Funding will help develop a workplace education model for the province. The framework for this workplace education model includes developing and distributing newsletters to promote awareness, developing workshops for literacy practitioners and piloting an education portfolio for workplace literacy programs. It will also improve on the concept of lifelong learning for Islanders. The project is designed to help Canadians improve their literacy levels and will contribute to the national effort to create a more literate Canada. Strong literacy skills are associated with employment stability, high incomes and access to knowledge-based jobs.
Literate individuals have greater opportunity to receive training and improve their employability.
Literacy skills are linked to work skills, health and self-esteem. Higher literacy skills among Canadians enable them to participate more fully in our economy and our society. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting action on literacy to help remove barriers to full participation and our country's competitiveness in a knowledge-based economy. The NLS works in partnership with provincial and territorial governments, business, labour and the voluntary community. The goal of these partnerships is to increase public awareness of literacy, help people share information, improve access to literacy programs, develop learning materials and advance research on literacy.