National Adult Literacy Database

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“Margaret cultivated and maintained strategic partnerships and kept literacy front and centre. She has been an influential advocate and has shown great passion for the literacy cause,” said Jim Warrington, Vice-Chair of the ABC Board, and Executive Director of the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS).

Raising the Roof has released the first report to explore the issue of unemployment among homeless youth in Canada. The report focuses on understanding how to motivate and support Canadian business to provide employment and skills training opportunities to disadvantaged youth or, essentially, to "take a chance" on these young people.

"When Essential Skills Ontario (the Ontario Literacy Coalition [OLC] at the time) began in 1987, the skills needs of adults were much different than they are today. Since then, much has changed: our lives, communities and workplaces have become more technologically centric and we have shifted towards a knowledge economy." -- Essential Skills Ontario's Board of Directors and Staff

Dr. Farzad Rayegani, Associate Dean of Mechanical Engineering and Technology at Sheridan College, believes early outreach and mentoring are crucial to inspire children to become interested in engineering and other STEM-related fields. "Books and lectures are useful on one level, but what truly sparks innovation and excitement ... is practical application of fundamental principles in the form of experimentation and hands-on experiences."

The week-long event, which includes interactive student skills activities across the country hosted by Skills/Compétences Canada and its member organizations, highlights the shortage of skilled trade and technology workers and the tremendous career opportunities this presents for youth.

Following two consecutive months of increases, employment in October was unchanged and the unemployment rate remained at 7.4 per cent.

Visa is launching the game in support of Canada's Financial Literacy Month which takes place in November each year. As part of the celebration, Visa is extending its sponsorship of Credit Education Week Canada (CEWC) for a sixth consecutive year, which again includes support for a student essay writing contest.

As part of the 14th edition of The Gift of Reading, the Literacy Foundation and program spokesperson, actress Marie Turgeon, invite you to buy a brand new book for a poor child in your region. Through this simple act, you contribute to preventing the reading and writing difficulties that can lead to young people dropping out of school.

According to the latest research by Ipsos-Reid on financial literacy released by Junior Achievement November 1, 93 per cent of Canadians believe it's important for volunteers to teach children the importance of budgeting their money.

It is clear that finding and using sources of sound financial information and advice and being able to manage one's own financial affairs effectively are more important than ever for Canadians. In recognition of these challenges, a number of organizations have joined together to raise awareness of the issues, to help find solutions, and to declare November 2012 as the second annual Financial Literacy Month in Canada.

Preparing students for their future begins in the classroom and is continually enhanced by many university services, including those offered by university career centres, which are showcased in a report released recently by the Council of Ontario Universities.

Homework Help has re-opened its digital doors for the school year to support Ontario math students in grades 7 to 10. Online math resources available on the site also include videos, online tutorials, and digital lockers to help students overcome math challenges.

Pearson Canada is helping students power up to learn with new iBooks textbooks. Three of Pearson's bestselling textbooks, re-imagined for the iPad and brought to life with engaging video, audio, assessment, interactive images and 3D animations, are now available in Canada.

It's not ghosts or goblins or even public speeches that scare workers the most this Halloween. In an Accountemps survey, nearly three in 10 (29 per cent) respondents said making a mistake on the job is their biggest workplace fear.