Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador

Labour Market Agreements: What Literacy & Essential Skills Programs Need to Know

Event | Posted: November 10, 2011

A free webinar presented by Brigid Hayes, Principal of Brigid Hayes Consulting.

The federal government has passed responsibility for labour market training to the provinces and territories. Each year, through the Labour Market Agreements (LMA), the provinces and territories receive over $500 million for training people who are not eligible under Employment Insurance (EI). A particular feature of the LMAs is the priority placed on those with low levels of Essential Skills and/or without a high school credential. These agreements have already affected how and to whom literacy and essential skills services are delivered.

This free, one-hour webinar will provide you with:

  • An overview of the labour market agreements - what are they, how they work, and why they are important
  • What has been happening in other provinces and territories
  • The Ontario situation - a review of how Ontario has chosen to spend its LMA funding, especially to support literacy and essential skills
  • Challenges and opportunities - why this should matter to the literacy community and what might be done to enhance LMA literacy and essential skills activities

For more information or to register for the webinar, please visit https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/242553886.

Developed and hosted by NALD in collaboration with Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador.

This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Office of Literacy and Essential Skills.