- An institute such as this inspires one to move forward.
- Initiatives
and successes of other provinces, as well as needed structures
to address certain needs or redefine others, are much
clearer and organizational considerations
require immediate attention.
- Action Committee appointed
to plan future direction of literacy within the province.
- Aware
of and anxious to work with all other stakeholders
- We have
formed a committee and established steps and times to put
things into action.
- Started the process of organizing a committee
to deal with
ways to promote literacy in
the province of NB
- Reinforced ongoing programs and objectives.
Gave new impetus to carry on and promote workplace education.
- Do you believe that
the Institute will encourage the growth of workplace
literacy in the
Atlantic region?
- Yes
Comments:
- Hopefully more in NL.
- I attended the first conference
some years ago - 8-9 years. From that I believe the formulation
of more active
Workplace Committees grew.
- There are enough new faces and
organizations present to spread the message in new
directions/ awaken new interest.
- Constant attention
will be needed to ensure growth.
- Funding is a
barrier.
- Very motivated to move forward and promote
workplace education.
- It does set up, or give,
direction.
- I am hoping that after having it said
by a NBer in one workshop that we are going nowhere,
will force the Atlantic
provinces to help us field workers in NB to push the NB
government to get their act together.
- If benefits
are explained and acted-out people will grow in
all aspects of their lives.
- Success stories were
very encouraging to hear. Statistics pointed out
the need for workplace literacy. The institute
provided a chance to network and glean ideas from
other provinces.
- Common needs of the Atlantic
Region could be addressed as continual sharing
of
information and expertise with partners.
- Believe
it will take the 4 Atlantic provinces working together
to encourage funding for
literacy at the Federal level.
- Showed the major
benefits of literacy to all groups who participated
- Formed
and encouraged new links and partnerships.
- I think it
served as a good launching place as it reawakened the
need for action.
- Do you have any other comments to
provide to the organizers of the Institute?
- I thoroughly
enjoyed this Institute. It is so wonderful to see
work being done in PEI, NL and NS. As a NB government
employee, I am a bit embarrassed that we can't seem
to
get our work done due to structure problems.
- Time was tight the first day but seemed better on
the second.