National Adult Literacy Database

The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities is offering a workshop that covers budgeting, banking and consumerism. The Money Skills Program at Family Services of Greater Vancouver works with groups to offer a workshop series on money. The workshops are free and provide a fun, interactive environment to share information and learn new skills.

When: Four sessions from January 19 to February 9, 2012
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 (p.m.)

World Literacy Canada is inviting you to join them for the KAMA 2012 Benefit Reading Series - five intimate evenings of readings, conversations and book signings.

The Manitoba Writer’s Guild is hosting its February event at the Free Press News Café on February 6 at 7:30 p.m. Literacy Partners of Manitoba (LPM) is sponsoring the evening in celebration of I Love to READ Month! Guest readers are: Warren Cariou and Gregory Scofield.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) invites you to plug in from your computer and join them for a free webinar. This will give you the opportunity to learn about the various tools and supports made available through HRSDC to help address literacy and essential skills challenges as they relate to the workplace.

Currently, more than 80 free and easy-to-use tools are available to be used by employers, job seekers, workers, trainers, apprentices, or anyone interested in taking action on literacy and essential skills.

Here is the URL: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/LES/tools_resources/tools.shtml

By participating in this webinar, you will come away with a better understanding of:
* The tools and their purpose
* How to select and use the tools in three easy steps
* Where to find the tools online and how to access them
* How the tools can be customized to meet your clients' needs

The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) is committed to building capacity in what works to help improve the literacy and essential skills of adult Canadians to better equip them to get a job, succeed at work, and adapt to workplace change.

Register now!

English Webinar
Date: Monday, February 6, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm (EST)

The French Webinar will be held on February 9, 2012.
Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm (EST)

If you are interested in subscribing to the OLES e-Bulletin and learning more about "what works" in the field of literacy and essential skills, as well as future webinar events, you can send an email to es-ce2@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

The NB2026 Roundtable, a non-partisan group of concerned citizens, invite you to take part in thought-provoking public dialogue sessions to discuss the value of lifelong learning and how to transform New Brunswick into “The Learning Province” of Canada. All views will be considered and consensus will not be required.

All sessions are in one (1) official language only and they are all from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. No presentation will be required

College Mathieu-SEFFA is offering French for Parents classes in Regina starting February 7, 2012.

Where: Collège Mathieu-SEFFA
When: Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
Duration: 10 weeks, 2 hours per week
Cost: $150

An orientation session will be held at College Mathieu-SEFFA, 2445, 13th Avenue, Suite 340, Regina, February 3rd (Friday) at 7p.m. with the teacher.

The NB2026 Roundtable, a non-partisan group of concerned citizens, invite you to take part in thought-provoking public dialogue sessions to discuss the value of lifelong learning and how to transform New Brunswick into “The Learning Province” of Canada. All views will be considered and consensus will not be required.

All sessions are in one (1) official language only and they are all from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. No presentation will be required

The Centre for Literacy is inviting you to participate in a webinar presented by Professor Steve Reder, from Portland State University.

When: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Eastern

How much gain in literacy skill can an adult learner be expected to make after participating in a program? What other outcomes from program participation should reasonably be expected or required?

The Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (LSAL) followed a random sample of about 1,000 high school dropouts over nearly 10 years, focusing on changes in their literacy proficiencies, literacy practices, employment and education. Lead researcher Professor Steve Reder will present some major findings from the study, including relationships between changes observed in assessed proficiencies and everyday literacy and numeracy practices. He will draw implications for literacy assessment, program design and policy in adult education, paying particular attention to implications for accountability frameworks that currently often judge a program ineffective by looking at only short-term student proficiency gains or changes in employment status.

In partnership with Literacy Nova Scotia, John MacLaughlin, manager of program, business and partnership development at the Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC) and one of the authors of the report, will:
* Talk about the emerging research on complex communication and problem solving in technology-rich environments (TRE)
* Discuss how all levels of work are dramatically changing – including jobs that have been previously classified as lower skilled
* Talk about the potential of integrated training, career ladders and a new generation of Literacy and Essential Skills delivery models, drawing on research and promising program initiatives in other jurisdictions

There will be time for questions at the end of the webinar.

When: February 8, 2012, at 12 noon AST.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/609553190

Background information:
Menial No More: A Discussion Paper on Advancing our Workforce through Digital Skills, a recent discussion paper produced by the Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC), suggests that as a result of emerging technology, consumer expectations, and increased global competition, jobs perceived as ‘low-skilled’ or ‘entry level’ need new kinds of skills – and that the economy may depend on our ability to train current and future workers in these types of positions.

You can download the Discussion Paper: Menial No More with this URL: http://library.nald.ca/item/9734.

You are welcome to comment on this document in the NALD Library.

Collège Mathieu-SEFFA is offering French classes for adults in Regina.

When: February 10-April 13 - Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Collège Mathieu-SEFFA.
Cost: $150

An orientation session with the teacher will be held at College Mathieu-SEFFA at 2445 13th Avenue, Suite 340, in Regina on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.