The Four Pillars of Learning
Early Childhood Learning and Development
- Parents are engaged and empowered to support their children’s learning
- Communties have parental support networks and learning envrionments
- Ensure that communities offer various learning activities to preschool children (learning portfolio, information booklet)
Literacy and Education
- Significantly increase basic literacy skills among the population.
- Achieve above the national average on secondary school tests (PISA or others)
- Better target children early on in the education system who are most likely to face the greatest challenges
- Encourage New Brunswickers to push themselves to achieve high levels of literacy
Learning and Prosperity
- Ensure a qualified workforce to meek labour market needs and
economic development opportunities.
- Significantly expand experiential learning opportunities, apprenticeships, internships, international exchange, coop programs, leadership, entrepreneurship, etc.
- Increase the percentage of working age citizens participating in the workforce.
- New Brunswick employers are leaders across Canada for their focus on workplace learning including the development of essential skills in the workplace.
- Municipalities/Communities becoming learning communities with a steering committee, learning champions and community learning facilitators.
- Municipal governments are leading efforts to promote a culture of learning in their communities.
- Local Learning Agendas are developed.
- Learning is promoted and celebrated in all its forms.
- The citizens are engaged and taking an active role in the Learning activities.
For more information regarding the pillars, please refer to the following PDF (Pages WX – YZ):
Pillars of Learning