Strategic planning

This document describes an initiative undertaken to engage citizens and organizations in developing a learning culture in the province of New Brunswick.

The project steering committee will improve learning outcomes across the province by coordinating cross-sector organizations to transform a fragmented system, the authors explain.

The District of Algoma is located in northeastern Ontario and borders the north shore of Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The area’s resource-based economy was deeply affected by a recession that began in 2009 and faced significant obstacles to full recovery, including outmigration of young adults, an aging population, and a shortage of jobs for unskilled labour.

This background paper was issued in anticipation of the release of the results of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in October 2013. The authors note that while the PIAAC statistics vary across Canada’s three northern territories, they do tell a story of a significant labour market challenge facing Canada’s North.

This document sets out a strategy for rebuilding the economy of New Brunswick by ensuring the availability of a skilled and globally competitive labour force.

Established in 2006, Algoma Workforce Investment Committee (AWiC) is one of 25 workforce planning boards across Ontario. Its mission is to work collaboratively with community partners to address the region’s key labour force needs.

This document offers both an overview of the challenges facing the Algoma area, and an action plan for dealing with those challenges.

This document outlines a project undertaken by the Yukon Literacy Coalition to assess community stakeholder interests related to workplace and workforce literacy and essential skills (LES). The project included a literature review and 96 face-to-face interviews.

This document outlines the proceedings of a two-day conference on Aboriginal literacy, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in November 2011.

This annual report from the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) offers information about both the organization itself and the new initiatives undertaken in the time frame covered by the document.

NALD’S core activities are based on building community; providing information; providing online resources; organizing resources from the Internet.

The National Adult Literacy Database’s (NALD’s) annual report for 2008-2009 highlights the organization’s participation in a number of national initiatives.

In 2009, the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) observed its 20th anniversary, an occasion marked with the production of an anniversary booklet.

This annual report also highlights the creation of a new award, the NALD Innovative Technology Award, presented to a Canadian organization or individual who has developed and implemented a technology initiative that contributes to the advancement of adult literacy and essential skills.