National Adult Literacy Database

The IALS Fall Institute held in Banff, Alberta, covered, among a wide variety of topics, the history and uses of adult literacy surveys. It also studied the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), its meaning, and impact for policy and practice from an international perspective. This blog will allow you to review the panel discussions and in doing so learn about approaches to skills assessment and how IALS has influenced literacy programming and instruction.

ISIS recognizes the essential role of immigrants in Canadian society and works with newcomers to help them build a future in Canada. Using a client-centred approach, ISIS provides a wide range of services to immigrants, from refugee resettlement to professional bridging programs, from family counselling to English in the Workplace.

The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) is mandated by the government of Ontario as the designated provider of distance education and GED testing. ILC’s credit and non-credit courses and educational services enable students to: earn a high school diploma or the equivalent, upgrade their skills and achieve their academic and career goals.

India Literacy Project is dedicated to making India 100% literate. We mainly concentrate on spreading basic literacy in India, where literacy, as defined by the U.N., is the ability to read 40 words per minute, write 20 words per minute, and do 2-digit arithmetic.

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is a not-for-profit sector council dedicated to creating a diverse, prepared and highly educated Canadian ICT industry and workforce.

InMyLanguage.org provides multilingual information for newcomers to Ontario. Categories include immigrating, work, housing, health, education, legal matters and daily life. Funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the site was developed by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants.

Founded in 1972, the IRPP is an independent, national, non-profit organization. Its mission is to improve public policy in Canada by promoting and contributing to a policy process that is more broadly based, informed and effective.

IALFI is a network of researchers, linguists and practitioners, exploring, developing and applying the concept of reading and writing as language acquisition, in everyday interactions with children at home, in daycare centres, kindergartens, elementary schools etc. The approach is called : "Literacy from Infancy".

Provides leadership in research, development, and training in the broad field of international literacy and development, with an emphasis on developing countries.

The ILN was launched on September 8, 2001. It is a collaboration of 21 different groups that are all committed to ensuring a stronger international role for literacy in human development efforts worldwide. They realize the vital necessity of finding effective avenues of exposure in order to promote the global advancement of literacy.

The International Labour Organization and the Italian Government established the International Training Centre in 1964 in Turin, Italy, as an advanced vocational training institute. It has since matured into a focal point for high-level in-service training. This takes place in Turin, in course participants’ home countries or via the Internet. The centre provides a range of training and related activities on what governments need to devise well-founded policy measures that tackle unemployment, under-employment, low productivity and poverty, notably in developing countries and transition economies.

The A.L.C. is a community based, Literacy and Basic Skills program that assists adults improve their reading, writing, math, computer, and communication skills for employment, further education and training, and/or personal goals.

The primary mission of this Association is to promote the social and emotional development and well-being of adults with learning disabilities (LD) and/or Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (AD/HD). They are committed to serving all adults with LD and/or AD/HD and endeavor to address the specific issues and concerns faced by this population.