Workplace Education

Workplace education helps provide a foundation for lifelong learning as people and businesses grow together. Literacy and essential skills are at the core of workplace education. Improving workers' skills creates a more productive workforce, a more competitive economy, and an improved bottom line.
 

Celebrate Essential Skills Day and support workplace education in your organization!

The newest issue of Training Matters is now available! Download it to read about successful workplace training programs.

The Government of Canada defines
the 9 essential skills as:

1.Reading

2.Document Use

3.Numeracy

4.Writing

5.Oral Communication

6.Working With Others

7.Thinking

8.Computer Use

9.Continuous Learning

(Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)

Five signs your workers may be struggling with literacy and essential skills

  1. Change initiatives often fail or are slow to be implemented.
  2. Employees are reluctant to participate in team meetings and avoid training sessions.
  3. Excellent employees continually turn down promotion opportunities.
  4. Staff make excuses. For example, “I’ll read it later,” or “ I forgot my glasses,” when put in situations where reading or writing is required.
  5. Employee absenteeism is high.
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