National Adult Literacy Database

Simply answer a few questions and the tool will help you find adult learning classes and other places to learn in Manitoba.

As UK unemployment rates for women rise to the highest levels in 17 years, NIACE and the Skills Funding Agency have published a report setting out strategies for engaging women in pre-employment training and for supporting them to achieve and progress.

“(Ireland) is an area that has an English-speaking, high-skilled workforce. There are large numbers of unemployed, highly skilled workers leaving Ireland, and historically, they look internationally to countries like Canada, Australia and the U.S.”

Wage earners will feel the pinch, as the bulk of jobs created will likely be low-paying, but more broadly the economy will suffer as the trend puts a damper on consumer spending, says Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist at CIBC World Markets.

Equal opportunity is essential to creating a motivated and innovative workforce in today's economy. Although great strides have been made in the area of gender equality, many men and women continue to face an uphill battle as they aim to advance their careers.

The Nova Scotia Jobs Fund Act, which will replace the 60-year-old Industrial Development Act, allows for a modern fund to meet today's economic development needs. It will include a legislated framework for accountability and management.

A host of new social media tools, recently launched by the Government of Alberta, are helping Albertans plan their careers and connect to hundreds of jobs across the province.

The market value of a bachelor's degree is something students - and their parents - want to know as they rack up expensive tuition bills and loans. It turns out it may not fully prepare them for the labour market as much as they thought.

Baby boomers' retirement dreams took a major blow this week with two new reports finding that Freedom 55 is now more like Freedom 66 or 67. According to Statistics Canada, a 50-year-old worker in 2008 could expect to remain in the labour force another 16 years - 3.5 years longer than pre-retirees of the same age in the mid-1990s.

Menial No More suggests that Ontario’s adult education system could be enhanced by integrating adult literacy and essential skills education with digital skills, basic science and job-specific training. Other countries are finding success by fusing essential skills, such as reading, writing, and numeracy, with digital skills and science, engineering, technology and math. The results to date have been positive, with workers moving to employment more quickly and earning higher wages.

"The most important thing we have to do to strengthen our workplace and strengthen our economy is improve our literacy," said Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, president of the Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick and former lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick.

Coaching differs from more traditional management models in that it's designed to improve how people interact with each other and promote a so-called "culture of inquiry," rather than certainty. It's not just about asking questions but the questions that inspire action or problem-solving.

The Association of Canadian Community Colleges commends the report of the Expert Panel reviewing Federal Support to Research and Development for its recognition of the importance of college-business collaboration in applied research and innovation.

The OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will support countries in their efforts to design and implement policies which foster both the development of skills and the optimal use of existing skills.

All workplace meetings are good in theory but often these and countless other conference room characters can derail a gathering. This article points out seven of the biggest meeting offenders, along with advice you can use to avoid becoming one yourself.