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  • Wages

    Includes the wages for all of the applicant organization’s staff working on project activities. Each full-time and part-time position should be broken down by job position. Renumeration of employees of other organizations (such as consultants, suppliers, in-kind contributions by partners, etc.) should not be included in Wages but rather the Professional Fees category.

  • Web-based learning

    The use of the Internet and Internet technologies to pursue an organized program of studies.
    CCL

  • Wholesaler

    A marketing middleman that sells to organizations and individuals, but not to final customers.
    UCB

  • Word-of-Mouth Promotion

    Consumers talking about products they have liked or disliked.
    UCB

  • Working with Others

    Working with Others, one of nine Essential Skills, is the act of employees working with others to carry out their tasks.

  • Writing

    Writing is one of nine Essential Skills. It is the ability to write text and write in documents, such as filing in forms, and non-paper-based writing such as on a computer.

This material is reprinted with permission from the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; the publication Understanding Canadian Business; and the Canadian Council on Learning.