National Adult Literacy Database

Job seekers need strong communications skills to implement the recommended networking strategy involved with finding new work.

Skills Link is a Government of Canada program that helps Canadians develop the skills they need to get jobs. Through this program, the Ontario March of Dimes will be receiving over $920,000 in Skills Link funding for its two projects in Sudbury and North Bay to help youth overcome barriers to employment and enter the job market.

While men are disproportionately identified as the culprits with half of the harassment inflicted solely by them, according to Jana Raver, today's office bully might very well be "Dawn Draper." When women experience harassment, they are twice as likely as men to report that it came from another woman.

“As the Canadian labour market tightens and the natural resources sectors expand, we have a unique opportunity for an educated, skilled Aboriginal population to become full participants in a robust Canadian economy,” said John Duncan, federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, in Calgary recently.

In 2012-2013 CLLN, funded by OLES, will conduct a large-scale survey of L/ES practitioners to get a comprehensive picture of who works in the L/ES field. The study will allow CLLN to provide a picture of the demographics of L/ES practitioners as well as what kinds of work they do, where they do it and how they do it.

March 24 to April 1, 2012, is International Adult Learners' Week. Members of Canada's literacy and essential skills community want to know how YOU continue to learn throughout the years.

Dr. Philip Hunter, a director in PwC's People and Change practice, believes that Gen Xers are perhaps being "squeezed" by older workers delaying retirement, and younger, more aggressive Gen Ys intent on rising through the ranks quickly.

There's no question that some job-search approaches are more productive than others. Richard Bolles devotes several pages of his book What Colour Is Your Parachute? to exploring the most and least effective angles.

Yukon Education Minister Scott Kent and Skills Canada-Yukon President Julien Plourde offer their congratulations to Stephanie Churchill on her election as official WorldSkills delegate for Canada. WorldSkills is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in skilled trades and technologies, share best practices and promote public policy to support advancement of trades and technology.

The Saskatchewan Literacy Awards of Merit provide a unique opportunity for you to honour those who have been a beacon for literacy in your community. If you know of a worthy recipient, please take a moment to nominate them under one of several categories.

“Change is everywhere in today’s workplace,” says Bill Stirling, CEO of the National Adult Literacy Database. “New technologies, global competitors, new markets and changing standards or certifications mean that workers today are constantly dealing with change. They have to be continuous learners and problem solvers.”

More than 150 schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador have received grants of up to $3,500 to take part in activities to promote the development of mathematics skills and highlight the practical application of mathematics in everyday life.

The participants in the Yorkton Friendship Centre’s project will attend life and employability workshops that focus on topics such as resumé writing, communication and leadership. They will then apply their new skills and gain hands-on experience through work placements with local employers.

There are three components to the problem of labour shortages. The first two – an aging and shrinking work force, and a knowledge-skills shortage – have been well documented. But the third is a shortage of the essential skills required in any job.

Students at Eastern Shore District High School in Nova Scotia will now have more learning opportunities through skilled trades education to help prepare them for good jobs. Eastern Shore MLA Sid Prest, on behalf of Education Minister Ramona Jennex, has officially opened the school's skilled trades centre as part of the Kids and Learning First education plan.