On June 3, 2005, Sue Turner, on behalf of the Western Canada Workplace Essential Skills Training Network (WWestnet), welcomed delegates to Measuring Success: International Comparisons and Bottom Lines. Sue explained that the conference sessions would feature the preliminary findings of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) and
Sue Turner, on behalf of the Western Canada Workplace Essential Skills Training Network (WWestnet), welcomed delegates to taking it to the street: Incorporating Essential Skills Into Your Training Agenda.
The focus of Essential Skills and the Northern Oil and Gas Workforce was on effective training with a particular emphasis on the role of essential skills enhancement in the development of the northern workforce. It was hoped that this conference would help to raise awareness of essential skills and provide a jumping off point for increased essential skills integration in education and workplace training programs.
Although many studies and reports have addressed transition into employment issues, none has addressed the entire range of issues or proposed any comprehensive models. In this report, we have developed a coherent Canadian model for transition into employment.
This is the third in a series of three modules intended to help a person responsible for training literacy tutors deliver training to experienced literacy tutors. The modules are designed to train tutors in helping literacy learners with their job search.
