Literacy for Adults
Event | Posted: February 8, 2012
Are you interested in increasing your money smarts or helping others in your community improve money management skills? Then please join CSC for these free, province-wide learning opportunities. CLICK to learn more.
News | Posted: January 18, 2012
For over a decade, political leaders have been obsessed with test scores in reading, writing and math. But there may be a hidden danger in this narrow focus. Click to read more.
Resources | Posted: January 17, 2012
Watch well-known authors such as Terry Fallis, Robert Rotenberg and Brian Francis talk about what reading means to them.
Submissions | Posted: October 14, 2011
The Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award honours innovation in the creation and delivery (or in the development, implementation and delivery) of adult literacy or adult-integrated family literacy programs delivered by a community organization in Canada. The adult-focused literacy program makes a positive contribution to the lives of the participants as well as the community and could serve as a model for other organizations to adapt.
Research | Posted: October 5, 2011
A Profile of Minority-language Students in Canada: Results from the Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, and Trends in Registered Apprenticeship Training in Canada, 1991 to 2009.
News | Posted: September 7, 2011
A concept of work that has struggled to find its way into mainstream offices around the world may finally be coming into its own. Even the term itself may be outdating itself.
Event | Posted: September 7, 2011
The Aboriginal Literacy Symposium will be an opportunity for participants to explore a variety of key concepts. Our goal is to develop a shared vision to improve literacy and essential skills towards employment for Aboriginal people in Manitoba.
Research | Posted: September 7, 2011
This video, about 35 minutes long, was recorded during a webcast announcing the findings of a survey on the financial literacy of Canadians, undertaken by the Ipsos Reid market research firm on behalf of ABC Life Literacy Canada.
Event | Posted: September 7, 2011
The second annual Essential Skills Day will take place on Friday, September 23, 2011 during Learn@Work Week. Essential Skills Day raises awareness of the nine essential skills as defined by the Government of Canada and looks at the importance of skills training in the workplace.
Funding | Posted: September 7, 2011
The Department of Finance released for consultation draft legislative proposals to implement tax measures from Budget 2011, the Next Phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan—A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth.
Research | Posted: September 7, 2011
Canada's labour force is aging rapidly and by the year 2021 as many as one in four workers could be age 55 or over, according to a recent report by Statistics Canada.