Building on our competencies : Canadian results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003

Statistics Canada (Added Author). Canada. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. (Added Author).

Summary: This report presents information on the level and distribution of literacy performance for all Canadian provinces and territories. The 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey asked respondents about their education or self-assessed literacy proficiency, and measured their performance against an international standard and linked this to economic and social outcomes. Literacy requirements in Canadian workplaces have increased over time. In addition to the abilities normally associated with literacy mainly reading and writing people today also require higher-order analytical skills, numeracy and technological and computer literacy.

Record details

ISBN: 0662421167 (pbk. : English)
Physical Description: 242 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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Publisher: Ottawa : Statistics Canada, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Archived by Library and Archives Canada. Issued also in French under title: Miser sur nos compétences: Résultats canadiens de l'Enquête internationale sur l'alphabétisation et les compétences des adultes. "November 2005".
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available on the Internet.
System Details Note:	World Wide Web. Adobe Acrobat Reader. PDF.
Issuing Body Note:	Co-published by: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.