National Adult Literacy Database

Those who want to save are more apt to keep socking money away and more of it too, if they have just one goal in mind, shows work done in multiple countries by two researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

These new interactive learning tools will be a welcome resource for practitioners and program administrators who are often faced with the task of determining how to remove barriers that impede successful learning outcomes. The tools are a project of George Brown College's School of Work and College Preparation, Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies, in partnership with Spiral Community Resource Group.

NALD values feedback from the literacy and essential skills community so we are asking you to please complete a short online survey. The information you provide will be important in helping us understand more about our current users and what new services we may provide in the future. We have extended our submission deadline and would appreciate your responses by October 11, 2011, if possible. Thank you.

The unveiling of a new award promoting literacy innovation was among the highlights of Life Literacy Night, ABC Life Literacy Canada’s annual awards ceremony, held at Toronto’s Gardiner Museum recently.

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.

There are many persons with disabilities all over the world who have excelled in their professions thereby proving correct the saying that disability is not inability.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to boosting productivity but David Allen, the author of this book, and his ilk have some effective tactics you can use right now on the job.

This certificate program provides training for workers in career development, employment counselling, education, workplace training and human resources to develop the competencies necessary to effectively assess and enhance the essential skills of their clients.

There are three generations active in the contemporary workplace, and broadly speaking each has a different approach to work: baby boomers live to work, gen-Xers work to live and millennials see their work and life as undivided and so are drawn to a livelihood that aligns to what they see as their purpose in life.

The Quebec English Literacy Alliance will launch its new Skills for Life e-Learning series in partnership with the Quebec Literacy Working Group and Community Economic Development and Employability Corp.

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.

A new employment program designed to bridge a growing skills gap, counter a looming labour shortage and help older Canadians get back into the workforce has hit the ground in Victoria, B.C.

Among the common complaints about workplace email, people say they either don’t understand the emails they receive because they contain run-on sentences or grammatical problems, or the tone of the message comes across as being offensive or annoying.

It is well documented that Canadian firms are falling behind in investing in skills development. However, it is also well documented that learning has a positive impact on key business measures such as job performance and productivity.

Effective workplace learning practices can address essential skills gaps in your workforce and how technology is changing the way we learn at work. In this Smart Session, you will benefit from new insights into practical and effective workplace learning practices tailored to fit the needs of SMEs.