National Adult Literacy Database

Series: The Learning at Work Project

Authors: Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board

Collection: Research Materials

This report documents six pilot projects established by The Learning at Work Project. The pilot projects were set in different Saskatchewan regions and with different partners. The purpose of these pilots was to understand how to promote essential workplace skills training to the small workplace and how the small workplace could best access this training.

Added: 2003-05-23

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Authors: Keith Harford

Collection: Learning Materials

Prince Edward Learning Centre in Picton, Ontario, has produced a new learning tool to help learners with their job search. The manual uses plain language and takes the learner through the job hunting process. There are many exercises throughout the book and they have been articulated to Recognition of Adult Learning Strategy (RALS). Topics covered in the manual include : Basic Workplace Skills, Speaking and Listening Carefully, Performing Basic Operations with Numbers, etc.

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• OLES

Added: 1997-06-04

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Authors: Richard Carrière, Literacy Network Northeast

Collection: Research Materials

This guide helps assess your students proficiency in the following literacy skills. It also includes answer sheets for literacy practitioners.

It includes:
- An Initial Interview Guide
- Literacy Skills Testing (LBS 1-3)
- Literacy Skills Testing (LBS 4-5)
- Numeracy Skills Testing (LBS 1-3)
- Numeracy Skills Testing (LBS 4-5)
- Oral Assessment 1
- Oral Assessment 2

Added: 2007-08-10

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• Le premier pas

ViewPoints 2002

Series: ViewPoints 2002

Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre

Collection: Research Materials

The Canadian Health Care system is facing significant challenges that are evolving over time. In addition to the central issues of funding and delivery models, health care is confronting important human resource issues. Demographic trends combined with anticipated growth in demand for skilled health care professionals point to skill shortages as a serious issue to be faced by the health care system and the people it serves.

In this focus article, we take a closer look at a variety of human resource and skills issues as they pertain to the health care sector, and explore some of the possible solutions from the perspectives of health sector managers and labour leaders.

Added: 2007-05-16

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• Pleins feux sur le secteur de la santé

Series: Connecting to Workplaces

Authors: Karen Farrar

Collection: Learning Materials

The Forestry Worker Demonstration LBS LBS Level 3 booklet gives learners and instructors information on a career as a forestry worker.

It includes essential core skills chart, demonstrations, resources and other useful information.

This is one of ten booklets in a series entitled "Connecting to Workplaces". The other careers in the series include:
1- Chambermaid/Housekeeping Cleaner Demonstration LBS Level 3
2- Pet Groomer LBS Levels 3/4
3- Hunting/Fishing or Recreation Guide Demonstration LBS Levels 2/3
4- Laundromat Operator Demonstration LBS Level 4
5- Taxi Driver Demonstration - LBS Level 3
6- Florist Assistant Demonstration LBS Level 3
7- Security Officer LBS Levels 2/3
8- Cashier Demonstration LBS Level 3
9- Nanny/Caregiver Demonstration LBS Levels 2/3

Added: 2006-03-10

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Series: The Learning at Work Project

Authors: Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board

Collection: Research Materials

By checking to see if there is an essential skills gap in the workplace, you put yourself in position to make improvements that are fundamental to success. This guide describes a process for examining your workplace (or your own job) to see if there is an essential skills gap and what you might be able to do about that gap.

The Learning At Work project of the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board (SLFDB) has produced this guide, developed in consultation with business, labour, agriculture, and other Reference Groups of the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board. The Guide is a tool to help employers, unions, and employees investigate how essential workplace skills are used in their own jobs and workplaces. Workplace literacy refers to essential workplace skills of reading, writing, computer competency, oral communication, interpersonal skills/attitudes, decision-making, problem-solving, math, and teamwork.

Added: 2003-05-23

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ViewPoints 2002

Series: ViewPoints 2002

Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre

Collection: Research Materials

This biennial survey was the fourth in a series initiated in 1996, and provides an opportunity to assess how the perspectives of these leaders on key issues have changed over six years. The 2002 survey received an 20% response rate, normal for surveys of this type.

This report summarizes key findings on healthy workplace practices from the Canadian Labour and Business Centre’s (CLBC) Viewpoints 2002 Survey. Research on the determinants and costs of workplace diseases supports the notion, expressed in the 2000 Viewpoints Survey by business and labour leaders, that psycho-social factors such as morale, trust and good working relationships play an important role in maintaining or improving workplace health, and that their absence can be costly.

Added: 2007-05-16

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• Pratiques dans un milieu de travail sain

Literacy in the Information Age

Series: International Adult Literacy Survey

Authors: National Literacy Secretariat (NLS), Secrétariat national à l'alphabétisation (SNA)

Collection: Research Materials

Literacy in the Information Age, the final report from the International Adult Literacy Survey, presents evidence on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries. It offers new insights into the factors that influence the development of adult skills in various settings - at home, at work and across the 20 countries for which comparable household assessment results are included. Findings point to large differences in the average level and population distribution of literacy skills both within and between countries. Low literacy skills are evident among all adult groups in significant - albeit varying - proportions. Literacy proficiency varies considerably according to home background factors and educational attainment in most of the countries surveyed. However, the relationship between literacy skills and educational attainment is complex.

Many adults have managed to attain high levels of literacy proficiency despite a low level of education; conversely, some have low literacy skills despite a high level of education. These differences matter both economically and socially: literacy effects, labour quality and flexibility, employment, training opportunities, income from work and wider participation in civic society. Improving the literacy skills of the population remains a large challenge for policy makers. The results suggest that high-quality foundation learning in schools is important but insufficient as a sole means to that end. Policies directed at the workplace and family settings are also needed. The employers' role in promoting and rewarding literacy skills is particularly important for skills development.

This report can be ordered at a cost of $31 US, from : OECD, 2, rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France, Tel. +33 (0)1.45.24.82.00, Fax +33 (0)1.45.24.19.50, E-mail: sales@oecd.org WWW : http://www.oecd.org/ Highlights of the document are available online at : http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/nls/ials/infoage/infoage1.htm (00.07.18)

Added: 2000-04-20

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• Points saillants du Rapport final de l'Enquête internationale sur la littératie des adultes

Series: Assessment Tools - HRSDC

Authors: Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

Human Resources and Social Development Canada has designed this hiring checklist to help employers determine if a candidate has the skills required for the position being filled. This tool is based on the following essential skills: reading, document use, numeracy, writing, oral communication, working with others, thinking, computer use and continuous learning. Employers use the checklist to identify and prioritize the most important essential skills needed for the position being filled and then evaluate the candidate’s overall performance to determine whether the candidate’s skills align with the job requirements.

Added: 2008-04-04

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• Vérification à l'embauche

Parent Guide

Authors: Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Department of Education, Home and School Federation of PEI, La Fédération des parents de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, PEI Literacy Alliance, Provincial Library Service

Collection: Learning Materials

This guide was prepared for parents of children in grades 1 to 3, the time when most children learn to read. The guide contains tips to help your child read and develop a love of reading. Choose the tips that are the most helpful and fun for you and your child. This guide comes with a warm welcome from PEI's libraries. A new library keycard is attached to the cover of the guide.

Added: 2006-06-13

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• Comment aider votre enfant à apprendre à lire et à aimer la lecture