National Adult Literacy Database

Career coach Karen Goins has advice for those out of work that could be followed by the employed as well. She says you should never stop looking for a job, even if you have one. You should always have your eyes open, always be asking around about other opportunities, and never accept that you're stuck in a job for life.

Small businesses are a key driver of Canada's economy, accounting for about 98 per cent of all business establishments in the country and about two-thirds of the private sector workforce.

The Build Your Career with Essential Skills website connects people with the tools and resources they need to be successful at work – including 50 profiles recently updated by HRSDC, online assessments and customized test result reports. It also features instant customized learning plans that link the learner to classroom-based upgrading in their local area and free online resources.

The working world presents its own catch-22 for many folks just starting out in the job hunt. Most employers prefer to hire candidates with experience but as many frustrated job-seekers will tell you, experience is hard to come by when no one’s willing to hire you without it.

"The Tri-Mentoring Program at Ryerson University is one of only two programs in Canada committed to integrating culturally and linguistically diverse students into a university and professional setting," says Kabir Abdurrahman, program coordinator.

The president and chief executive officer of CLLN will lead in consolidating, enhancing and promoting the strengths of the organization in addition to its network, the provincial and territorial coalitions and its partners. Applications must be submitted by October 24, 2011.

"The reality of Canada's labour market is that the unemployment rate in many key occupations is less than four per cent, even in the current economic climate," says Tony Meehan, publisher at Mediacorp. "The steady march of demographics is bringing many employers to the realization that they need to become more attractive places to work - not just to ensure future growth, but simply to maintain the operations they have now."

“It’s all about access,” says educator Dale Kirby from Memorial University of Newfoundland. “People who have jobs, children, mortgages and all those kinds of things now have an opportunity to continue their education.”

Adults may not recognize lifelong problems as symptoms of ADHD. However, those who can relate to several of the following red flags may have the disorder:

These new interactive learning tools will be a welcome resource for practitioners and program administrators who are often faced with the task of determining how to remove barriers that impede successful learning outcomes. The tools are a project of George Brown College's School of Work and College Preparation, Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies, in partnership with Spiral Community Resource Group.

The unveiling of a new award promoting literacy innovation was among the highlights of Life Literacy Night, ABC Life Literacy Canada’s annual awards ceremony, held at Toronto’s Gardiner Museum recently.

Regardless of how qualified you may be for the position, your chance at an interview will likely be missed if the scanning technology or human eye does not see keywords that tell them you are relevant for the job.

On average, Canadian university graduates do well over a career, earning a hefty premium above those with only secondary education. But nearly one in five – more than any other country in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – still winds up at the low end of the income scale.

Michael Moore kept the seriousness of his reading problem hidden for years but now the Winnipeg Transit driver is getting national attention for starting a new chapter of his life. Moore is one of 14 recipients this year of the prestigious Council of the Federation Literacy Award.

Those who work physically apart from colleagues can suffer a sense of isolation, according to Pennsylvania’s Wharton University management department, where professors are studying work/life integration.