For Employers

•  Workforce Literacy and Basic Skills generally
   refer to the skills needed by employees at
   work ie. reading, writing, math and problem
   solving.
  
•  These skills are also used in association with
   other important skills ie. teamwork,
   self-direction, leadership and self-motivation.
  
•  Benefits of workforce literacy and basic skills
   program.

  Ways to promote literacy
in the workplace:

•  Share information about learning
   opportunities with employees
  
•  Partner with a literacy program or training
   provider to sponsor or support a literacy
   program in your community
  
•  Make literacy an issue and a priority at your
   staff meetings
  
•  Include local program information in your
   company newsletters
  
•  Build links with local literacy partners in
   the community.