10 Oct 2013
Success is increasingly about building skills beyond formal education
Countries showing higher levels of participation in organised adult learning activities also demonstrate higher literacy and numeracy skills. The large variation among countries at similar levels of economic development suggests...
8 Oct 2013
A new OECD survey shows that almost 18% or about 1 in 6, Irish adults are at or below level 1 on a five level literacy scale. Ireland ranks 15 out of 24 participating countries. At this level a person may be unable to understand basic written information.
25% of Irish adults score at or below level...
7 Oct 2013
The results of the Adult Skills Survey show the bulk of Irish people aged 16-65 have below average literacy and numeracy skills when compared to 24 OECD countries. Despite increasing school and college attainment amongst the population, it appears we are not maintaining our literacy and numeracy...
7 Oct 2013
In preparation for the new survey PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) there are many documents available on the OECD website at http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac/. Below are key points taken from this data.
PIAAC ......
1 Oct 2013
Who should attend the course?
This course is for information or communications officers, managers, administrators and others whose work involves writing or putting documents together. The course introduces participants to the most common writing and layout errors and uses examples and exercises to...
27 Sep 2013
NALA is putting on five Numeracy workshops at different locations around the country during Maths Week (October 12 – 20). The workshops will focus on a range of different subject areas, including algebra, materials and technology. There is no cost for attending the events. The workshops will take...
22 Sep 2013
The theme for National Adult Literacy Awareness Week this year is ‘Literacy for the 21st Century’. The aim of the week is to raise awareness of what literacy really means in 2013 and also to inform people about the benefits of improving their reading, writing and numeracy skills. Currently there...
18 Sep 2013
Please note that due to demand, we have changed venue to the Royal College of Physicians for our event on Monday 23 September at 2 pm.
The new venue is:
The Winter Room,
Royal College of Physicians,
No 6 Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.
Here is a...
17 Sep 2013
3M is a science-based technology company that produces thousands of products - from health care and highway safety to office products, abrasives and adhesives. In fact, you probably use one of their products everyday and don’t even know it.
Here’s a clue...back in 1968 one of their scientists...
6 Sep 2013
Sunday 8 September marks UNESCO International Literacy Day. For 40 years, UNESCO has been celebrating this day by reminding the international community that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning.
In Ireland, the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) has been responsible for...