National Adult Literacy Database

There's no question that some job-search approaches are more productive than others. Richard Bolles devotes several pages of his book What Colour Is Your Parachute? to exploring the most and least effective angles.

Compared to 12 months earlier, employment in Canada was up by 121,000 (+0.7%), with the bulk of the increase occurring in the first half of the period, according to the new Labour Force Survey results from Statistics Canada.

The participants in the Yorkton Friendship Centre’s project will attend life and employability workshops that focus on topics such as resumé writing, communication and leadership. They will then apply their new skills and gain hands-on experience through work placements with local employers.

There are three components to the problem of labour shortages. The first two – an aging and shrinking work force, and a knowledge-skills shortage – have been well documented. But the third is a shortage of the essential skills required in any job.

This national award, which made its debut in 2010, recognizes an individual for his/her outstanding achievement towards increasing workplace literacy and essential skills in the community.

This course was designed to give learners a sense of what online learning is like and to help teachers assess learners’ comfort with computers. You can use this course as is or customize and adapt it to your program’s needs.

The Northwest Territories Literacy Council has several resources on its website to help you observe Aboriginal Languages Month. Included are the announcement, a languages map, a quiz, ideas for adult education programs and tips for families.

From the stockroom to the executive suite everyone is impacted by the need to constantly improve his or her digital technology skills. But sadly it’s the workers at the lowest levels, the ones who can least afford it, who suffer most and are the hardest hit by these changes.

The Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and Statistics Canada, has just published a new fact sheet on educational attainment and employment rates at the pan-Canadian and provincial and territorial levels. The fact sheet also includes data for 12 OECD countries that are of key comparative interest for Canada.

Most Canadians expect to work past the age of 66 — and the majority of those workers say it will be because they need to, not because they want to, a new survey suggests.

As most workers in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan enjoyed the Family Day holiday, Randstad Canada, the country's leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, reinforced the importance of remembering that optimum employee contribution comes from a balance of performance and sufficient rest.

Communities in Canada’s North often lag behind the South in terms of educational outcomes, but they are leaders in developing innovative ways to improve educational programming and delivery, according to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North.

Use the Working in Canada Web tool to learn about job opportunities, wages, skills requirements, and more. It’s a handy tool for both job searchers and employers alike.

The Conference Board of Canada is conducting a study to determine what underlying challenges businesses face in recruiting and retaining Métis, Inuit and First Nations workers. The research findings will help Aboriginal communities, businesses, educators and other stakeholders better understand the challenges and how to overcome them.

"In its legacy report, the centrepiece of CCL’s recommendations for voluntary, co-operative and integrated intergovernmental action on learning has been the establishment of a federal/provincial/territorial Council of Ministers on Learning. ... Taken together, CCL’s recommendations and the reflections from Canadians heard during the tour suggest that it is indeed time to take action and move forward."