Indeed, this is a problem we do find. The very tight budgets, the annual revisiting of the budget, and determining whether or not programming can be sustained are critical issues for the organizations that try to deliver this kind of programming.
In workplaces, it's really important to have expert educators who can analyze jobs and determine what kinds of underlying essential skills are being applied to various tasks an employee must undertake. That kind of individual is critical, and to continue to fund both essential skills and literacy programs through colleges, through communities, and through trainers at large who are able to undertake this kind of work for employers will truly be a critical contribution to making an ongoing change to the underlying essential skills and literacy issues, both in workplaces and for any Canadian who is part of the workforce but is not working.