Poor literacy skills, or functional illiteracy, is a growing concern in Canada’s workforce. Low literacy in the trades is a big part of that, with 1 in 6 Canadians working in the skilled trades. Functional illiteracy means your reading skills do not meet the...
Think you know what employers are looking for when hiring on in the trades? It’s not just knowing how to use the tools and do the job, known as hard skills. They also want workers with soft skills: stuff like knowing how to work things out on your own, and how to...
