Essential Skills Day 2015

On Friday, September 25 in honour of Essential Skills Day, ABC Life Literacy Canada (ABC) hosted a roundtable discussion: Skills for Tomorrow, Today in Toronto, Ontario. Leaders in the essential skills and training sectors participated in a rich conversation that concluded that increased literacy and essential skills training in Canadian workplaces will result in better outcomes for the economy and the lives of workers. Participants included:
Gillian Mason, President, ABC Life Literacy Canada
Shaun Thorson, CEO, Skills Canada
Scott McNeil Smith, Director, Strategic Planning and Communications at EMC. President at Canadian Manufacturing Network
Rob Pearson, President, The Institute for Performance and Learning
Warren Everson, Senior Vice President, Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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