, mostly in full-time work. This brought the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.2 per cent.

The award recognizes outstanding achievement in developing and implementing a technology initiative that contributes to the advancement of adult literacy and essential skills. Specifically, the product, project or service should promote, support and/or facilitate knowledge exchange within the adult literacy community.

One reality of new economies and changing job markets is the move for many toward a flexible work environment. Many workers are getting used to a two-city existence and regular commuting.

The Essential Skills in the Gaming Industry website contains a wealth of information about the industry itself and responsible gaming. It also features a new series of documents to assist individuals with their skill levels beyond the core competencies required for employment positions. The series is also available in the NALD library.

The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) at HRSDC is a centre of expertise with a workplace focus, building awareness and capacity in what works in order to improve the literacy and essential skills of adult Canadians.

“Small and medium-sized product manufacturers risk leaving value behind by not including services, especially to their large corporate clients, in their commercial offerings,” said Michael Bloom, vice-president, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning, at The Conference Board of Canada.

Dave Iverson, a Vancouver-based security specialist and senior manager in advisory services for Grant Thornton LLP, said while his company doesn't support employees bringing their own devices to work, it's an issue clients are increasingly asking about.

The top reasons cited by the survey respondents for working remotely include needing to finish work that couldn't be finished at the office (48%); having fewer distractions (44%); being more productive than in the office (35%); and having a better balance of work/home priorities (35%).

The proposed new requirement would mean that applicants wanting to immigrate as Federal Skilled Workers would have their foreign education credentials assessed and verified by designated organizations before they arrive in Canada.

"Over the past decade, BDC's E-Spirit competition has tapped into the entrepreneurial spirit of Aboriginal students and equipped them with the tools and resources needed to develop a business," said Wilson Neapew, national director, Aboriginal Banking Unit, at BDC. "Whether it's to develop solutions that benefit their local communities or even consider a business degree for the first time, students who participate in E-Spirit will always benefit from this new set of entrepreneurial skills."

A just-published Construction Sector Council (CSC) forecast stresses that even as overall construction activity slows, industry will still need to plan carefully to sustain all the systems necessary to support the construction workforce, including retention, career promotion and training.

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has announced the panelists who will lead the Joint Task Force on Improving Education and Employment Outcomes for First Nations and Métis people in Saskatchewan.

Questions about your five-year professional plan, your strengths and weaknesses and how you resolved a conflict with a co-worker are unlikely to be dashed from interviewers’ clipboards anytime soon, so it’s smart to come up with a safe answer.