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Most Canadians expect to work after retirement: Scotiabank study
Posted: January 5, 2011 | 
Category: Essential skills
Of those Canadians who plan to retire, more than two-thirds plan to work during retirement, primarily to remain mentally and socially active, according to a recent Scotiabank study assessing Canadians’ attitudes on retirement and investing.
Boomers: They’re happy today... but concerned about tomorrow
Posted: January 5, 2011 |
Category: Essential skills
Baby boomers are rapidly approaching retirement but aren’t financially ready, according to the recent TD Waterhouse Boomer Happiness Index.
If you’ve resolved to boost your career in 2011, the following tips from Monster.ca could get you started.
Canadians signal strong need for financial literacy education at all ages: CICA survey
Posted: January 5, 2011 |
Category: Learning
A national survey conducted for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants finds that many Canadians are in difficult financial circumstances or making financial decisions that threaten their long-term prosperity.
Information technology is no longer just the relationship between a user and a personal computer as new devices like smart phones emerge to challenge us in new ways.
From holistic literacy methodology to dream catchers: A look at Ningwakwe Learning Press
Posted: January 5, 2011 |
Category: Learning
Ningwakwe Learning Press has carved out a niche in the relatively new field of Aboriginal literacy and educational publishing. By continuing to support First Nation, Inuit and Métis artists and writers in their development of high quality books, they have added an Aboriginal presence in not just literacy, but publishing as well right across Canada.
Each month NALD releases Library user statistics in a feature known as the Top 20 downloads/20 Plus téléchargés.
Women set tougher career goals and care more about achieving them than men, but at the same time, women are more likely to let them slide, according to a study released recently by Leadership IQ, a Washington, D.C.-based training company.
For two long years, the best that career experts could say about the prospects for jobs growth and career advancement was that they felt “cautiously optimistic.” Suddenly, there are growing signs of a much clearer and brighter picture ahead, especially at the executive level.
Weaker candidates have a tendency to generalize their experience, not being able to draw out specifically what they learned in a given situation, or why. Stronger candidates tend to be much more specific.
B.C. Liberal leadership hopeful wants good teachers rewarded with merit pay
Posted: January 4, 2011 |
Category: Learning
Public school teachers should be paid according to their teaching skills, not their length of service or level of professional training, says British Columbia Liberal leadership hopeful Kevin Falcon.
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