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Learning Link: October 30, 2008

Lessons in Learning—More education, less employment: Immigrants and the labour market

Immigration is a major factor in Canada’s economic growth, but successful transitions into the Canadian labour market remain elusive for many immigrants, whose skills, knowledge and experience are too frequently under-utilized. This publication examines the obstacles that immigrants must face to integrate successfully into Canada's labour market. Go to article » 

PLAR – an idea whose time has come

On October 21, CCL released the most comprehensive study of PLAR undertaken in Canada. Produced by the PLA Centre in Halifax, Achieving our Potential: An Action Plan for PLAR in Canada, promises to be a major resource for educators, learners, employers, and policy-makers. Paul Cappon, CCL's President and CEO, discusses how the report identifies and describes the power of PLAR to transform the lives of individuals. Go to Paul Cappon's commentary » 

Falling high-school dropout rates in Canada

As noted in our most-recent report on post-secondary education, high-school dropout rates have been declining steadily for over 15 years. Articles from our Lessons in Learning series have explored drop-out and completion rates among various student groups.

• Canada’s high-school dropout rates are falling (Dec. 2005)
• The rural-urban gap in education: High-school completion gaps between rural and urban students (March, 2006)
• Students on the move: The impact of moving from one school to another on Aboriginal students' high-school completion (May 2008)
  

More CCL news

• Workshops will be presented by representatives of CCL's Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre at the National Child Day Forum, held November 13–14, 2008, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  
• CCL has completed its evaluation of the Ontario Ministry of Education’s "Student Success / Learning to 18 (SS/L18) Strategy" and has published its Stage 1 Report on October 21, 2008. The stage 2 final report will be made available at a later date. 
  
• CCL's Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre has published "Why Play = Learning", an online article that examines how free and directed play supports the learning and social development of young children.
  

Reminders

• The 7th national Call for Knowledge Exchange Projects has been announced by CCL's Adult Learning Knowledge Centre. Submissions will be accepted until Nov. 28, 2008.
  
• CCL's Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is co-hosting the Celebrating the Local, Negotiating the School symposium at the University of Saskatchewan on Nov. 7–8, 2008
  
• Find out more about the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre's 2008–2009 Speakers Program. New speakers added monthly

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