This document is the work of the PEI Provincial Joint Working Committee on Learning Disabilities. The committee was established in late 2003 and charged with devising a strategy to improve services to Islanders with learning disabilities. The committee included representatives of the Learning Disabilities Association of Prince Edward Island, the PEI Literacy Alliance, and the PEI departments of Health and Education.
This is a report on a development project conducted by the Canadian Labour and Business Centre relating to Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) Enhanced Language Training initiative. This initiative falls under CIC's Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program and aims to provide high-level or job-specific language training to immigrants.
Linking Training Investment to Business Outcomes and the Economy
Canada’s preparedness to compete in the increasingly competitive, knowledge-based, global marketplace appears to be in jeopardy because of a lack of awareness that investing in the human capacity of Canada’s workforce is paramount to success.
There is growing concern about the labour force challenges facing the voluntary and non-profit sector. There are more signs that organizations are less and less able to recruit the talent they need in today’s tightening labour market and are also experiencing difficulty retaining employees.
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was a seven-country initiative conducted in the fall of 1994 to create comparable literacy profiles across linguistic and cultural boundaries. This is a report of a study that analyses the New Brunswick data collected for the IALS in order to better understand literacy in the province.
The Second Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health brought together delegates with diverse interests in the literacy and health fields, providing them with the opportunity to share experiences, to discover practical tools, and to build partnerships. The organizing committee used workshop reports and questionnaires to capture delegate perspectives and recommendations relating to the four conference themes:
In 2006, Ontario's College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading was funded to develop models of integration for the training and support of clients in the college sector in that province.
In 2006 - 2007, Quality Learning New Brunswick worked with women living in one of New Brunswick's largest public housing neighbourhoods to develop and deliver a series of art workshops.
This report presents the results of a research project conducted by the Saint John Learning Exchange. The purpose of this project was to collect information from adult learners who previously attended programs at the Learning Exchange in order to augment quality in program delivery and obtain a realistic understanding of the learning needs of adults who access literacy programs.
