National Adult Literacy Database

Regardless of how qualified you may be for the position, your chance at an interview will likely be missed if the scanning technology or human eye does not see keywords that tell them you are relevant for the job.

When a resumé looks too good to be true, it just might be, according to recent research from OfficeTeam. Forty-seven per cent of managers polled believe job seekers include dishonest information on their resumés somewhat or very often.

Young brains soak up the information around them like tiny, too-cute sponges. That's the reason, put simply, why it is important to get children interested in reading in the early years of life.

On average, Canadian university graduates do well over a career, earning a hefty premium above those with only secondary education. But nearly one in five – more than any other country in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – still winds up at the low end of the income scale.

Michael Moore kept the seriousness of his reading problem hidden for years but now the Winnipeg Transit driver is getting national attention for starting a new chapter of his life. Moore is one of 14 recipients this year of the prestigious Council of the Federation Literacy Award.

Those who work physically apart from colleagues can suffer a sense of isolation, according to Pennsylvania’s Wharton University management department, where professors are studying work/life integration.

As a member and past president of the Whitehorse Rendezvous Rotary Club, Claire Derome partnered with the Yukon Literacy Coalition and was instrumental in the introduction and success of the Yukon Imagination Library. She was also involved in the creation of the Family Literacy Centre, which provides programming and resources to support literacy and essential skills for families.

In the traditional culture of the Aboriginal people who live in Treaty 3, education means learning for life and their leaders are teaching that lesson to the nation. A national panel on First Nations education has eight stops in Canada as it prepares its report for the Assembly of First Nations and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Financial Literacy Week is a national awareness and engagement campaign that seeks to increase the financial literacy and math skills of Canadians through access to tools, resources and community events.

A lack of common sense can lead to angry investors, mistreated customers and bad decisions, says Michael Feuer, co-founder and former chief executive of OfficeMax. In this article he offers five essential tips on using common sense in the workplace.

If the problem is your difficulty expressing your ideas clearly and succinctly, you need to think about the way you approach writing. The principles are the same whether you’re writing a report, a proposal, a letter or content for your company’s website: ask, think, outline, write, edit and share.

The theme for Women’s History Month, which will be celebrated across Canada during October, is Women in Canadian Military Forces: A Proud Legacy.

As young children head off to school for the first time meeting new friends in their pre-school and kindergarten classes, ABC Life Literacy Canada is delighted to be working with Energizer Canada in the promotion of their new program, The Power of Reading, launched during Life Literacy Month, September 2011.

Free Essential Skills Day tools and resources are now available for download. Access posters, brochures, web banners, fact sheets and case studies to help you make the most of Essential Skills Day (September 23) and raise awareness of the importance of workplace education.

Offering revealing insights on effective work-related learning programs, the report profiles 45 Canadian and international small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have used workplace learning programs as opportunities to effectively reach some of their business goals.