Whats being done in the Capital Region to improve the workforces basic skills?
A. The Victoria READ Society’s Workplace Learning Project is conducting a community-based research project to find out and offer employers affordable options for basic skills learning: • Community-based research, through in-person interviews with employers and employees will be conducted between June and September. • Stakeholders in the five sectors most affected by the labour shortage – construction, retail sales, accommodation, food services and healthcare – are being addressed first. • In early 2009, research findings will be shared and employers interested in implementing workplace learning initiatives identified. • Findings will also be available on the Victoria READ Society’s website, on the workplace learning page.
