Debbie Burns

In February 2007, members of NALD were invited by the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to participate in the ongoing national discussion on literacy and its impact on education and employment skills in Canada.

In this brief, the National Adult Literacy Database Inc (NALD) explores the issue of workplace literacy. The comments focus on three areas: the need for literacy and essential skills to enable people to participate in the labour market, workplace literacy in the broader context of literacy, and the need for coordination of information and resources.

In these notes, Charles Ramsey presents NALD before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Ramsey also emphasizes the need for the federal government investment and leadership in both workforce and workplace literacy for adult Canadians.