National Adult Literacy Database -- Weekly Update -- May 28, 2012

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NALD update - May 28, 2012

Story of the Week

Women of Vision without Sight (Part 2) by Myrna Sopal

Literacy and Learning

Alberta representing Canadian provinces/territories at APEC meeting in Korea

Pathways to Education invites Canadians to celebrate the Gift of Graduation

Canadian Association of University Teachers to provide financial, legal support to students in Quebec

Finland gets rave reviews for its equal society, open education system

Math education gets a collaborative boost at summit in Manitoba

Manitoba provides additional support to English-as-an-Additional-Language students

Workplace and Essential Skills

Nominations still open for ABC's Dr. Alan Middleton Workplace Literacy and Learning Award - Deadline May 31, 2012

Five ways to make your resumé stand out

Youth unemployment levels to stay at crisis levels for years: International Labour Organization

Finding a job that suits you starts with research

New Brunswick releases Workplace Essential Skills (WES) Strategic Plan - 2011-2014 (PDF)

Is it ever wise to stretch the truth on your resumé? Probably not

Ottawa provides new support to keep workers in workforce through ThirdQuarter project

Seniors, younger generations to benefit from New Horizons Program funding

Plans in the works to renew trades training facilities at Camosun College

Review the latest events.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plan – Document Use: Essential Skills Checklist - “What are YOUR Skills?” by READ Saskatoon (2012)

Study Guide for Purposeful Exploration of Adult Education for Work: Teaching and Learning in a Work Context by Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) (2011)

Guide to Understanding Literacy & Essential Skills in the Workplace by Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick (LCNB) (2011)

Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework Fall 2011 - Implementation Training Guide by Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) (2012)

Decimals, Fractions & Percent Part 1 - Concept [Video - 6:54] by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Decimals, Fractions & Percent Part 1 - Practice [Video - 7:30] by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Research Materials

Report on Consultations with Adults with Literacy Challenges - Fact Sheet by Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley et al. (2009)

Occupational Task Profiles: Canadian Literacy and Essential Skills Workforce: A Pan-Canadian Snapshot by Chris Harwood (2012)

Tallying the Costs of Post-secondary Education: The Challenge of Managing Student Debt and Loan Repayment in Canada by Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) (2010)

Pan-Canadian Sector Council & Immigrant Dialogue: Barriers Affecting the Integration of Non-Regulated Occupation Immigrants into the Canadian Labour Market by Canadian Coalition of Community-based Employability Training (2005)

An Inter-sectoral Approach for Improving Health Literacy for Canadians - A Discussion Paper by Irving Rootman and Wayne Mitic (2012)