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ABC Life Literacy Canada adds three new workshops to its UP Skills for Work program
(September 19, 2019 – Toronto) 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 on the topics of Stress Management, Adaptabil
19 September, 2019Teamwork, Time Management, and Presentation Workshops Highlight ABC Life Literacy Canada’s Celebration of Essential Skills Day
In celebration of Essential Skills Day, ABC Life Literacy Canada has released three new workshops to add to the UP Skills for Work employability skills program.
20 September, 2018ABC Life Literacy Canada celebrates Essential Skills Day with launch of UP Skills for Work program to teach key employability skills
Today is Essential Skills Day in Canada and to mark the day, ABC Life Literacy Canada is proud to announce the launch of UP Skills for Work, a new program designed to help learners develop key employability skills...
22 September, 2017UP Skills for Work Prepares Workers with the Soft Skills Employers Seek
ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to announce the UP Skills for Work program, designed to help learners develop core employability and workplace skills...
27 June, 2017
Stories
UP Skills for Work Case Study: Friesens Corporation
This fall, 15 workplaces across Canada ran UP Skills for Work soft skills workshops with their employees through our Workplace Delivery pilot program. Friesens Corporation in Altona, Manitoba was one of them.
20 February, 2019UP 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. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone with more boots on the ground than Sarai who manages, among other things
20 September, 2018UP Skills for Work comes to Lethbridge Public Library
At the Lethbridge Public Library, books are not the only way visitors can learn. In fact, the library has a suite of adult literacy programs, and this fall, it will add UP Skills for Work to its schedule. The Lethbridge Public Library’s Read On Adult
22 September, 2017Skills for a stronger, more confident workforce
What are the top skills employers look for in new hires? You might be surprised to find out that they’re not always technical skills specific to the job
27 June, 2017
Fact Sheet
Workplace literacy
Workplace literacy refers to the fundamental skills employees need to have in order to fulfil their work functions and manage the demands of their jobs in a healthy, productive way. These skills include both essential skills and employability or soft
21 July, 2017
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