What's new http://nald.ca/themes/nald/php/rss.php?s=home 2013-05-30T12:25:33Z National Adult Literacy Database Go! - TD encourages children to explore reading and head to Canada's public libraries this summer 2013-05-29T16:37:56Z 2013-05-29T16:37:56Z TD Bank Group and the Winnipeg Public Library welcomed over 60 grade-school students to help kick off the 2013 TD Summer Reading Club. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1173993/td-encourages-children-to-go-and-explore-their-love-of-reading-through-canada-s-largest-summer-reading-program-at-public-libraries Fanshawe College to receive Bill Hutton Award of Excellence from RTDNA Canada 2013-05-29T16:34:22Z 2013-05-29T16:41:15Z The Association of Electronic Journalists is pleased to announce that Fanshawe College will receive the 2013 "Bill Hutton Award of Excellence. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1173983/fanshawe-college-to-receive-bill-hutton-award-of-excellence-from-rtdna-canada Skills make innovative companies: The Conference Board of Canada 2013-05-29T08:36:43Z 2013-05-29T08:36:43Z Skills, attitudes and behaviours of individuals are central to an organization's ability to innovate, according to The Conference Board of Canada's Innovation Skills Profile 2.0 (ISP2. http://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/newsrelease/13-05-28/skills_make_innovative_companies.aspx Kids Write Club Literacy Program: Launch sees young patient writing about bullying while battling illness 2013-05-29T08:32:12Z 2013-05-29T08:32:12Z The Kids Write Club (KWC) literacy program was created by entrepreneur and author Helen Georgaklis to encourage children to find their voice through writing. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1173621/12-year-old-writes-about-bullying-while-battling-cancer-worldwide-launch-of-kids-write-club-literacy-program Write On! - Literacy Partners of Manitoba - Spring/Summer 2013 2013-05-28T09:30:45Z 2013-05-28T09:30:45Z The theme of this issue is “Always Learning”. http://manitobaliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Write-On_web.pdf Canada's universities doing more with less - Can this be sustained? 2013-05-27T09:31:12Z 2013-05-27T09:31:12Z Increasingly, Canada’s universities have worked to pursue strategic partnerships and collaborations that make our economy stronger. http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/21/canadas-universities-have-been-doing-more-with-less-but-can-they-keep-doing-so/?__lsa=b04a-98cd Feeling stressed? Here are 12 signs of job burnout 2013-05-27T09:25:11Z 2013-05-27T09:25:11Z Though not yet an official medical condition, job burnout is the greatest challenge to the global health system and stress-related symptoms are expected to get worse as the workplace becomes more glob... http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/22/feeling-stressed-12-signs-of-job-burnout/ A roundtable for action: How to combat Canada's growing skills shortage 2013-05-27T09:07:44Z 2013-05-27T09:07:44Z ABC Life Literacy Canada recently hosted A Roundtable for Action to discuss ways in which workforce/ workplace literacy and essential skills training can help combat the growing skills shortage in Can... http://abclifeliteracy.ca/roundtable-action What to do when you feel you're at odds with HR manager: a problem with solutions 2013-05-27T08:59:46Z 2013-05-27T08:59:46Z "If you trust your boss, start there. Ask for advice but make sure you have a potential solution to share – it shows you’re making an effort. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/my-hr-manager-seems-to-be-discriminating-against-me/article12137741/#dashboard/follows/ 2013 Financial Literacy Forum Series Dispatch 2013-05-24T15:03:01Z 2013-05-24T15:03:01Z Something very important quietly happened recently in an outer neighborhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil. http://www.mainstreet.com/article/money/investing/2013-financial-literacy-forum-series-dispatch Write Forward 2013-05-23T16:21:47Z 2013-05-23T16:21:47Z This website has been created as a series of easy-to-use assessment tools to help adult learners improve their writing skills for use at home, in the community, and in the workplace. http://blogs.bowvalleycollegeweb.com/writeforward/ Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) 2013-05-23T16:18:40Z 2013-05-23T16:18:40Z The Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers is a community agency that seeks to assist immigrants and refugees in achieving full participation in the community as well as contributing their experience... http://www.emcn.ab.ca/ Ottawa issues Call for Proposals for projects led and inspired by seniors 2013-05-23T09:01:25Z 2013-05-23T09:01:25Z The federal government is seeking applications for projects that will help seniors use their leadership abilities, energy and skills to continue to make a difference in their communities through the N... http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=2&nid=743759&crtr.tp1D=1 Class of 2013 demands more from universities: Help us find jobs 2013-05-23T08:54:27Z 2013-05-23T08:54:27Z Perhaps because of the relentlessly bleak climate, many students now accept that their path to a stable lifestyle may involve years pin balling their way up the ranks with a mixture of interning, cont... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/class-of-2013-demands-more-from-universities-help-us-find-jobs/article12006916/#dashboard/follows/ Facing organizational change? Leader's messages must be clear 2013-05-23T08:50:48Z 2013-05-23T08:50:48Z Everyone needs to know where they’re going. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/to-set-direction-your-message-must-be-clear/article11945224/#dashboard/follows/