National Adult Literacy Database

Over the coming two decades people are likely to stay in the workforce much longer - by about five years - according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Later Retirement: The Win-Win Solution," author Peter Hicks finds there will be a strong trend towards later retirement by baby boomers as a result of social and economic pressures, without any policy action by government to raise retirement levels.

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.

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

Lindsay Kennedy, president and CEO of CLLN, says, “We would like to ask you to join Canadian Literacy and Learning Network in celebrating adult learners during the week of March 24 to April 1, seek out and listen to adult learners across the country, and be part of the force of change that life-long learning can bring to Canada.”

Through the Government of Canada’s Skills and Partnership Fund, the Okanagan Training and Development Council is receiving more than $1.27 million for its Work Force Connects: Return to Work through Forestry Partnerships project.

See the Creative Writing submissions on "Good Learning Anywhere," a not-for-profit, MTCU-supported, online learning organization whose focus is on reaching adult Aboriginal learners in northern communities in Ontario. Their programs are open to all adult learners within Ontario.

AlphaPlus outlines steps you can take to learn more about IALW, how you can get involved and what's happening in a community near you.

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.

The Conference Board of Canada has said Canada’s North is poised to lead the country in economic growth over the next two years as the boom in mining projects takes hold. However, the optimism stemming from economic potential comes with hesitancy from environmental groups who have dire concerns about widespread mining without the proper checks and balances.

Those involved in the preconference will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the complex, fluid, and multiple nature of literacies and to discuss the opportunities this affords for research and teaching in adult literacies.

Spring is all about new beginnings and there is no better time of year to refresh your skills and focus on lifelong learning.

Before 1852, the Prince Edward Island education system was underdeveloped and there was a shortage of funding. Although it was regularly reviewed by government, the quality of education was inadequate. Teachers generally had poor wages and pay was sporadic, which often kept the finest instructors away from Island classrooms. By 1851, the public had grown unhappy with the status of education and pressed government to implement change.

In observance of International Adult Learners’ Week in Canada, NALD offers several handy tips for engaging learners in the education process.