National Adult Literacy Database

By Tom Sticht International Consultant in Adult Education The 1993 report Adult Literacy in America, based on the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), led the U. S. Department of Education to claim that almost half of America’s adults were functionally illiterate. A decade later, the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) reiterated that claim. There can be no doubt that functional illiteracy maims the ability of adults to achieve well in contemporary life.

Aboriginal women today are outpacing men in education and succeeding in their careers. However, they also occupy the bottom rungs of society's ladder when it comes to suffering poverty, racism and domestic abuse.

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, has invited the Organization’s Member States to submit two nominations for the 2010 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. These prizes are awarded in recognition of innovative and successful results in the field of literacy throughout the world.

The HR Council for the Non-profit Sector has devised a diagnostic tool to help non-profit organizations evaluate their current performance in a number of human resources areas.

WINNIPEG, MB - The University of Winnipeg has been selected to become the international hub for the study of Indigenous peoples and communities joining a prestigious world-class network of universities.

Premier Brad Wall is inviting Saskatchewan residents to nominate a literacy leader for the sixth annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award.

STRATFORD, ON, May 3 /CNW/ - Canada needs to act swiftly to ensure we can participate and prosper in the future economy driven by innovation, becoming a 'Launch Lab' attracting investment and intellectual capital, says Tony Chapman, Canadian media entrepreneur and a keynote speaker at the upcoming Canada 3.0 2010 digital media forum May 10-11 in Stratford.

Do you wish the people in your organization felt engaged in their work? Do you want an organization where people have entrepreneurial excitement about what they do each day? Or, perhaps you have an organization made up mostly of volunteers and you want to spread the work around so that just a few people don’t carry the load?

April 30, 2010 – READ Saskatoon is celebrating after winning two awards at the 2010 Saskatchewan Literacy Awards of Merit event last night in Regina.

OTTAWA, April 29 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Library Association (CLA) and its school library division, the Canadian Association for School Libraries (CASL), has expressed dismay and alarm at the erosion of funding for education in British Columbia.

Literacy Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that the 2010 Adult Learner Recognition Awards will be awarded at the NS PGI Golf Tournament on June 23. These awards are given to adult learners in Nova Scotia who have shown exceptional progress and achievement in learning and literacy. The Provincial Learner Achievement Award is sponsored by Literacy Nova Scotia.

Students and educators at online universities have a wealth of learning and productivity tools available to them online. Google offers some of the highest-quality resources on the web to meet all your study and teaching needs, and all you need to access them is an internet connection.

The Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) could soon add "university" to its name. The government is today proposing amendments to the Ontario College of Art and Design Act, which, if passed will give official university status to OCAD.

By Tom Sticht International Consultant in Adult Education Many adults who are native English language speakers still lack sufficient oracy and literacy skills for school learning, technical training, college and successful career progression. Though considerable attention has been given to the role of literacy in these life roles, less attention has been given to oracy skills.

OTTAWA, April 27 /CNW Telbec/ - More than 190 enterprising Aboriginal youths from across Canada will visit the University of Ottawa next month to attend the tenth edition of the E-Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition gathering. The E-Spirit competition is organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).