Discover the Skills for Success
Learn about the nine skills needed to participate and thrive in learning, work, and life.
For great resources related to the the Skills for Success visit:
Skills for Success Quebec by The Learning Exchange
Tag Archives: Essential Skills
Connecting Literacy and Employment through Essential Skills: Interactive workbook series by Literacy Link South Central.
Guide to Voting: Free Civic Literacy Workbook
The Guide to Voting is a resource created by ABC Life Literacy to help literacy practitioners engage adult learners in civic literacy leading up to the next federal election.
This resource helps literacy practitioners engage adult learners in civic literacy. Created in partnership with Elections Canada, A Guide to Voting includes information, links, and activities to help learners understand voting basics, such as how to register to vote, different ways to vote, and the accessibility resources available. It also guides practitioners through talking to their learners about why voting is important and what to expect at a polling place.
When you have strong civic literacy skills, you know how to make your voice heard by all levels of government—before, during, and after an election.
Take the online Guide to Voting course on the ABC Skills Hub
The Learning Exchange has gathered some great learning resources for adult students as well as families of young or school-aged children looking for amazing family literacy resources.
Use these resources to develop everyday skills or to better prepare yourself to work. The Skills for Success Quebec site provides links to outside sites and resources related to the 9 Essential Skills:
| Reading | Writing | Creativity and Innovation |
| Communication | Digital Skills | Numeracy |
| Problem Solving | Collaboration | Adaptability |
Lots of great resources for learners to choose from. Key topics include:
| ESL | Essential Skills | Finance | Grammar |
| Listening | Math | Reading | Skills for Life |
| Videos | Workbooks | Writing |
Great Family Literacy resources for all ages that emphasizes bringing reading and writing into the home and making it a family activity. Find resources by selecting key words:
| Apps | Certificates | Children’s Books | Cooking |
| Ed Games | Free Resources | Library | Numbers & Math |
| Paid Resources | Printables | Programs | Reading Tips |
| Strategies | Videos |
On behalf of the 1,000 Books Foundation and The Learning Exchange, we invite you to participate in this free program which supports and encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she starts kindergarten! Key words include:
| Apps | Certificates | Children’s Books | Family Literacy |
| Free Resources | Information | Library | Printables |
| Reading Logs | Reading Tips | Videos |
Literacy and skills development
On 8 September 2018, International Literacy Day will be celebrated around the world with the theme ‘Literacy and skills development’. Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist, and at the same time the demands for skills required for work, evolve rapidly. This year, ILD explores and highlights integrated approaches that simultaneously can support the development of literacy and skills, to ultimately improve people’s life and work and contribute to equitable and sustainable societies.
This year’s theme ‘Literacy and skills development’ focuses on youth and adults within the lifelong learning framework, the effective linkages between literacy and skills will be explored. For ILD 2018, ‘skills’ means knowledge, skills and competencies required for employment, careers, and livelihoods particularly technical and vocational skills, along with transferable skills and digital skills.
~ UNESCO
The Essential Skills Quebec website by The Learning Exchange provides links to outside sites and resources related to the 9 Essential Skills. Use these resources to develop everyday skills or to better prepare yourself to work in a variety of positions that require skills such as reading, writing, document use, oral communication and computer literacy.
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to the FreeCodeCamp (FCC) Nonprofit Project team who created the site for TLE:
Michael: FCC Coordinator
Quincy: FCC Teacher
Alex: Volunteer FCC Project Manager
Abdul-Rasheed: FCC Camper | built site
Colin: Volunteer FCC Camper | built site
Tony: TLE GetInvolved volunteer | graphics
Darlene: TLE Executive Director | content links and resource research
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What is the New Visions Mathematics Curriculum?
Over the last 5 years, Instructional Specialists from New Visions, along with math teachers from across our network of schools, have developed a strong scope and sequence for Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, along with a rich set of curated and created resources for teaching these courses.
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Managing your money, debt and investments, planning for retirement and protecting yourself from consumer fraud.
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Tools, calculators and educational programs
Tools to help you choose a bank account and credit card, including budget and mortgage calculators.
e-Learning Videos: Financial Basics
These eight e-learning videos complement the Financial Basics workshop material. They are an easy and accessible alternative way to boost financial knowledge and plan a more secure financial future. You can use them as part of a Financial Basics workshop, or watch them on your own.
