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51. Relating Canadian Language Benchmarks to Essential Skills (2005)
A Comparative Framework
Authors: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
Collection: Research Materials
The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and Essential Skills (ES) Comparative Framework is a comprehensive comparison of two national skill standards. The CLB describes communicative ability in English as a Second Language while the ES framework describes skills that facilitate an individual’s ability to perform work functions and to carry out other life tasks. The Comparative Framework compares the domain descriptions represented in the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 (CCLB, 2000) and in the Reader’s Guide to Essential Skills Profiles (HRSDC, 2003).
The goal of the Comparative Framework is to facilitate the integration of ES-related tasks and materials into the ESL context. The Comparative Framework provides ESL practitioners with the means to examine and understand Essential Skills descriptors and tasks through the familiar lens of the Canadian Language Benchmarks. In this document, each skill is described and compared in series of charts and tables.
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Added: 2007-11-05
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52. Report Card (2006)
Authors: Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
Collection: Research Materials
The document "Report Card", published by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, is an overview of the IALSS, released in 2005.
The main themes of the document are:
- Labour Market Outcomes
- Industry Sectors
- Incidence of Low Proficiency
Added: 2006-05-09
53. Report on Skills Issues in the Manufacturing Sector (2003)
Authors: Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Newfoundland & Labrador Division
Collection: Research Materials
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) is a national, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the interests of Canadian manufacturers and exporters.
In this report, CME research shows that a skills gap is looming in the manufacturing sector in Newfoundland and Labrador, education infrastructure required to bridge the gap is limited, an inadequate match between labour market demand and supply exists, and gatekeepers need to be educated on the real opportunities in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. The skills gap is also more readily apparent in rural areas of the province as the competition for its labour pool is provincial, national, and international. Skills are a critical resource for a healthy economy, but the people holding those skills are also essential to maintain our community and social networks.
Added: 2007-05-24
54. Share the Gift of Stories 2006 (2006)
Series: Share the Gift of Stories
Authors: Community Members of the Municipal District of Foothills #31
Collection: Learning Materials
Literacy for Life Foundation is proud to share the stories created by children and adults in the Municipal District of Foothills #31. Some of the stories were written to help celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27, and others were submitted by families involved in our Building Blocks program.
Sharing stories is the best way to help build a literate community. Literacy does not stand alone. It is part of our families and our community. Stories help our children learn about reading and life. Literacy for Life Foundation would like to thank all the authors who submitted stories and Megan Summers for compiling the stories into a book.
Added: 2006-05-26
55. Skills and Skill Shortages (2002)
ViewPoints 2002
Series: ViewPoints 2002
Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre
Collection: Research Materials
The CLBC's Viewpoints leadership survey conducted in 2002 included a new focus on the looming skill shortages issue. Tracking since 1996 shows there has been a significant increase in levels of concern with this human resource challenge among all four of our target communities, managers and labour leaders in the public and private sectors. From a relatively modest share of mind in 1996, the CLBC now sees that the skill shortages issue ranks among the top five concerns for managers and the top ten for labour leaders.
This report details the findings of the Skills and Skill Shortages survey.
Added: 2007-05-16
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56. Skills and Skills Shortages (2006)
The Views of Business, Labour, and Public Sector Leaders in Canada
Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre, Workplace Partners Panel
Collection: Research Materials
Reflecting their concern about the skills challenges facing Canada, the Canadian Labour and Business Centre’s Board of Directors sought funding from Human Resources and Social Development Canada for a Workplace Partners Panel (WPP) initiative that would allow business and labour to take a lead role in examining the skills shortages and demographic issues, identifying their key features, and proposing directions for governments, business and labour to address these. The Viewpoints Survey is a key background piece to this initiative. It examines the perspectives of business, labour, and public sector leaders on these issues.
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Added: 2007-06-27
57. Skills-Training for Women (1985)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer1 1985 - Vol. 3, No. 4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Collection: Research Materials
This article is about a model for women's bridging and skills-training programs in Toronto. The programs are small in size, locally controlled, informal, and attune to the special learning needs of women. The participants prefer this type of training to a more traditional institutional form.
Added: 2004-07-30
58. Some Preliminary Comments on the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) Survey (2005)
Series: Comments on the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
Thomas Sticht, an International Consultant in Adult Education, offers comments on the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey.
Added: 2006-03-30
59. Study Reveals Cracks in Canada's Literacy Foundation: Community says politics must not stand in the way of progress - comments by MCL (2005)
Series: Comments on the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
Authors: Movement for Canadian Literacy
Collection: Research Materials
This press release from the Movement for Canadian Literacy regarding the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (IALLSS) which reveals serious cracks in Canada's literacy foundation with as many as 4 in 10 Canadian adults below the skill level considered necessary to thrive in today's knowledge society.
Success in today's world demands continuous learning, and the study confirms that millions are being left behind.
Added: 2006-03-30
60. Submission by the Canadian Labour and Business Centre to the Innovation Engagement Strategy (2002)
Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre
Collection: Research Materials
The submission was made by The Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC) for the Innovation Engagement Strategy, includes:
- Introduction
- Six discussion questions:
- Targets
- Major challenges
- Government of Canada priorities
- Innovation vision
- Commitments, actions and time lines
- National issues
Added: 2007-05-09
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