Category Archives: adult education
Financial Literacy Week National Online Forum
On November 1, ABC Life Literacy Canada will host a national online forum focused on providing Canadians with financial literacy knowledge for their specific life stage. Tune in to Life Literacy Live on Tuesday, November 1 from 12:30 to 2:00 … Continue reading
Joy Fyckes Director of RECLAIM Literacy Centre is CBC’s Montrealer of the Week
Congratulations to Joy Fyckes, recognized as CBC’s Montrealer of the Week. Joy is the director of the RECLAIM Literacy Centre located in the Saint-Henri district of Montreal. RECLAIM provides free services assisting English-speaking adults upgrade their reading, writing and basic … Continue reading
Good Reads Book Review: The Hangman by Louise Penny
QELA is pleased to present reviews of the Good Reads books, written by adult learners from literacy councils around Quebec. Here is William Swallow’s review of The Hangman by Louise Penny. William is a student at the Yamaska Literacy Council. … Continue reading
Digital Literacy and the Workforce
The workforce is changing as are the essential skills required to function in it. Digital reading, and digital literacy, are increasingly becoming obstacles for many people in the workforce. Just about every job nowadays requires some form of digital literacy, … Continue reading
Learn@Work Week: September 19 – 23
The second annual Essential Skills Day will take place on Friday, September 23, 2011 during Learn@Work Week. Essential Skills Day raises awareness of the nine essential skills as defined by the Government of Canada and looks at the importance of … Continue reading
From Online Resources to Online Teachers E-learning is Finally Taking Off
September 8th is International Literacy Day, and QELA welcomes the opportunity to promote life long learning by highlighting some of the fantastic learning programs available online. From online resources to online teachers, E-learning is finally taking off and it is … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: UNESCO International Literacy Day (September 8) – Low literacy is merely the tip of the iceberg
For Immediate Release – Montreal, QC, September 2, 2011 Nearly half of adult Canadians struggle with low literacy1, experiencing difficulty with day to day tasks such as reading a bus schedule, understanding credit card interest rates or even determining what … Continue reading
Free Webinar on Workforce Essential Skills
The Ontario Literacy Coalition will host a free one-hour webinar Workforce Essential Skills on Tuesday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m. Workforce Essential Skills across Canada (WESCan) was a two-year research study to investigate workforce ES approaches and implementation processes. Over the … Continue reading
Pearson Adult and Career Centre’s 2011 Graduation Ceremonies
The Quebec English Literacy Alliance was invited to attend the graduation. It was an honour and a privilege to participate in such a wonderful event. It was truly a heartfelt experience seeing the sense of accomplishment in the faces of each … Continue reading
