National Adult Literacy Database

Michael Connelly, author of The Fifth Witness, says that browsing through physical books brings inspiration of the kind that led him from wandering his campus library’s stacks straight to a writing career.

Earlier this year NIACE heard from a number of learning providers in the UK concerned about the changing provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, especially those on Foundation Learning programs.

In an effort to better serve its clients and stakeholders across the broad spectrum of literacy and essential skills, the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) is pleased to inform you about several enhancements.

With the advent and refinement of brain imaging technology, researchers have been able to study how aspects of brain development support school readiness, various learning strategies and expertise in academic tasks such as numeracy and literacy. In turn, this knowledge can be used to improve current educational practices.

Each month NALD releases Library user statistics in a feature known as the Top 20 downloads/20 Plus téléchargés.

The federal government is launching a website it says will help Canadians identify which sectors of the economy are currently hiring and where job growth is likely to occur in future years.

The National Strategy on Inuit Education, developed in association with the NWT’s Department of Education, Culture and Employment, includes a series of bold new recommendations to empower parents, expand early childhood programs and gather detailed research data.

The Individual Learning Centre is continuing to offer alternative pathways to graduation for students who require enhanced flexibility to succeed in the public school system. Through the centre, work experience placements, pre-employment programs and career placement initiatives can be incorporated into the students’ education plans.

The scholarship is intended to encourage women and men entering their first year at community college or a private college to seek careers in trades, technology and others sectors where participation by women and men has been limited.

The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network has honoured and recognized Aboriginal individual and organizational effort in the development, enhancement and/or promotion of Aboriginal literacy in the province.

It is a complex task to untangle the reasons why mental health disability leave recurs sooner than those for physical health. It is possible the workers in a new research study had not fully recovered when they returned to work because some aspects of their illness were overlooked, researchers point out.

The Education Overview Guides are one of many resources to better integrate newcomers into life in Alberta by getting them into careers which reflect their education and experience.

French as a mother tongue is found throughout Canada and somewhat more so in the North than in the South, according to the map Parlez-Vous Français, published by The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North.

The Nunavut Literacy Council says the federal government’s support for bilingual education in Inuit regions is “critical.”

An inner-city Toronto education program that is achieving marked success in lowering the dropout rate for disadvantaged high-school students is expanding to new communities with the help of a fresh infusion of government funding.