22 Sep Skills for Success Day highlights importance of soft skills in a tight job market
Today marks Skills for Success Day, an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importance of the key skills needed for learning, work, and life....
Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
13 Sep Skills for Success Day addresses important life skills for Canadians
Literacy provides an opportunity to unlock a world of possibilities. Having adequate literacy skills means being able to understand, evaluate, use, and engage with written texts. ...
12 Sep Soft skills: Why they’re important for Canada’s future workforce
Posted at 07:00h in ABC Skills Hub, Skills for Success Day, UP Skills for Work, Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
Canada’s record low unemployment rate and high number of job vacancies are changing how companies hire. What was important to Canadian employers in the past is becoming less crucial....
17 Aug Learning how to manage stress for work and home life
Rocky Support Services Society recently signed up for the UP Skills for Work program through ABC Life Literacy Canada to add soft skill training to their program mix. ...
04 Aug Skills for Success Day virtual workshop series
To celebrate Skills for Success Day, ABC Life Literacy Canada along with Skills Canada is hosting a virtual workshop series on a different skill....
20 Jul Women gain confidence skills to work in skilled trades industry
Canada has 1.2 million construction workers, but women only currently represent approximately four per cent of the construction trades. ...
30 May Musicians improve their soft skills in a post-pandemic world
This past Spring, MusicNL teamed up with ABC Life Literacy Canada to offer a three-part series through the Activate Learning program. They hosted workshops on three different soft skills....
18 Apr Helping autistic workers improve their soft skills
Inclusion Canada supports adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism and is one of many organizations using UP Skills for Work to help clients gain the soft skills needed for employment. ...
01 Mar 5 ways to improve employee morale and retention
Each time you onboard a new employee, there’s significant cost and time involved. So when you hire someone great, you want to do everything possible to keep them happy in their role....
09 Feb ABC Skills Hub expands program offering to include Skills for Success
ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to announce that its online learning portal, the ABC Skills Hub, has expanded its program offering to include courses aligning with the Skills for Success....
22 Nov Equipping youth with skills for the trades
For over 30 years, the Construction Association of PEI's (CAPEI) Youth in Trade program has been helping youth get into the trades. ...
23 Sep Skills for Success Day shines light on important life skills for Canadians
Today marks Skills for Success Day (formerly Essential Skills Day), an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importance of the key skills needed for learning, work and life....
21 Sep Why businesses should invest in employee skills training
Employees with stronger literacy skills are more successful at work and contribute to an improved bottom line. Here’s why literacy skills are so crucial in the workplace....
09 Sep Employer improves teamwork through employability training
The Association for New Canadians is a non-profit, community-based organization delivering settlement and integration services to immigrants and refugees in Newfoundland and Labrador....
12 Aug Pandemic learning loss affecting adults just as much as children
A recent OECD report indicated that workplace shutdowns as a result of COVID-19 had a negative effect on the ability of adults to participate in learning and training opportunities....
29 Jun North Bay Jail trains residents on workplace employability skills
North Bay Jail was pressed to find programming that they could run internally on their own throughout the pandemic. With a quick Google search, they came across UP Skills for Work. ...
06 May Workplace training brings hospitality staff closer together
Despite already having a fantastic close-knit staff, the Hungry Heart Cafe decided to implement workplace training workshops through the UP Skills for Work program, offered through Activate Learning. ...
18 Mar Employment agency uses essential skills & employability training to help learners prepare for work
The Ability Employment Corporation provides career counselling and job placement services to persons with intellectual disabilities as well as those facing barriers to employment....
26 Jan How to build soft skills for employees
Soft skills are the non-technical skills that help employees interact effectively with others. These can include skills such as time management, confidence and adaptability. ...
15 Oct New stress management course available for adult learners through ABC Skills Hub
Posted at 08:00h in Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
Announcing the launch of an online learning portal that offers asynchronous, at-home delivery of its adult literacy programs: the ABC Skills Hub. ...
24 Sep ABC Life Literacy Canada with Skills/Compétences Canada celebrate 10 years of Essential Skills Day
Today marks the 10th year of Essential Skills Day, an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importance of essential skills training in strengthening Canada's workforce....
24 Aug How to improve your essential skills
September is a time when not only children head back to school, but adults also look to begin healthier routines, start a home renovation or sign up for a new course. ...
04 Aug Community organization trials literacy programming with staff
Stella’s Circle in St John’s, NL is used to providing a wide variety of programming for its clients, including housing, clinical and employment services to people who have barriers to participation....
06 Jul Literacy groups learn to adapt to online program delivery
Posted at 11:36h in All Blog Posts, Digital Literacy Blog Posts, Family Literacy Blog Posts, Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
The past few months have thrown our lives upside down. Due to COVID-19, businesses and organizations have been forced to move online in order to keep afloat....
04 Jun Non-profit uses online training to reach rural learners
Posted at 10:15h in Activate Learning, Digital Literacy Blog Posts, UP Skills for Work, Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
Most literacy organizations and not-for-profits can agree that when it comes to resources, they are extremely limited – whether it be time, staff and volunteers, or money....
14 Apr How to support adult learners in a remote setting
Posted at 09:57h in All Blog Posts, Digital Literacy Blog Posts, Family Literacy Blog Posts, Financial Literacy Blog Posts, Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
Through remote learning, literacy practitioners can ensure their learners can continue developing their literacy skills. Here’s what you should keep in mind when building a distance learning program....
25 Feb New literacy and essential skills program targets Newfoundland and Labrador
Posted at 07:00h in Activate Learning, Financial Literacy Blog Posts, Health Literacy Blog Posts, Skills for Success Day, Workplace Literacy Blog Posts
Activate Learning is a new program focused exclusively on supporting and empowering the population of Newfoundland and Labrador....
26 Nov Employment program works financial literacy into the mix
A community literacy organization has added a new twist to its youth employment program. The Taber Youth Employment Program has incorporated financial literacy training into its instruction....
05 Sep ABC Life Literacy Canada adds three new workshops to its UP Skills for Work program
In honour of the 10th annual Essential Skills Day, ABC Life Literacy Canada (ABC) has added three additional workshops to its UP Skills for Work employability skills program....
10 Jul Printing company sees success with workplace training program
Canada’s largest printer of hardcover books is one of the latest companies jumping at the opportunity to upgrade their employees’ skills. ...
25 Mar UP Skills for Work a key tool for employability
Ambreen Sarai, Economic Reintegration Specialist for the City of Toronto is a big supporter of employability skills programming. Sarai is running UP Skills for Work for her clients....