National Adult Literacy Database

It’s the most dangerous game you can play with a job offer: reject it. Bluff. Tell them to add a couple pounds to the paycheque if they want your services.

The library will also have an area called "Readability," which will have all the audio books, videos, a special computer who have print disabilities that will read the print to them from the screen.

This assistance will enable YES to continue offering services, including personalized counselling, business management training, networking and mentoring programs, to help the region’s youth in their efforts to start up a business.

Many Canadians look eagerly each summer to taking a vacation and enjoying the weather or a trip, but studies show a large portion of workers still don't take their allocated vacation time away from the office. It appears to be leading to higher stress and anxiety levels.

Meetings are taking over our businesses and keeping us from getting the work done, argues writer Mitch Joel, president of Twist Image.

The Bridging the Employment Gap is a series of workforce curricula to help people with Essential Skills Level 1 skills to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills.

In a world where undergraduate degrees are a dime a dozen and most industries are overflowing with over-qualified candidates, I knew that getting a well-rounded education was a necessity.

This centre will provide services based on the needs of those attending which may include, but are not limited to, play groups, literacy programs, parenting programs, Healthy Baby Club, resource materials and support groups. All programs incorporate messages on child development, positive parenting, daily physical activities, injury prevention, family violence prevention and nutrition.

Atlantic Canadians are the most convinced in the country that a post-secondary degree helps them stand out in the job market. For this reason, they're willing to pay the costs. But, many students in the region admit they are feeling the heat.

Blair Lischeron comes to Project Literacy Kelowna following 5 years as the coordinator for a child development initiative in the South Okanagan-Similkameen called Communities for Kids / Success By 6.

Unemployed older workers in small communities in Nova Scotia will benefit from two projects jointly funded by the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia. These projects will help participants to develop their skills and get back into the workforce.

The recent announcement of continued job growth in Canada is in stark contrast to the more deeply rooted challenges facing our national labour market, said CAW President Ken Lewenza.

PBS’s Mediashift web portal says exploration is a key part of learning and gaming encourages that. “Also, unlike many academic pursuits, it lets kids fail without making them feel like they’ve failed.”

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of its new CEO.

Doctors should routinely ask parents to complete quick and simple questionnaires about their preschool children to ensure developmental delays are caught and treated early, says a new study.