Business and Education IdeaBook: 2000-2001

The initiatives profiled in this IdeaBook include 40 business and education award winners for 2000–2001 and a selection of initiatives chosen to illustrate the diversity of activities among the 16,000 participating organizations.

Document Highlights 

These awards honour employers, educators and a wide range of organizations that make a difference in their communities through:

• Partnerships with elementary and secondary schools;
• Partnerships with post-secondary institutions;
• Broad community collaboration partnerships with multiple stakeholders;
• Fostering connectedness and ICT skills in Canadian youth and their communities;
• Employing youth and providing them with training and career opportunities;
• Workplace literacy;
• Learning technologies for employees in the workplace;
• Corporate leadership through employee and community investment that addresses the needs of children, supports employees as parents and fosters readiness to learn; and
• Fostering Aboriginal learning, helping Aboriginal youth achieve their potential.