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June 2009 Newsletter TOWES
Now Available in New Brunswick Dear readers, The intent of this article is to inform you that the Test of Workplace Essential Skills, commonly known as TOWES, is now available in New Brunswick. TOWES is an effective assessment used to accurately measure the three essential skills associated with literacy; reading text, document use, and numeracy. Recognized across Canada as a standardized test, it is also accepted by a growing number of top canadian companies as an alternative credential to the Secondary School Diploma. TOWES
can be used in a variety of situations such as in the Hiring &
retention of employees , coaching and training, as well as succession
planing & promotion. By providing key insight (skills gaps) of employees, TOWES can help your organization by improving the following HR challenges: The quality of new hiring, A better job fit, Employee turnover cost, Develop career paths for you employee, Employee absenteeism, Employee performance, engagement & motivation Efforts to increase productivity in our Province, must ensure that workers, job seekers and students have the literacy skills necessary to acquire new skills on an on-going basis in our ever changing and competitive job market. As a Human Resources Development Agency and as TOWES Distributor for the province of New Brunswick, we believe that TOWES can be a valuable tool considering the importance of literacy in today’s economy. Our agency would be more than pleased to provide additional information on TOWES and its best practices. We can be reached at (506) 759-7272. Further information can also be obtained through the TOWES website at www.towes.com or through our agency’s website at www.r-2.ca. Sincerely,
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