National Adult Literacy Database

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.

The Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills has launched CareerMash, a spectrum of outreach initiatives designed to challenge and change perceptions about the technology-related careers that Canada's economy needs today and tomorrow.

The second annual Essential Skills Day takes place Friday, September 23. To celebrate the occasion, Grass Roots Press is offering a 10 per cent discount on all of its Employment and Workplace Literacy resources.

More Americans are knocking on Canada's door for jobs as their economy worsens and unemployment rates rise. In July, the unemployment rate in the U.S. stood at 9.1 per cent versus 7.3 per cent in Canada.

Single parents on the N.L. Burin Peninsula will have access to the Employment Transitions program through an investment by the provincial government of approximately $154,000. This initiative will help single parents participate in a nine-week program focusing on career planning, job readiness, job maintenance and life skills.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has integrated the content of its former NALD@Work website into the main NALD site. Users now have the option of viewing all content or choosing to view only literacy information or essential skills content.

Employment was little changed for the second consecutive month in August and the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 7.3 per cent, according to Statistics Canada's new Labour Force Survey.

Retirement does not appeal to many baby boomers, according to career counsellor Marilyn Henigman, who is seeing plenty of citizens aged 45 to 65 on the hunt for work.