National Adult Literacy Database

The authors provide brief descriptions of a variety of programs developed by sector councils to provide skills development for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s). Sector councils are industry‐led partnerships that bring together representatives from business, labour, education, and other professional groups to address sector‐wide human resource issues.

The programs include a steel-industry initiative to help establish apprenticeship programs; an online human resources toolkit for non-profit organizations; and the development of national occupational standards for all ranks and roles in the policing sector.

The document was prepared by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), the coordinating body for more than 35 sector councils and similar organizations throughout Canada.