Computer assisted instruction

This report looks at the degree to which apprenticeship training is being affected by the implementation of new technologies. It is based on 51 interviews with employers, employer associations, college instructors, and trainers, along with a scan of relevant national and international sources on the topic.

Textile manufacturer Hafner Inc. is committed to using technology to enhance learning in the workplace.

Hafner Inc., which manufactures textiles for home furnishing and apparel markets in North America and Europe, employs about 500 workers at its mills in Granby, Quebec.

In 1995, the Yekooche First Nation, a small and remote community in British Columbia, began treaty negotiations leading to self-government. This document describes a research project undertaken to help the Yekooche First Nation develop an approach to community-based training that would enable members to assume self-government responsibilities once their treaty was ratified.

This article describes the Local PLATO Delivery System from The Roach Organization (TRO), an instructional local area network combining computer hardware and software to give instructors the tools to provide individualized instruction for students.

This guide is the result of a research project undertaken by Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) to find out more about effective technologies used for providing staff development and training both within the Employment Ontario delivery network and within the broader education and training sector.

This document is housed on the AlphaPlus server, where it can be downloaded in PDF format.

This report was commissioned by AlphaPlus, a provincially-funded Ontario organization that provides expertise to support adult educators.

This issue focuses exclusively on BHP Billiton Diamonds Incorporated’s Ekati Diamond Mine, located in the Barren Lands of the Northwest Territories. It outlines the company’s commitment to building a sustainable Aboriginal and Northern workforce, while dealing simultaneously with the low literacy skills of a significant portion of the pool of available employees.

This issue includes an article on a project jointly sponsored by a local of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) and the Workplace Education Manitoba Steering Committee (WEMSC). The Learning Experience Centre takes a holistic approach to teaching, focusing on the individual as a worker, community member and member of a larger family unit.

The Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) Program was approved for delivery in July 2004 at all 24 colleges in Ontario by the Colleges Branch of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. ACE is a Grade 12 Equivalent program for the purpose of entry to college and apprenticeship programming.

This case study by The Conference Board of Canada (http://www.conferenceboard.ca) looks at the Bank of Canada's Second Language Learning Café. The Café was developed in-house by the Bank as a personal computer support mechanism to solve a major second-language training challenge. It includes a comprehensive series of work-related language exercises for both English and French as second languages.