National Adult Literacy Database

This new report, published by AlphaPlus in French, discusses the use of assistive technologies in the workplace and offers an approach to address the needs of francophone adult learners. More specifically, this report on assistive technologies and learner motivation is designed to help improve the instructional design of assistive technologies in order to prepare learners to develop and maintain new skills throughout their lives.

Fortunately, you don't have to face this challenge alone, because your manager is responsible for helping you determine which tasks are more or less important. Assistance with prioritizing is actually one of the benefits of having a boss. However, you will need to invest some time in preparation for this discussion.

The ThirdQuarter project was originally announced in May 2010 as an online, community-based pilot project to help match the essential skills of workers over age 50 with the needs of employers. The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce’s project is receiving almost $1 million in additional funding from the federal government to expand its reach into larger urban centres while continuing to serve rural areas.

The lesson here is don't do it. If you think your resumé needs some flair, do something about it - the right way. Take a class. Do volunteer work. Gain the skills or experience you're missing. Yes, gaining those skills or experience could cut into your work life balance, but so can losing your job.

The global youth jobless rate this year remains stuck at “crisis peak” levels and won't likely come down until at least 2016, the International Labour Organization predicts in a grim outlook on youth employment published this week.

It all starts with brand. Professionals say each individual needs a personal brand. If you're going to have a brand, you may as well advertise it. Create a one page highlight of what you could do if hired. Just like any ad, use well thought-out tag lines that quickly get the recruiter's attention. Don't tell everything, as you want the reader to call you for additional information

Disability Awareness Week continues the tradition of National Access Awareness Week first established in 1988 to promote better community access for people with disabilities. This campaign happened in response to a request from Rick Hansen following his Man in Motion World Tour.

With funding from the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, CLLN is conducting a labour market study of literacy and essential skills (L/ES) workers. CLLN seeks to consolidate what is known about the L/ES workforce and determine the value of, and whether there is a need for, occupational standards and/or credentials.

"This modern approach allows our programs to be more responsive to the needs of industry and the labour market," said New Brunswick Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Martine Coulombe. "We are shifting some authority to industry – where it makes sense to do so – while continuing to maintain government oversight.”

“Compassion is hard if you don’t have humility,” says psychologist Jordan LaBouff of the University of Maine. What’s more, he says, humble people tend to make better employees and bosses. But because the typical American workplace tends to reward self-promotion over humility, such modest types may have a tough time making it to the top.

Smartforce NL is a joint project of the Department of Advanced Education and Skills, the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries and Bluedrop Performance Learning that provides access to online professional development e-learning for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador.

"This year's Pulse of Talent reveals that Canadians have a rather high level of employee satisfaction, which is ultimately a reflection on the talent management practices of Canadian companies," says John Cardella of Ceridian Canada. "However, when it comes to motivating individuals to perform, employers need to do a better job of defining career paths and acknowledging good work."

April's 58,200-jobs gain shows demand is picking up on the goods side of the economy as the construction, manufacturing, natural resources and agriculture industries add to the headcount.

Take Your Child to Work Day has come and gone, but some teens are going beyond a daylong glimpse into the working world. Members of the iGeneration, born after 1990, are landing their first jobs, and bringing their obsession with online connectivity and multitasking into the workplace.

During Mental Health Week May 7 to 13, the Mental Illness Foundation has invited Quebec organizations to assess both the risk and protective factors that have a significant impact on their employees' mental health.