Today, Manda Aufochs Gillespie, the Cortes Island Literacy Now! Coordinator, shares a lifelong learning initiative – Folk University on Cortes Island. Thanks, Manda! Here I am in the middle of life, living in a small community, and I find that it is not my Honours degree in Environmental Studies and Politics, my thesis on Sustainable… Read more
Tomorrow is International Literacy Day! This year’s theme is Literacy and Skills Development. The focus will be on youth and adults within the lifelong learning framework, and the links between literacy and the knowledge, skills and competencies needed for work, including transferable and digital skills. Here’s one of the key messages: Rapidly changing labour markets… Read more