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31. Apprenticeship training in Canada (2006)

Lessons in Learning – July 25, 2006

Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

In Canada, apprenticeship offers the potential to address both labour shortages in the skilled trades, and youth unemployment. However, there are negative attitudes towards apprenticeship, as well as a lack of information about apprenticeship.

The authors note that overcoming barriers to youth participation in apprenticeships will require changing attitudes among teachers, parents, and young people. As well, establishing clear pathways from pre-apprenticeship training through to employment would make this route more attractive to young people.

They also point out that family, peers, teachers, and counsellors tend to steer women away from the trades, and there is resistance toward accepting female tradespersons in the workplace. Removing those barriers involves changing attitudes and overcoming social expectations.

However, generating interest among potential apprentices is only useful to the extent that employers are willing to hire and sponsor apprentices. Therefore, efforts to encourage apprenticeship candidates must be accompanied by efforts to encourage employers to provide apprenticeship training.

Employers tend to be reluctant to take on apprentices because they perceive the investment in training to be risky and slow to return a benefit. However, a study by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum indicates that returns to investment in apprenticeship training are realized much more quickly than employers expect.

Added: 2013-02-27

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32. Around the Bay (1998)

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Authors: Ruth Cadwell, Selma Noel

Community history, folklore and more from Charlottetown, Pinsent`s Arm and Norman Bay.

Added: 2001-09-01

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33. Asking for Clarification: Understanding the Message (2009)

Lesson Plan 10

Series: Language for Work: CLB and Essential Skills Lesson Plans for ESL Instructors

Authors: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)

This lesson plan, part of the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Essential Skills series, is aimed at learners who are reluctant to ask others to slow down or repeat what they have said. The goal is to help learners find ways to interrupt politely when they need clarification. As well, the lesson reassures learners that asking for clarification doesn’t mean losing face in the workplace.

The lesson plan is rated at CLB level 3-4 and is estimated to require 2 hours. It focuses on the essential skills of oral communication and working with others.

Added: 2009-10-14

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34. Assessing Literacy Reading Levels: Evaluating Aboriginal Literacy Material (2009)

Authors: Nancy Cooper

This document offers a means of comparing reading levels across a variety of assessment approaches. It provides a graphic representation of the Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) levels in comparison to the Essential Skills reading text levels and to the Ontario Common Curriculum Grades 1-10.

The author has also included an overview of LBS levels; an explanation of Essential Skills; a description of Essential Skills reading text levels; and a guide to the Ontario Common Curriculum.

Published by Ningwakwe Learning Press, the document also includes a list of the NLP’s current resources with their corresponding LBS level and Ontario Common Curriculum grade.

Added: 2010-11-19

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35. Avoiding Foreclosure (2009)

Series: Self-help booklets for managing your personal finances

Authors: Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada, Inc.

This is another in a series of free self-help guides prepared by Consolidated Credit Counselling Services of Canada Inc. The guide is aimed at those who are falling behind on mortgage payments and want to avoid losing their homes. The authors set out the options available and evaluate the relative merits of each option.

The process of foreclosure varies from province to province. While this guide focuses primarily on Ontario, the authors have included a link to a website with information on the regulations governing foreclosure in other parts of Canada.

Added: 2010-06-30

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36. Bare Essentials: An Introduction to Essential Skills (2008)

Authors: College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading (CSC), Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO), Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA), Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC)

This report grew out of a project entitled Provincial Partnerships to Promote Essential Skills: Motivation, Process and Outcomes. The partners agreed to focus on an Essential Skills resource for frontline practitioners and they developed a manual for that purpose. Originally, the focus was on developing a workshop that could be presented in venues appropriate to each of the project partners. However, after further discussion, it was agreed that the workshop format would limit the number of people who could benefit from it.

The document includes a history of literacy in Canada, leading up to the development of Essential Skills. Other chapters explain literacy and Essential Skills in the Canadian context and set out how Essential Skills connect to adult literacy. One chapter discusses how Essential Skills profiles can be developed for jobs included in the National Occupational Classification while a subsequent chapter focuses on tips for using such profiles in employment services to learners and clients, upgrading programs and career research. The final chapter includes tips and resources for using Essential Skills as learning opportunities.

The document also has a number of appendices, including a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, an Essential Skills and levels comparison chart and a set of tips for using the National Occupational Classification to find ES profiles.

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OLES

Added: 2010-02-17

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