• Update your resume
• Join a professional network site, like LinkedIn
• Search sites like Emploi Quebec, Workopolis or Monster for possible job openings if you are looking for work
• Ask a colleague to teach you something new
• Teach a colleague something new
• Select a letter or document that is well-written and learn from it
• Take a professional development course
• Check out Continuing Education courses at your local high school, CEGEP or university
• Read a book or do a crossword puzzle on your lunch break
• Read a professional journal or sign up for a subscription
• Learn to use a new device or software program at work.

Try out some of these activities in support of International Literacy Day and continue to upgrade your literacy level every day!

Have a Great Time and Support Literacy

Please join us on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at the beautiful Le Diamant Golf Club in Mirabel, Québec, as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy. Details are available on our blog www.qela.org.

To register to play golf and to sponsor, please download the PGI Brochure for the event information and the PGI Participation Form and PGI Sponsorship Form.

Who we are

The Quebec English Literacy Alliance (QELA) is a network of urban and rural literacy groups, supported by the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (MELS), promoting literacy training and information sharing activities. Made up of a literacy research centre, school boards and regional and local literacy councils, we help people and businesses succeed through learning.

What is literacy?

Reading, writing, speaking and listening are the functional literacy skills and a good beginning. But in a technological society, literacy extends beyond the basics to include an understanding of visual, media and information literacy.

Literacy is an essential foundation for life-long learning touching all aspects of individual and community life.

What are Essential Skills?

Essential Skills are the skills individuals need to obtain jobs, adapt and succeed in the labour market and contribute to their communities and families. Definitions, typical applications and examples are outlined in “What are Essential Skills”