Category Archives: essential skills
Digital Skills Required: All Others Need Not Apply
The endless advance of technology affects all industries and virtually all jobs. It’s sometimes unsettling but never boring in today’s workplace. White-collar and blue-collar workers alike need to constantly evolve their digital technology skills. But what about the jobs that … Continue reading
Don’t Miss the Literacy and Essential Skills Tools Webinar – February 6, 2012
From the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES): OLES will host a webinar on Literacy and Essential Skills Tools Monday, February 6, 2012 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. This webinar offers community organizations, employers and others help to understand … Continue reading
Caution: Not Embracing ‘Continuous Learning’ has become an Occupational Hazard
The digital revolution is responsible for a major culture shift in our society. Virtually all the world’s knowledge is available to everyone with a few relatively inexpensive technology tools. New technologies create new jobs and eliminate others. The constant advancement … Continue reading
The Twelve Days of Literacy
(to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas) On the first day of Christmas my teacher gave to me The gift of literacy On the second day of Christmas my teacher gave to me Two books to love And … Continue reading
Essential Skills Training: It’s Worth It
Are your employees trapped behind roadblocks? Your employees may know your product and your customers, but what they don’t know may surprise you. Nearly half of adult Canadians struggle with essential skills such as working with numbers, navigating through documents … Continue reading
The Workplace is Changing – Do you Have the Skills to Get Ahead?
Adults can start by upgrading their basic skills. Training is available province-wide, through both a network of literacy providers that offer free and confidential one-on-one tutoring, or in a classroom setting at adult education and career centres. Call toll-free 1-866-942-7352 … Continue reading
Labour Market Agreements: What Literacy & Essential Skills Programs Need to Know – Free Webinar November 15, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 1:00 PM ET, OLC is hosting Labour Market Agreements: What Literacy & Essential Skills Programs Need to Know – a free webinar presented by Brigid Hayes, Principal of Brigid Hayes Consulting. … 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
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
