National Adult Literacy Database

September is all about back-to-school – time to get back into routines, make lunches and go to bed early. And since there’s so much to do and children are still in summer mode, it’s hard to make sure the family is focusing on learning.

“This Labour Day, workers must not only celebrate previous achievements, but set our sights on an agenda for progress to bring about the more just, fair and caring society that so many of us crave.”

From unfortunate sartorial styles to a new form of online harassment, the latest words entering the Oxford Dictionary are decidedly modern.

The interactive website brings Canadians into the financial literacy discussion encouraging them to share their insights, review video posts from Gail Vaz-Oxlade and others as well as watch our online photo gallery grow as Canadians take their promise to see how one small change can add up.

Liven up your Math lessons with some great free iPod Touch apps for your students to use in class. These are apps you can count on!

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

Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax will host a series of speakers, workshops and public events this fall and next winter that will examine the question: “How do we read the world?" Titled ‘Literacy as Ways of Knowing,’ the series will explore the many ways literacy is interpreted, how it is defined, what it looks and sounds like, and how various forms and mediums of literacy affect our lives.

Canada Post has announced the finalists for its 2011 Community Literacy Awards. In two categories, Individual Achievement and Educator, finalists were chosen by a committee of judges from Canada Post from entries submitted from across the country. Literacy advocates from organizations across Canada will determine the ultimate winners.

Canada’s premiers have announced the recipients of the seventh annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Presented in each province and territory, the award celebrates outstanding achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy. The winners are...

NALD dedicates this report to all Canadians who embrace the significant role that technology plays in learning, communication, collaboration and professional development within the field of literacy and essential skills.

This resource provides employers, trainers and educators, labour unions and other professional groups concerned with workplace skills development a starting point to actively incorporate informal learning into the learning toolbox of the Canadian workplace.

In an effort to better serve its clients and stakeholders across the broad spectrum of literacy and essential skills, the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) is pleased to inform you about several enhancements.

Can workforce essential skills programming work in your community? PTP Adult Learning and Employment Programs says yes and has the national research project to prove it.

Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan will get the skills they need to find and keep jobs through an innovative project supported by the Government of Canada.

Funding of up to $70,000 is available for qualifying communities interested in forming community partnerships to assess their local literacy needs and resources, and prepare a proposal for submission to the SaskSmart Innovations Fund for 2012-13.