Click -- http://www.on.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/english/lmi/
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Ontario Labour Market Information and Research |
| Year |
2002- |
| Organization |
Canada. Human Resources Development Canada |
| Summary |
Brings together information that discusses the occupational, economic
and social trends within Ontario. |
| Contents |
Labour market analysis for Ontario and its regions - Occupational and
career information in Ontario - Other useful links |
| Subjects |
Apprenticeships. / Careers / Economic conditions / Employment /
Job information. / Labour market / Occupations |
| |
|
Click -- http://onestep.on.ca/findajob/empwork.cfm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
ONESTEP: Other employment and workplace resources |
| Year |
2000- |
| Organization |
Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects |
| Summary |
ONESTEP is a province-wide umbrella organization for organizations
that sponsor community-based training projects. This page lists
resources that can be used when searching for employment. |
| Contents |
Job hunting resources - General resources - List of Canadian
newspapers - Links to other employement and workplace resources. |
| Subjects |
Careers / Community programs / Employment / Job information. /
Job search / Occupations / Resumes / Workers |
| |
|
Click -- http://www.cprn.org/docs/work/wlia_e.pdf
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Working and learning in the information age : a profile of Canadians. |
| Year |
2002 |
| Organization |
Canadian Policy Research Networks. |
| Personal author |
Livingstone, David W. |
| Summary |
Examines the different types of informal learning undertaken by
Canadians in conjunction with employment, household labour and community
work within the broader discussion of the "knowledge-based
economy." |
| Contents |
[selected] Work and learning in the information age -- Emergence of a
knowledge-based economy -- Profiles of adult learning -- Patterns of
working and learning -- Implications for educational and economic
reform. |
| Subjects |
Adult education / Demographic data / Employment / Informal
education / Informal learning / Learning styles / Lifelong learning /
Prior learning assessment / Workplace environment |
| |
| Click -- http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed399484.html
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Employability skills profile : What are employers looking for? |
| Series |
ERIC Digests |
| Year |
1995 |
| Organization |
ERIC Clearinghouse on counseling and student services |
| Personal author |
McLaughlin, MaryAnn. |
| Web host |
U.S. Department of Education. |
| Summary |
A brief summary of the creation of the Employability skills profile by
the Conference Board of Canada -- a profile of basic skills employers
want to see in their employees. |
| Subjects |
Basic job readiness training / Employability / Employment / Job
skills / Skill analysis |
| |
|
Click -- http://209.121.217.200
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Steps to employment in Ontario : ESL materials to orient newcomers to
employment in Ontario. |
| Year |
2000- |
| Organization |
Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada. |
| Web host |
Centre AlphaPlus Centre |
| Summary |
Learner workbooks, instructor guides and implementation guides for
programs of esl instruction aimed at employment in various occupation
and trade groups. |
| Contents |
Auto service trades - Call centre - Computers - Construction -
Education - Electrical - Entrepreneurs - Financial - Food service - Home
health care - Industrial - Logistics - Sales -- Applied sciences -
Engineering - Health care - Telecommunications. |
| Subjects |
Curriculum guides / Employment / English as a second language /
Immigrant language instruction / Immigrants / Job search / Job skills |
| |
|
Click -- http://www.mazemaster.on.ca/aboutus.htm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Mazemaster : Canada's one-stop-shop for youth employment. |
| Year |
2000- |
| Summary |
A youth employment, job-search page including forms for creating three
basic resumés (click on "job search techniques") which can be
saved after logging in. The job focus is on Toronto but the techniques
and suggestions are useful everywhere. |
| Contents |
Self-assessment -- Labour market information -- Training and education
-- Self-employment -- Job search techniques -- Job postings -- Career
lounge -- megaZINE. |
| Subjects |
Adolescents / Clear language / Employment / Job search /
Resumes |
| |
|
Click -- http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/lwwfinal/cover.htm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Literacy, welfare and work : longitudinal research project : final
report and recommendations / written and researched by Janet Smith. |
| Year |
1999 |
| Organization |
Coalition for Brandon Literacy Services |
| Web host |
National Adult Literacy Database. |
| Summary |
"...a three-year longitudinal study funded by the National
Literacy Secretariat and sponsored through Brandon Literacy Services,
that explores the effects of welfare reform on literacy programming in
Manitoba." |
| Contents |
Student stories -- The relationship between literacy and employment --
Jobs, jobs, jobs -- Welfare in Manitoba -- Recommendations -- Afterword
-- Bonnie's story -- Bibliography -- Some important contacts. |
| Subjects |
Employment / Literacy job relationships / Literacy poverty
relationships / Social assistance recipients / Social welfare |
| |
|
Click -- http://www.kwmc.on.ca/resources/worknet.html
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Employment services : looking for work on the Internet. |
| Organization |
Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre. |
| Summary |
A thorough introduction to using the Internet for job searches. Aimed
at tutors/counselors. |
| Subjects |
Employment / Internet / Job search |
| |
|
Click -- http://www.ritslab.ubc.ca/teslcan/computer.htm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
The computer as a tool in the ESL classroom. |
| Year |
1996 |
| Personal author |
Savoie, Joan. |
| Web host |
TESL Canada. |
| Summary |
"...readers are provided with the information they need to make
informed decisions about computers-and-ESL initiatives in their own
schools." |
| Contents |
Theoretical Background -- Design of the Course -- Type of Students --
ESL Computer Courses -- Combined Work on a Newsletter -- Summary of Pros
and Cons of Integrating the Computer into the ESL Classroom --
Categories of Software for ESL Use (...) |
| Subjects |
Computer assisted instruction / Computer software / Curriculum /
Educational technology / Employment / English as a second
language |
| |
| Click -- http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/EskillsQA.htm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Integrating employment skills in adult ESL instruction. |
| Series |
ERIC Q&A. |
| Year |
1997 |
| Personal author |
Grognet, Allene Guss. |
| Web host |
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education. |
| Summary |
"This Q & A discusses how employment preparation can be
integrated into the English as a second language (ESL) curriculum,
whether in a workplace or a standard adult ESL program." |
| Contents |
What is the Historical Link Between Employment and Adult Education? --
What were Early Links Between Employment and ESL? -- How Does Workforce
Instruction Differ From Workplace Instruction? -- What Linguistic Skills
are Needed in the Workplace? (...) |
| Subjects |
Adult basic education / Employment / English as a second
language / Job skills / Workplace environment |
| |
| Click -- http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/ld/archive/workplac.htm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Workplace literacy: employment issues for the adult learner with
learning disabilities. |
| Series |
Linkages: linking literacy and learning disabilities. |
| Year |
1995 |
| Web host |
National Institute for Literacy. |
| Summary |
This is a collection of articles dealing with workplace literacy and
people with learning disabilities. |
| Contents |
Literacy Practices in Today's Workplace; Workplace Literacy Skills:
Making Reading Work for Work; Joint Efforts in Training; The Connection
Between Learning Culture and Learning Disabilities; Tips for Workplace
Success for the Adult Learner (...) |
| Subjects |
Employment / Learning disabilities / Literacy / Workplace
environment / Workplace literacy programs |
| |
|
Click -- http://www.literacy.ca/litand/employ/overview.htm
-- to visit the site below |
| Title |
Workforce literacy overview. |
| Organization |
Movement for Canadian Literacy. |
| Summary |
This is a review of key issues with statistics. |
| Subjects |
Employment / Literacy / Workplace literacy programs |
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