National Adult Literacy Database

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.

When a resumé looks too good to be true, it just might be, according to recent research from OfficeTeam. Forty-seven per cent of managers polled believe job seekers include dishonest information on their resumés somewhat or very often.

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.

Financial Literacy Week is a national awareness and engagement campaign that seeks to increase the financial literacy and math skills of Canadians through access to tools, resources and community events.

A lack of common sense can lead to angry investors, mistreated customers and bad decisions, says Michael Feuer, co-founder and former chief executive of OfficeMax. In this article he offers five essential tips on using common sense in the workplace.

If the problem is your difficulty expressing your ideas clearly and succinctly, you need to think about the way you approach writing. The principles are the same whether you’re writing a report, a proposal, a letter or content for your company’s website: ask, think, outline, write, edit and share.

The theme for Women’s History Month, which will be celebrated across Canada during October, is Women in Canadian Military Forces: A Proud Legacy.

Canada's hiring pace should remain steady for the last part of the year, according to survey results released by the staffing agency Manpower. The survey shows a net employment outlook of 13 per cent for the fourth quarter.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has integrated the content of its former NALD@Work website into the main NALD site. Users now have the option of viewing all content or choosing to view only literacy information or essential skills content.