National Adult Literacy Database

ATESL is committed to the highest standards of English language teaching and program provisions. This year's conference theme is Igniting Language, Learning and Leadership. The event is taking place in Calgary October 21-22, 2011.

Employment was little changed for the second consecutive month in August and the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 7.3 per cent, according to Statistics Canada's new Labour Force Survey.

Retirement does not appeal to many baby boomers, according to career counsellor Marilyn Henigman, who is seeing plenty of citizens aged 45 to 65 on the hunt for work.

Starting this September, all students in grades 7 to 10 will have access to Ontario’s free online math tutoring program. This expansion will give over 600,000 students access to Homework Help, a free, real-time math tutoring service that connects certified Ontario teachers with students who are looking for extra support.

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.

In planning its Literacy and Learning Symposium for 2011 (October 19-21), Literacy Alberta is offering bursaries to adult literacy learners and volunteer literacy tutors. The bursaries will offset the costs of registration, accommodation and travel. There is a limit of three per program.

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.

The federal government will assist two programs on Prince Edward Island that are geared towards improving the well-being of women: Women Moving Forward to Economic Stability and Recruitment of Women into Non-Traditional Work.

The Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton has been working with Vancouver Community College (VCC) and Conestoga College (Ontario) to establish an online college certificate program in family literacy. After being piloted at VCC, this OLES-funded project is now complete and information about the program is being disseminated across Canada.

Reporting to the CEO, this position creates, manages and implements the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network’s (CLLN) communications, marketing and public relations plan.

Smart Sessions are participatory workshops designed to address the skills-related challenges that Canadian employers face. Each session focuses on an issue of priority to local business communities.

Most language teachers will tell you that what you put in, is what you get out of language studies. The reality is that language acquisition is a complex process that involves communication, grammar, structure, comprehension and language production…

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