Program delivery

This document describes a project designed to examine and test the effectiveness of workforce training models that integrate both job-specific skills and Literacy and Essential Skills (LES) in the food-processing industry. The goal is to create a clearer sightline between those who want to work and the employer who needs workers with specific skill sets.

This guide has been designed to provide Employment Ontario (EO) service providers with the tools and information they need to identify whether clients are academically prepared to reach their goals, to make appropriate client referrals within the EO service delivery network or the community at large.

Between December 2010 and January 2012, Ontario’s College Sector Committee (CSC) carried out a project on “blended delivery” of adult upgrading (AU) and literacy and basic skills (LBS) programs, an approach that combines traditional classroom instruction with web-based learning.

This brief document summarizes the components and findings of a project undertaken by Ontario’s College Sector Committee (CSC) with the goal of providing that province’s colleges with the resources to provide “blended delivery” of adult upgrading (AU) and literacy and basic skills (LBS) programs.

This resource guide is one component of a project aimed at helping Ontario’s colleges provide “blended delivery” of adult upgrading (AU) and literacy and basic skills (LBS) programs, an approach that combines traditional classroom instruction with online learning.

The Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF) is the new cornerstone of Employment Ontario’s Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) program. With its introduction, LBS practitioners wondered if and how existing assessment tools fit within the OALCF.

This Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) Tool was developed by the Community Adult Learning Services (CALS) branch of New Brunswick’s Department of Post-Secondary Education Training and Labour (PETL). It is part of a commitment to quality assurance outlined in the province’s 2009 adult literacy strategy.

One priority identified in the adult literacy strategy released by New Brunswick’s Department of Post-Secondary Education Training and Labour (PETL) in 2009 was to ensure the quality and effectiveness of adult literacy programs.

This document offers a discussion and analysis of four possible approaches to service coordination to meet the complex needs of Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) students in Ontario communities. The document was prepared by the Ontario Literacy Coalition, now known as Essential Skills Ontario (ESO).

The four approaches presented are case management; inter-agency cooperation; integrated programming; and community-wide planning.

This is the final report on a research project carried out by Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy (MTML) to explore the experiences of adults who need both English as a Second Language (ESL) training and literacy education.