National Adult Literacy Database

This issue includes an article on the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Worker’s Education for Skills Training (WEST) program, which received a Training for Excellence award from the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board.

Another article deals with the lack of awareness of workplace essential skills revealed by the Linkage Project undertaken by Workplace Education Manitoba.

Further articles focus on a conference on plain language; an analysis of functional context education; and a needs assessment being carried out at Calgary food production plants.