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Direct linkSouthgate, David; Egglestone, Corin; Evans, Stephen – Learning and Work Institute, 2021
This report projects Northern Ireland's skills base through to 2030 and compares this to a number of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The report shows that on current trends Northern Ireland will continue to lag many other countries on a number of measures of learning and skills in 2030. These shortfalls can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Trends, Basic Skills
Download full textCanadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2012
The Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) is the national hub for research, information and knowledge exchange, about increasing literacy and essential skills across Canada. CLLN, a non-profit charitable organization, represents literacy coalitions, organizations and individuals in every province and territory in Canada. CLLN shares…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Employment Programs, Change Strategies, Transitional Programs
Peer reviewedGrills, Sheilagh – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2017
Student Services support, including learning skills assistance, can be integral in empowering learners. First-year students are expected to be self-directed in their learning, yet may have neither been challenged nor experienced negative consequences for a lack of perseverance. Academic skills professionals can be partners with teaching faculty in…
Descriptors: Workshops, Learning Strategies, Skill Development, Introductory Courses
Hayes, Brigid – Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2012
This revised report was prepared for the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) and the thirteen-member provincial and territorial literacy coalitions. The purpose of the report is: (1) To provide background information on the labour market transfers from the Federal Government to the provincial and territorial governments; (2) To outline…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Literacy, Basic Skills, Technology Transfer
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010
This report presents the results of the formative evaluation of the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP). Data collection related to this evaluation took place between November 2008 and May 2009. The evaluation resulted in the following four recommendations: (1) It is recommended that Program objectives and activities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Administrative Change
Centre for Literacy, 2013
This paper gathers descriptions on the use of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and essential skills cross Canada. IALS was developed as a population measure to lay out the distribution of skills and their relationship to other social and economic attributes. The information was taken from federal, provincial, and territorial…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Basic Skills
Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2010
For over 30 years, Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL) has provided a forum and voice for literacy organizations, practitioners and learners across the country. In partnership with its member literacy coalitions, learner representatives from every province and territory and other key stakeholders, MCL has supported the literacy and essential…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Partnerships in Education
Godin, Joanne, Ed. – 1996
This document provides a snapshot of literacy programs and activities in Canada for 1995-96. The first section describes the National Literacy Secretariat (NLS), defines literacy, and discusses NLS's mandate, structure, and principles. It describes the following: (1) activity areas supported by NLS (developing learning materials, increasing public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Federal Programs
Taylor, Maurice C., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book is a practitioner's guide to developing literacy training programs for workers. Titles of the 28 chapters and epilogue are as follows: "Understanding the History and Definitions of Workplace Literacy" (Askov, Aderman); "Understanding Literacy in the Canadian Business Context: Conference Board of Canada Study" (Hart);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1988
The Canadian federal government will commit $25 million to an initiative aimed at assisting immigrant women. The initiative will support settlement orientation, and language and skills training to help immigrant women adapt to Canadian life and enhance their employment opportunities. Funding areas include the following: (1) delivery of basic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
Taylor, Maurice – 1995
Presented in case study format, this report looks at different types of workplace literacy programs across Canada. It describes in some detail 10 particular work environments and the unique characteristics that have enabled each to offer quality worker education programs. Each case study provides information in these categories: profile (an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries
Godin, Joanne – 1991
Seven voluntary organizations in Canada looked at the literacy needs of the people who used their services. The Canadian Home and School and Parent-Teacher Federation began an 18-month pilot project focusing on "Literacy in the Information Age." It sponsored literacy exchanges in neighborhoods across Canada. The Canadian Child Welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Child Welfare
Alberta Evaluation Research Associates, Ltd., Calgary. – 1968
An independent, external evaluation of the compensatory component of the Educational Opportunities Fund of Alberta, Canada covered the period from July 1973 to June 1976 and focused on twenty-one northern Alberta school districts. Results revealed that pupil mastery of basic skills has improved and pupil selfconfidence has increased since the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
Rose, Robert R.; And Others – 1972
This paper describes the three phases in the evolution of the Mount Royal College (Canada) Learning Assistance Program, beginning with the clinical approach (1969), moving to a credited class structure (1970), and finally to the present non-credit workshop approach (1971). The Learning Assistance Program was established to help students needing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Diagnostic Teaching, Foreign Countries, Learning Problems
Literacy Discussion, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
