Look for profiles of each of the winners starting in the October newsletter.
Don’t forget to sign up for a free webinar on October 17 hosted by LIA top award winner FESA, showcasing New Beginnings as a model for best practices in the literacy and essential skills sector.
The LIFE program has given Branden many learning tools both inside and outside the classroom. He particularly enjoyed the transit training. As a key element of the LIFE program, transit training helps learners get acquainted with Mississauga city buses. Implementing this training, Branden travelled to the park for a picnic with his fellow learners giving him a chance to socialize and have fun in the community.
Branden took the Money Matters course in June and excelled. He was engaged by the discussion questions, and found the TD Volunteer Tutors to be very helpful. After taking the course, Branden took what he learned and decided to open a savings account.
When he’s not in class at March of Dimes, Branden likes to keep busy with some of his hobbies. A native of Mississauga, he loves interacting with people in his community. He also enjoys watching his favourite TV shows, is a big fan of pro wrestling and enjoys all kinds of music.
In celebration, we will be launching a new awareness campaign to help guide learners to LookUnderLearn.ca and VoirApprendre.ca to connect to a learning program in their community. We also created new promotional resources for community organizations to promote their programs including bookmarks, postcards, posters, and PSAs. Visit our website to download LEARN resources.
UP Skills for Work – New workbooks available October 2018
Designed to help learners develop core employability and workplace skills, UP Skills for Work is a series of free workshopswith a focus on soft skills,which are increasingly identified as important by employers across a wide variety of sectors.
in September 2017, ABC launched the program with 3 workbooks covering the topics of Motivation, Attitude and Accountability. In October 2018, we will add 3 more workbooks to the suite, covering Teamwork, Presentation, and Time Management.
Each workshop typically takes between 60-90 minutesfrom start to finish, but the program is highly flexible and can be adapted to suit your organization’s needs.
If you choose to run the program, we provide free online trainingto prepare you or your staff/volunteers to lead the workshops.
Employers: Celebrate Essential Skills Day this fall with free skills training September 20, 2018 marks the 9th annual national Essential Skills Day. ABC will be celebrating with a social media campaign for 9 days leading up to the big day. We invite you to follow along as well as join in using the hashtags #The9AtWork and #ESD2018.
This Essential Skills Day, take a moment to reflect: could your workplace benefit from skills training? According to the experts, the answer is yes. Research shows that offering workplace literacy and essential skills training at work makes for thriving businesses, and happier, healthier, more adaptable workers. This includes training on employability skills or “soft skills,” which we offer through our UP Skills for Work program. Bring workplace literacy training to your workplace this fall and sign up for our free UP Skills for Work program today!
Money Matters for Newcomers and New Canadians now Available in Simplified Chinese
The first Money Matters for Newcomers and New Canadians workshop using the new Simplified Chinese workbooks was delivered in July to an enthusiastic group of seniors at ASSIST Community Services Centre in Edmonton.
“The Simplified Chinese workbooks were so helpful,” said Workshop Lead Cindy Chen, “it allowed the group to fully absorb new information about credit cards, TFSAs, and RESPs. Some learners mentioned that they intended to set up a RESP gift for their grandchildren. We even had a few people stay afterwards to ask the TD Bank Group Volunteer Facilitator more questions.”
To find out more about Money Matters for Newcomers and New Canadians, to sign up to host a workshop in your community, or to access free resources, visit ABCMoneyMatters.ca.
Join ABC at The Word on The Street Toronto on Sunday September 23
from 10 AM to 5 PM on Literacy Lane at Harbourfront Centre
Webinars Coming This Fall
November is Financial Literacy Month and it's just around the corner! Join our program coordinators for community webinars to learn more about Money Matters, our suite of free financial literacy programs for adult learners. We'll talk about program content and how you can bring Money Matters to your learners.
Western & Northern Canada
Tuesday, September 18 at 12PM (PDT)
Hosted by: Allison Nichol Longtin REGISTER
Ontario
Thursday, September 20 at 12PM (EDT)
Hosted by: Paul Bishop REGISTER
Quebec & Atlantic Canada
Friday, September 21 at 12PM (EDT)
Hosted by: Erica Ruth Kelly REGISTER
