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Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, January 19, 1983, page 7 Literacy problem could slow national change by CLIFF MCINTOSH Does level .of school- ing of the» workforce make any difference? Yes it does, particularly if an organization or na- tion is planning for, or in midst of any changes. The .word _ "school- ing" is-used deliberate- es ly here to avoid a prob- lem in assessing educa- tion levels. Often "edu- cation" is used as a synonym for "school- ing.'" As a result, a person who went to grade 8 in school may be classified as uneducated even though the person -~ NEW OFFICE OPENING North Shore Chiropractic Office is pleased to announce the January 12, 1983 Opening of a New Clinic Facility in the location: of Mountain View Interiors in Schreiber. Appointments may be made at Sports World, Call: 824-2506. amend 3 Bernat Clearance Sale Save 20% | "en all In-Stock Yarns until January 31, 1983. Contact Mary Jean Cline 307 Ontario Street Schreiber, Ontario Tel: 824-2365 may be a self-directed learner who is broadly and specifically educat- ed as a result of life ex- perience. Despite the foregoing, generally the level of schooling is an import- ant indicator of reading, writing and computa- tional skills. Unless a person's day-to-day work requires him/her to read, write and do computations regularly, s/he functions at_1/2 his/her grade achieve- ment level. Today, functional li- teracy is the ability to read at a grade 10 level. For example, reading levels of sports pages are written at grade 9, editorial pages at uni- versity, instructional manuals at grade 12 and 13 levels. We've been working recently with a company that is planning to im- prove its effectiveness and viability through learning. and chance on the part of many em- ployees. Overall, about one third of the workforce have completed ele- mentary school, one third have completed high school, 18 per cent have trade qualification and 11 per cent have attended university with 3 per cent holding a degree. But on further grade. 9 analysis of the major de- partments, schooling levels may be a barrier to organization success if print is the means of communication and training. If one assumes that most jobs at this com- pany require very little reading as part of their daily routine, two out of thrée employees will be functioning at or below the functional literacy level. This will limit severely the usefulness of print materials for providing information, training or instruction. The problem at this organization is not an isolated incident. There. 36 per cent of the work- force have fess than a grade 9 education. In Canada as a whole, 28.4 per cent have less than education. That's one in four Cana- dians! As Canada _ switches from an industrial to a post-industrial society, a substantial amount of retraining and new learning is needed. Training for basic liter- acy is a pressing need. Are Canadians and our education-providing or- ganizations equal to the challenge? WELCOME... Capital Insurance Agencies Ltd.and lare pleased to welcome employees of L.&G. Variety Stores Ltd. of Thunder Bay ko Blue CHIPBasic. \ Al King 34 Cumberland Street North Suite 704 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 4L3 © (807) 345-5451 ONTARIO BLUE CROSS - ah ONTARIO cash only No gift wrapping PRE-INVENTORY : SALE 'Monday, January 17 to Saturday, January 29 20% to 50% OFF ENTIRE STOCK Savings Such As These: 50% OFF selected 10k & 14k Stone Rings 40% OFF 10k Gold Earrings 25% OFF 10k Gold Chains 50% OFF Selected Fashion Jewellery 40% OFF Rodania & Caravelle Watches All sales final ee é TERRACE BAY S JEWELLERS Chargex and Mastercharge Accepted 825-3592 GET YOUR NEW | | LICENCE PLATE | STICKER EARLY NOW is the time to pick up your licence renewal sticker. Because of the new system, late-comers may find themselves in longer than usual lineups. WHAT you need is an applicatio n form available at any licence issuing Office, proof of insurance, ownership permit and the required fee. Fees are $2 a month based on your birth month. See table below. WHERE? You can renew at any licence issuing office in your area. Check the sticker you receive to ensure it correctly reflects your birth month. YOU are responsible for having a new validation sticker by February 28. The sticker goes on the upper right-hand corner of the rear plate on passenger c the front plate o your vehicle, remove the plates to your new vehicle. Ministry o Ontario Harold Gilbert, Deputy Minister ars; the upper right-hand corner on f commercial vehicles. If you sell and attach them f Transportation and Communications Hon. James Snow, Minister Here are the passenger car fees for 1983 is in. If your Birthday Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Your fee Is. $12 14 16 20 22 24 26 28 30 This will cover Gi 8 BE 40. 12 138 you for. MTHS .MTHS. MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS | MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS Your licence plate Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May is valid until. 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 ANNUAL FEE $24.00