National Adult Literacy Database

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.