April 2009

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Community Literacy of Ontario

Our Voice

Essential Skills Resources

The Bare Essentials: An Introduction to the Essential Skills

The College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading, Community Literacy of Ontario, CESBA, and the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition worked together to create a useful training manual called: Bare Essentials: An Introduction to the Essential Skills.

The Bare Essentials covers the following topics:

• Beginnings: An Introduction to Bare Essentials
  
• Literacy and Essential Skills: The Canadian Experience
  
• Defined and Aligned: the Meaning of Essential Skills and Their Connection to Adult Literacy
  
• From Research to Practical Application: Essential Skills Profiles
  
• Putting Essential Skills to Work: Tips for Using Essential Skills Profiles
  
• Check It Out!: Essential Skills Tools and Resources

To download a copy of this helpful resource, just visit this website:
www.nald.ca/litweb/province/on/clo/resource/bare/
bare_essentials.pdf

Essential Skills Module on Literacy Basics

Community Literacy of Ontario has developed a self-directed online training module on the Essential Skills. The module is housed on our highly-regarded “Literacy Basics” training website. Our module covers the following topics:

• Why Essential Skills?
  
• Essential Skills Defined
  
• The National Occupational Classification Matrix
  
• The Essential Skills Profiles
  
• Authentic Workplace Materials
  
• Tools and Resources

You can access this online resource at: www.nald.ca/literacybasics/