National Adult Literacy Database

The Centre for Literacy and its partners are inviting you to attend their Summer Institute 2012, June 27 to 29 in Montreal.

The Summer Institute 2012 will consolidate the learning from the last three years on Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills (WLES) issues and focus on questions that have been raised through the Centre's and others' research about the roles of political context and workplace culture as factors in program outcomes. Participants will examine several models of WLES that been effective in specific contexts and ask how and why they worked, and why so few transfer well to other settings.

The Institute offers a unique opportunity to share and create knowledge in a collaborative environment with a limited number of participants (100). It builds the program around the experience and expertise of those who register. If you register, you may become a presenter. Participants stay together for three days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. After hours, there are optional sessions with demonstrations, and small group discussions for those who want to explore a specific issue or study a model in greater depth.

If you simply want to listen but not present, they still ask you to identify relevant topics or themes from your own experience to weave into the discussions. Time is allotted each day to talk, reflect and debate with colleagues. You can share information and post displays on free tables, and use the breakfast, lunch, breaks and after-hours sessions to network.

You will leave with a new understanding of the issues, access to new resources, people and practices, and ideas for adaptations and new collaborations in your own milieu.

Online registration is available at http://www.regonline.ca/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1040708

To download the poster, go to http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/sites/default/files/SUM_INSTITUTE_2012.pdf