National Adult Literacy Database

Free Essential Skills Day tools and resources are now available for download. Access posters, brochures, web banners, fact sheets and case studies to help you make the most of Essential Skills Day (September 23) and raise awareness of the importance of workplace education.

Offering revealing insights on effective work-related learning programs, the report profiles 45 Canadian and international small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have used workplace learning programs as opportunities to effectively reach some of their business goals.

A majority of Canadian employees are living paycheque to paycheque and report they would be in financial difficulty if their pay were delayed by even a week, according to a new survey on the financial health of the country’s workers.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Inc., a national non-profit organization employing 12 people at its office in Fredericton, N.B., has an opening for a Bilingual Web Designer.

Between 1987 and 2009, the proportion of women in senior management has changed little. Men are still more than twice as likely to hold a senior executive position, according to a Conference Board report.

The survey helps illustrate where baby boomers and their gen Y offspring believe companies can do more. Nearly one in three boomers does not feel companies treat workers nearing retirement with respect. Both generations cite better management, and improved organizational structure as changes they’d like to see. However, despite their workplace concerns, 75 per cent of young people, and 82 per cent of boomers say they are satisfied with their current job.

The Workopolis website says that allowing the Canadians who spend just one day a year driving to work alone would save about $120 million in out-of-pocket expenses and eliminate more than 60 million kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions.

In 2009, The Conference Board introduced the SWP Maturity Model, a framework that shows a fairly typical evolutionary path of strategic workforce planning. The Maturity Model gives companies a yardstick for assessing their current SWP practices and knowing what the next stage of SWP maturity looks like.

The second annual Essential Skills Day will take place on September 23, 2011 during Learn@Work Week. This day raises awareness of the nine essential skills and looks at the importance of skills training in the workplace.

The Business Link and its funding partners are pleased to announce an Alberta-wide initiative to promote immigrant entrepreneurs…

Many Canadians look eagerly each summer to taking a vacation and enjoying the weather or a trip, but studies show a large portion of workers still don't take their allocated vacation time away from the office. It appears to be leading to higher stress and anxiety levels.

The trend toward working beyond the age of 65 is most pronounced in B.C., where 25 per cent of workers plan to stay in the workforce beyond that age, according to a Conference Board of Canada survey released earlier this year. Nationally, the number was 21 per cent.

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

Canadian employers have started lifting their feet from the brakes they applied in the wake of the recession, according to two indexes which show a steady increase in recruitment and staffing levels.

Workers who experience a boost during a rough day tend to be less tired at the end of the day, even an extremely stressful one. There are five ways an organization can alleviate the effects of negativity at work, says an expert in human behaviour.