The statistics found at the “Foundation for Literacy” web site shows us an overall level of literacy level in Quebec as shown at table 2 below:
| Âge | Total | Moins de 9 ans d'études |
9 -13 ans d'études sans certificat ou diplôme |
Total non-diplômés | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 15 ans | 90 295 | 11 555 | 12,8 | 72 545 | 80,3 | 84 100 | 93,1 |
| 16 – 19 ans | 370 110 | 18 290 | 4,9 | 141 605 | 38,3 | 159 895 | 43,2 |
| 20 – 24 ans | 485 215 | 19 820 | 4,1 | 58 185 | 12,0 | 78 005 | 16,1 |
| 25 – 44 ans | 2 153 080 | 104 390 | 4,8 | 297 960 | 13,8 | 402 350 | 18,7 |
| 45 – 64 ans | 1 855 590 | 314 380 | 16,9 | 263 235 | 14,2 | 577 615 | 31,1 |
| Total 15 -64 ans | 4 954 285 | 468 435 | 9,5 | 833 530 | 16,8 | 1 301 965 | 26,3 |
| 65 ans ou plus | 878 055 | 414 350 | 47,2 | 132 625 | 15,1 | 546 975 | 62,3 |
| Total 15 ans ou plus | 5 832 350 | 882 770 | 15,1 | 966 155 | 16,6 | 1 848 925 | 31,7 |
Source : Recensement canadien, 2001.
The consultant spoke to Mr. Richard Champagne, Director of the Service régional de formation professionnelle en Outaouais. This organization is a creation of the four school boards in the Outaouais region and, under this umbrella, Réseau tact was established to offer basic skills training to employers in the region. Emploi-Québec Outaouais has given employers in the region the mandate to offer basic skills training, and they in turn use community organizations to deliver literacy training. A photocopy of their promotional leaflet has provided to the project coordinator, Pat Nutter.
Réseau tact supervises the process from the first contact to the creation of workshops to meet client needs and the delivery of basic skills to employees. By creating one organization for all four school boards in the Outaouais region, the competition for the same dollar, mentioned earlier in this report, has been eliminated at the school board level but still exists among community organizations.