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Brigid Hayes

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An independent consultant on issues related to adult learning, literacy, and skills including strategic planning, policy, partnership development and evaluation

Ottawa Ontario
Joined May 2011
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Brigid Hayes
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The second round of PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) included an examination of social and emotional learning (SEL). Information was collected through self-r…
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I’m pleased to share that the Future Skills Centre has opened a call for proposals for policy-relevant labour market research using PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Compet…
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The federal government tabled its long-awaited budget on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – Budget 2025 I reviewed the document to see what it might hold for literacy, training, and skills developme…
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Brigid Hayes
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I’m excited to share some great news for everyone in the plain and clear language community: Accessibility Standards Canada has officially published a Plain Language Standard! Accessibility Standar…
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Today, September 8th, International Literacy Day, a group of 63 literacy organizations in Canada have submitted The Case for a National Literacy Strategy to Prime Minister Carney, federal Cabinet m…
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On the occasion of International Literacy Day, Canada’s Premiers today announced the recipients of the 21st annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Presented in each province and territory…
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Brigid Hayes
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When PIAAC was released last year, one suggestion for the lower literacy scores was the reduction in the number of people reading books. Somehow, reading short texts, online had reduced people̵…
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Brigid Hayes
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6 months
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United for Literacy (Formerly Frontier College) has embarked on a major research study on the Root Causes of Low Literacy in Canada. Currently, there is a request for proposals to conduct the resea…
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To better understand the impact of Ontario’s Employment Services Transformation, @CommunityLitOn conducted a research report examining how LBS agencies across ON are affected. This report and summarizes key findings: https://t.co/JFalhJq37i
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Canada’s workplace literacy and adult education field lost one of its pioneers last week with the passing of Sue Turner. In the early 1990s, Devron Gaber, Manitoba’s official responsible for litera…
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Brigid Hayes
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In recent years, getting together in person is a rare event. I wanted to share with you two in-person events that are certain to provide a top-notch experience. There is still time to register for …
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Brigid Hayes
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The Future Skills Centre recently announced the results of its latest call for proposals. Funded were 35 projects totaling $7.6 million in funding. The projects address workforce development and la…
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Brigid Hayes
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1 year
French translation of my PIAAC paper https://t.co/gXbymCdHRE
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My friends at COFA (Coalition ontarienne de formation des adultes) generously offered to translate my paper, Initial Thoughts – 2023 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies…
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Brigid Hayes
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A giant in the field of adult education has passed away. I first met Paul Bélanger in the late 1970s when we were involved with the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations. I had the pleasure…
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Brigid Hayes
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A recent conversation sent me searching for a report from a consultation I was involved in many years ago. In 2008, the Canadian Council on Learning’s Adult Learning Knowledge Centre and the Work a…
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Brigid Hayes
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1 year
The Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy (PGFL) is happy to have provided financial support for this project.
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1 year
MTML is proud to launch the first few podcast episodes of the Literacy Legacy Project. We are live on : Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music/Audible, IHeart Radio and Player FM. #literacymatters #legacy #PGFL
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Canada has over 5 million people who struggle with literacy, numeracy and problem solving[1]. Here’s what your governments and institutions are doing in response: NWT’s Aurora College announced on …
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Brigid Hayes
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1 year
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PGFL Grants Program AnnouncementDownload
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Brigid Hayes
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1 year
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People have been talking about the digital divide for some time now. Initially, the divide was depicted as those who have access to computers versus those who do not. But as the pervasiveness of on…
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Brigid Hayes
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Recently I was sent this article about a PIAAC related research project led by the University of Hamburg and UNESCOs Institute for Life Long Learning. The work will investigate the specific mechani…
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