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Educational Testing Service (ETS) furthered its continuing mission of expanding educational opportunities and driving innovation in assessment in the final months of 2010, when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted five more patents to nonprofit ETS, bringing to 12 the number of patents ETS received last year.
The Federal budget delivered March 22nd held little news and no surprises for literacy and basic skills programming in Ontario. As anticipated, the budget confirmed the end of the Economic Action Plan announced in 2009. This means that it did not renew the two year transitional funding to provinces for skills and training.
OLC applauds Government of Ontario's commitment to literacy and basic skills
Posted: March 30, 2011 | 
Category: Learning
The Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC) applauds the Ontario government's decision to invest $44 million over the next three years in literacy and basic skills. OLC's President and Chair, Trudy Lothian, says, "It is wonderful that Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and this government is investing in adult literacy and essential skills.
Literacy Alberta Executive Director, Janet Lane, is one of five Book Champions for the 2011 Alberta Readers' Choice Awards. She's been reviewing the Top Ten Books, of which each Book Champion will pick one for the Top Five, announced May 1 2011. Stay tuned for more info and visit the ARC Awards site is one of five Book Champions for the 2011 Alberta Readers' Choice Awards.
Call for presenters: Literacy & Learning Symposium 2011 in Alberta (PDF)
Posted: March 30, 2011 |
Category: Learning
The Community Learning Network and Literacy Alberta are pleased to bring you the Literacy & Learning Symposium 2011. This province-wide professional development symposium focuses on literacy and lifelong learning for adults, as tools for positive change.
The 2011 Census and the residents of New Brunswick (PDF)
Posted: March 30, 2011 | 
Category: Learning
Every person, young and old, must be included in the 2011 Census. It’s important that all residents of New Brunswick are part of Canada’s family portrait.
CSTD sets national standards for training and development professionals
Posted: March 29, 2011 |
Category: Essential skills
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 29, 2011) - CSTD's Competencies for Training and Development Professional's has been adopted by organizations across Canada, including one of the nation's largest employers, as the internal standard of practice for workplace training and development professionals.
CIBC named one of Canada's best employers for new Canadians for fourth consecutive year
Posted: March 29, 2011 |
Category: Essential skills
The award recognizes employers that offer innovative programs for new Canadians as well as an inclusive workplace where individual identity, diverse ideas and perspectives are considered and respected.
Study shows vast skills, labour shortages looming for Canada's tech sector
Posted: March 29, 2011 |
Category: Essential skills
Canada's ICT sector, representing the country's information, communications and technology employment base, is facing alarming skills and labour shortages in the next five years.
New BC employment service model threatens to fail job seekers
Posted: March 29, 2011 | 
Category: Essential skills
VANCOUVER, March 28 /CNW/ - Community-based service providers and advocates for unemployed workers in BC share serious concerns about changes by the BC Ministry of Social Development to core employment assistance programs which could see current specialized services shift to generic self-serve programs. Provincial service associations have come together to request that the Ministry make targeted changes to the model so that job-seekers and employers are best served.
Adult Learning Celebrated in River East Transcona School Division in Winnipeg
Posted: March 29, 2011 | 
| Adult Learners' Week in Canada
| Adult Learners' Week in CanadaCategory: Learning
April 2–9 is International Adult Learners’ Week in Canada. Congratulations to the 640 adult education students in RETSD who know the value of lifelong learning and who understand how learning can be a powerful instrument of change in their lives.
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba partners with Urban Circle during IALW
Posted: March 29, 2011 | | Adult Learners' Week in Canada
| Adult Learners' Week in CanadaCategory: Learning
In 2011 IRCOM will be partnering with Urban Circle Training Centre for a series of cross cultural learning days.
Springfield Adult Learning Centre in Oakbank to celebrate IALW
Posted: March 29, 2011 | | Adult Learners' Week in Canada
| Adult Learners' Week in CanadaCategory: Learning
(Manitoba) The Springfield Adult Learning Centre is celebrating Adult Learner's Week April 4th 5th, and 6th. Events will take place from 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m.
Growing Innovation: A research project that will explore new and creative learning opportunities for students in rural B.C.
Posted: March 29, 2011 |
Category: Learning
The goal of Growing Innovation is to boost student engagement and improve achievement for rural learners. Districts selected to be part of this pilot will bring their innovative ideas to life so they can be used as case studies to share among other school districts in B.C.
