Fostering Partnership Development:
An Historical Look at the National Literacy Secretariat
Business and Labour Partnership Program

Partnerships in Learning, the National Advisory Committee, and the Project Team would like to thank the many committed people who gave their time, energy, and expertise to developing this final report. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all of the participants who were interviewed for the study. Their preparedness, untiring interest, and dedication to the field of adult literacy have contributed significantly. By working together, we believe that this report sheds a deeper understanding of how the National Literacy Secretariat has fostered partnership development through its Business and Labour Partnership Program. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the vision and leadership of Yvette Souque in her capacity of advisor in this project, and so many others over the decades.

Acknowledgements

National Advisory Committee Herman Hansen
Boeing Canada Technology
Sylvia Sioufi
Canadian Union for Public Employees
Christine Pinsent-Johnson
Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Swee Goh
School of Management, University of Ottawa
Subject Matter Expert Brigid Hayes
Canadian Labour and Business Centre
Project Director Maurice Taylor
Partnerships in Learning
Research Associate Colin Widdifield
Partnerships in Learning
Consultant James E. Page
Partnerships in Learning
Desktop Publishing and Image Design Lynne Mackay and Pierre Bertrand
Funded by National Literacy Secretariat,
Human Resources and Social Development Canada

The opinions and selected facts in this report do not necessarily represent those of Partnerships in Learning, the National Advisory Committee, and the Project Team.