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Fair offers skills for life Learn about skills needed to succeed By Diane Strandberg The Tri-CiTy News
Do the complexities of work and life sometimes feel overwhelming? Are expectations high at work and at home for keeping up with technology, working and other tasks? If so, you are not alone. Thousands of Canadians feel inadequate because they lack foundational skills — from literacy to numeracy, from using a computer to talking in groups — and these skill gaps are preventing them from achieving their potential. And while knowing when you need to upgrade and where to go to get these important skills is just as important as acquiring them, many people don’t know where to start. “These skills ebb and flow,” said Pam Tetarenko, a labour market transitions consultant with Douglas College. While most people assume low literacy skills are the main stumbling block to achieving success. research has found that nine skills are necessary to success-
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The Tri-Cities Literacy Committee is putting on an Essential Skills Fair at Douglas College. The committee consists of (clockwise from left,) Alison Whitmore, coordinator of continuing education with School District 43, Ryan Drew, of SUCCESS, Claire Pinkett, of the Immigrant Services Society, Pam Tetarenko and Lois Taylor of Douglas College, Kim Abram, also of ISS and Barb Mancell, literacy outreach coordinator. DIANE STRANDBERG TRI-CITY NEWS
Cops for Cancer
More than a hundred police officers will be setting off on the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast ride this morning (Wednesday) from Scott Creek middle school in Coquitlam. The riders — Coquitlam RCMP constables Danick Nolet, Jennifer Goodings, Matthew Berinbaum and Michael Murray, as well as Port Moody Police Const. Jenn Ohashi — will be cycling a 900-km route over nine days covering the Sea to Sky corridor, Sunshine Coast, North Shore and throughout Metro Vancouver. They’ll be cycling back through the Tri-Cities on Tuesday, Sept. 25 on their way to Pitt Meadows. For more information on the tour, visit www. copsforcancerbc.ca.
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fully function in work, learning and life, says Tetarenko. Reading, document use, writing, numeracy and how to use a computer seem obvious in today’s technological world. But oral communication, thinking skills, the ability to work with others and the understanding that learning never stops are equally important. And not everyone acknowledges they lack some of these skills so they fail to upgrade and they fail to achieve their potential. In fact, surveys have found that between 42% and 48% of Canadians lack either
one or more of the skills while people who have them are more productive, find a job 29 weeks faster, are healthier and make more money. “They need these skills to learn, they need these skills for success in life,” said Lois Taylor, who works with essential skills and immigrants at Douglas College. Tetarenko and Taylor belong to the Tri-Cities Literacy Committee, a collaborative group of people who work in local libraries, schools and community service agencies. This fall, the group is intent on spreading awareness of the nine essential skills
needed to succeed. To that end, it is hosting a Community L e a r n i n g Fa i r o n Thursday, Sept. 20 from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre. It will feature organizations from dozens of agencies, from School District 43’s continuing education department to Douglas College, Simon Fraser University, local libraries and even Toastmasters. Visitors will get a cloth bag and a tool kit that will help them understand what skills they need and information about where to get them.
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