Category Archives: essential skills
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
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
Learning and Violence – New Interactive Materials
Three tools for community colleges, community-based programs and students (in any setting) are now available for anyone to use on the Learning and Violence website. Click on the poster announcing new materials on the homepage and learners can reach their … Continue reading
Quebec City Reading Council Workplace Essential Skills Courses
Essential Skills are the foundation for learning job-specific skills. Addressing the Essential Skills issues of job seekers and workers can help educators to better support them to get a job, succeed at work and adapt to change. Essential skills and … Continue reading
Political Parties Respond to Canada’s Literacy and Essential Skills Challenge
In anticipation of the upcoming federal election, Canada’s national literacy organizations got together and asked each of the major parties to provide their plan on how they would address the needs of individual Canadians improve their literacy and essential skills. … Continue reading
1001 Ways to Learn Video Challenge for Adult Learners (Lesson Plan)
Quebec Adult Learners’ Week (La semaine québécoise des adultes en formation, April 2 – 10, 2011) is behind us, but there is still time to enter the 1001 Ways to Learn Challenge. The deadline is May 10, 2011. The challenge: … Continue reading
Quebec Adult Learners’ Week Video Challenge – Deadline May 10, 2011
La semaine québécoise des adultes en formation (SQAF – Quebec Adult Learners’ Week) is April 2 – 10, 2011! The week is an international annual event celebrating adult learners and recognizing issues such as citizen education, communications, literacy, general education … Continue reading
