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131. Cavendish Farms Learning Centre: Rising to the Challenge of Meeting Employees' Unique Needs (2005)
Series: The Conference Board of Canada Publications
Authors: The Conference Board of Canada
Collection: Research Materials
This case study in The Conference Board of Canada Education and Learning Case Studies series (http://www.conferenceboard.ca) focuses on the Learning Centre at Cavendish Farms, a large frozen foods producer on P.E.I. This centre, on-site at the New Annan production facility, provides Cavendish employees with a wide range of learning opportunities, such as individualized instruction in basic literacy, General Educational Development, secondary school-level English and mathematics, post-secondary refreshers, computer literacy, writing and communications. This case study looks at various aspects of the workplace education program, including its objectives, activities, resources, innovations, barriers, outcomes and keys to success.
Added: 2008-11-20
132. The challenge to finding an employer-sponsor (2010)
Final Report
Authors: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF)
Collection: Research Materials
The authors of this report have used both quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore the challenge for apprentices of finding an employer-sponsor.
The authors have analysed statistical trends based on Statistics Canada’s National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) data collected in 2007. They also held 13 focus groups where more than a hundred apprentices talked about their experiences in finding an individual employer sponsor. The focus groups were held from March to June 2009 and included apprentices from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Some of the suggestions that emerged from the focus groups included continuing support for career awareness programs and pre-apprenticeship programs; communicating the value of apprenticeship to employers; and creating a list of employers who are interested in hiring apprentices.
This document was prepared by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), a national non-for-profit organization that promotes apprenticeship as an effective means of training and education.
Added: 2011-05-31
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133. Challenges and solutions (2009)
Fact Sheet 4
Series: CAMA's Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills Fact Sheets
Authors: Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA)
Collection: Research Materials
The CAMA Literacy and Essential Skills in Municipal Workplaces Project has developed a six-part series of fact sheets on workplace literacy and essential skills. The fact sheets are:
1. Myths and facts about workplace literacy and essential skills
2. Why municipal workplaces are involved in literacy and essential skills
3. How municipal workplaces are tackling the issues
4. Challenges and solutions
5. Best practices
6. What will your return on investment be?
About this fact sheet:
Employees with low literacy and those who lack Essential Skills are less likely to participate in any training program compared to other workers. Although they may want to participate in new programs offered in the workplace, many face big challenges once they decide to improve their Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills.
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Added: 2009-11-18
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134. The Changing Face of Literacy in Ottawa (2002)
A Research Project Summary for the Ottawa-Carleton Coalition for Literacy
Authors: Christine Pinsent-Johnson, Lianne Calvert, Lisa Hagedorn
Collection: Research Materials
The authors of this study set out a number of questions about literacy, including its definition in the current world; other issues affecting students’ ability to achieve their goals; what prompts students to participate in literacy programs; and whether some types of programs are more attractive than others. Then they sought answers from three perspectives: that of literacy practitioners; literacy students; and representatives from community partners, the organizations that interact with the same target groups served by literacy programs.
The authors recommend that literacy practitioners take a more holistic view of their students, focusing on their needs and goals, not just on their functional literacy skills.
They also recommend that practitioners share information about programs with community partners and with each other, and initiate a study to describe their students in an in-depth and qualitative manner.
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Added: 2009-07-29
135. The Changing Face of Literacy: The Financial Literacy Imperative (2010)
Presentation to the Task Force on Financial Literacy, May 10, 2010
Authors: Paul Cappon
Collection: Research Materials
In this presentation to the Government of Canada’s Task Force on Financial Literacy, the president and CEO of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) outlines the role the CCL could play in enhancing Canadian’s financial skills.
Dr. Paul Cappon points out that CCL identified financial literacy as one of a set of “new” literacies required to function effectively in today’s world. Others include digital, computer and information literacy.
Specifically, he says the CCL could contribute to evaluating national progress on financial literacy by providing a synthesis of available research; monitoring trends and identifying gaps in information and data; identifying who is most vulnerable, and providing new insights into why they are at risk; and providing recommendations for the development of targeted strategies to strengthen the financial literacy skills and capabilities of Canadians.
The task force was established in 2009 and published its final report in February 2011. The report can be found at http://library.nald.ca/item/9167.
Added: 2012-04-12
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136. Changing our schools: Implementing successful educational reform (2009)
Lessons in Learning – January 15, 2009
Series: Lessons in Learning
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
Large-scale educational reform requires a significant investment of resources and, if unsuccessful, risks wasting students’ and teachers’ time. The authors of this paper look at previous attempts at educational reform in many countries and ask what lessons Canada can take from these efforts.
Educational change is a slow process that requires adequate time and resources, but decision-makers often wish to see rapid results, the authors note. Educational reform efforts have typically swung back and forth between different ideologies, with resulting criticism that reforms are based on educational trends rather than evidence; are implemented too hastily; and are without effective assessment systems.
These common criticisms point to the importance of considering empirical evidence when initiating large-scale educational reform programs, and of the need for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the impact of change.
Added: 2012-04-24
137. Changing Times, New Ways of Working (1997)
Alternative Working Arrangements and Changes in Working Time
Authors: Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre
Collection: Research Materials
As the world of work changes in response to forces like globalization, technological advances and competition, more and more workplaces are turning to new work arrangements such as flextime, job sharing and part-time work. This report provides analysis of the impact, costs and benefits of alternative approaches to work arrangements and working time. It establishes an important link between the changes occurring in the labour market and business environment, and specific attempts to control change in the workplace. It sketches the elements of a framework for developing successful new work arrangements in the workplace, and also highlights gaps in the current knowledge base, identifying areas where more research is needed in order to understand the longer term implications of these arrangements.
Added: 2007-11-07
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138. Checking the Rear View Mirror and Going Forward: CCLOW Faces a New Millennium (1999)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1999 - Vol. 13, No.1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Cheryl Senecal, Catherine Cookson, Catherine O'Bryan
Collection: Research Materials
This article was co-written by three authors: Cheryl Senecal, President of the Canadian Congress of Learning Opportunities for Women in 1999, Cathie Cookson was the President-Elect and Catherine O'Bryan was the Past-President. They wrote about the past, present and future of CCLOW.
Added: 2004-03-25
139. A Chip on Her Shoulder?: New Technologies, Gender, and In/Equity (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1995 - Vol. 11, No. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Mary Bryson, Suzanne de Castell
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the authors discuss their views on the equity or inequity between genders in relation to technology.
The article is written in English with a summary provided in French.
Added: 2004-03-26
140. Choosing a job (2009)
Lesson Plan 23
Series: Language for Work: CLB and Essential Skills Lesson Plans for ESL Instructors
Authors: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
Collection: Learning Materials
This lesson plan, prepared by ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers, is geared to learners looking for work or planning for employment. The objective of the lesson is to explore decision making, including brainstorming, prioritizing, weighing pros and cons and considering alternative options. Learners will discuss why certain factors about a job are more important than others and how these factors will impact their decision making when they are looking for work.
The two Essential Skills required are Thinking Skills (Decision Making), and Oral Communication.
Added: 2009-11-04
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