Ontario universities welcome government's multi-year commitment to enhanced access to higher education
Posted: March 29, 2011 | 
Category: Learning
"Education is an investment in future prosperity and social development and this government has continued to recognize the importance of investing in a highly skilled workforce, even in these difficult fiscal times," says Bonnie M. Patterson, COU President and CEO. "Universities are committed to being excellent stewards of these investments, managing operations efficiently and providing students with a quality education.
An imminent labour shortage is a common subject of today’s headlines, and the skilled trades will be among the hardest hit. Apprenticeship is a solution…
How an organization handles conflict in the workplace can have huge consequences including the inability to attract and retain top talent at a time when long-term labour shortages are being forecasted as baby boomers retire.
Adults with literacy challenges find help through LEARN: ABC Life Literacy Canada
Posted: March 25, 2011 | | Adult Learners' Week in Canada
| Adult Learners' Week in CanadaCategory: Learning
The LEARN program has successfully assisted thousands of adult learners looking to improve their literacy skills. It allows Canadian adults to easily access information about local literacy organizations and help them move forward in finding an appropriate learning program.
ABC Life Literacy Canada heads to western Canada with stop in Edmonton March 30-April 1
Posted: March 25, 2011 | | Adult Learners' Week in Canada
| Adult Learners' Week in CanadaCategory: Learning
In celebration of International Adult Learners’ Week happening across Canada April 2-9, ABC Life Literacy Canada will travel to Edmonton March 30-April 1 as part of a media and PR Tour.
Is your office mate a moocher or excessively chatty?
Posted: March 24, 2011 |
Category: Essential skills
If a co-worker persists on borrowing or utilizing your personal desk items or constantly hogs the conversation at all costs, these tips may prove helpful...
PEI congratulates award winner for increasing leadership role of women in agriculture
Posted: March 24, 2011 | 
Category: Essential skills
A national award presented to Bertha Campbell reflects the increasing leadership role of women in the agriculture industry, says PEI Agriculture Minister George Webster.
Agreement to help attract temporary foreign workers to Nova Scotia
Posted: March 24, 2011 | 
Category: Essential skills
The province has signed an agreement with the federal government that provides Nova Scotia with a greater role in helping employers bring temporary foreign workers to the province.
Nova Scotia grants awards for excellence in French-language services
Posted: March 24, 2011 |
Category: Learning
The Nova Scotia awards pay tribute to outstanding contributions to develop and deliver French-language programs and services by provincial government employees.
Nova Scotians interested in strengthening Gaelic language and culture can now take a mentoring program through the Office of Gaelic Affairs.
N.L. holds successful Skills Task Force Forum: education minister
Posted: March 23, 2011 | 
Category: Essential skills
Joan Burke, N.L. education minister, reports that "direct and candid discussions allowed for an exchange of ideas and experiences that will help us all as we move forward with initiatives to support apprenticeship training and build the skilled labour force we need to ensure our province's continued prosperity."
Award-winning researcher to examine financial impact of workplace mental health programs
Posted: March 23, 2011 |
Category: Essential skills
Carolyn Dewa, a leading expert in mental health economics, will examine whether there is a financial benefit or business case for companies and organizations to implement mental illness anti-stigma and mental health promotion programs in the workplace.
Training sessions being held for new adult reading classroom resource
Posted: March 23, 2011 |
Category: Learning
Training sessions will be held to introduce Read Forward, a new adult reading resource developed by the Centre for Foundational Learning at Bow Valley College in Calgary.
It’s never too late to start learning: One man’s story
Posted: March 23, 2011 | 
| Adult Learners' Week in Canada
| Adult Learners' Week in CanadaCategory: Learning
Thirty-seven-year-old businessman Brian Armstrong of Edmonton has a secret he’s willing to share. Until age 23, one of the few things he could read was a menu, and even that wasn’t always correct. If it hadn’t been for an insightful and determined “former biker” friend, he’d still be that way.
A Vancouver-area woman has been awarded nearly $30,000 after winning a human rights case against her boss who harassed her with a series of sexually suggestive and abusive text messages.
Literacy BC needs curriculum developers for adult literacy professional development workshops
Posted: March 22, 2011 |
Category: Learning
Literacy BC is looking for consultants who will develop and pilot a series of professional development workshops for Community Adult Literacy Program providers.
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