I was honored to be engaged by the Department of Advanced Education and Literacy to assist in the development of the adult literacy strategy. In this capacity, during the Spring and Summer of 2008, I helped to design the consultation process and presided over the consultation meetings.
My experiences in the consultations put me into contact with a wide variety of literacy practitioners, all of whom shared a strong commitment to their adult students as people and as learners who need to develop their literacy skills. My meetings with the adult learners were most significant and I will always remember the sincerity and the recommendations that they brought to the table.
I come away from this task filled with respect for our adult learning practitioners, as well as for the staff of the Adult Learning and Literacy Branch.
I am confident that the staff of the Department will use the consultation information to support and to guide an even more effective adult learning system in Manitoba.
DWIGHT BOTTING