Students
Literacy and Basic Skills programs
focus on adults who are:
- unemployed, with special emphasis
on people receiving social assistance
- employed Ontarians who need to improve
their literacy skills in order to maintain
or upgrade their work skills
- seeking further education and training
to move onto college preparation,
credit courses and non-credit
- looking to upgrade their skills
for personal independence
Focus
Learners must be:
- 19 years of age or older
- without the literacy skills necessary to find
and keep a job, or to meet everyday needs
- out of school
- able to progress
What Is Your Learning Style?
Do these points describe you?
- Like to work on your own.
- Are good at finishing projects.
- Can use a computer and the Internet.
- Have people who can help if you get stuck.
- Would find it hard to get to a scheduled
class (live far away, have work or
family to care for).
If so, online learning may be right for you. Try it.
If you learn better:
- in a small group
- with a teacher
- with instructions and immediate feedback
- from talking with other students, and
- can attend classes...
...you may want to learn more about
literacy services in your area.
For more information, visit
Employment
Ontario
or call the hotline at
1-800-387-5656.
Still not sure?
Try the Online
Learning Quiz.
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