Searching for Academic Upgrading

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist adult learners in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence.

Ontario Energy Support Program applications support.

Literacy and basic skills training including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills

• helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence

Community Services Provider

• administers Ontario Works, Social Housing and Children Services
• Ontario Works provides employment & financial assistance to qualified applicants
• Social Housing provides access to affordable housing to qualified applicants based on availability
• Children Services provides Child Care listings, subsidies, before & after school programming information & parent resources

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma

• focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

A specialized co-op program available to students who have left school prior to fulfilling their graduation requirements. Retain your job while working on an online or correspondence course and earning two co-op credits for a total of three credits.

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma * focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

Career and College Prep (CCP)

• free program for adult learners that provides literacy, numeracy, and essential skills services to help learners achieve goals related to education and training, employment, apprenticeship, or independence
• in-class course modules to support studies in ​Mathematics, Communications, Computers, and Success Strategies at a College Entry Level (grades 9-12)

Adult learners can gain a high school equivalency certificate

• Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE) or upgrade and/or refresh secondary school credits for career and college entrance

The timeline to finish the program is dependent on individual goals and needs.

Program intake is continuous.

Literacy and basic skills training including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills

• helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist adult learners in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence.

Ontario Energy Support Program applications support.

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma * focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma

• focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

Community Services Provider

• administers Ontario Works, Social Housing and Children Services
• Ontario Works provides employment & financial assistance to qualified applicants
• Social Housing provides access to affordable housing to qualified applicants based on availability
• Children Services provides Child Care listings, subsidies, before & after school programming information & parent resources

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma

• focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

Social Assistance - Financial and Employment assistance - programs to help people in temporary financial need find sustainable employment and achieve self-reliance through the provision of effective, integrated employment services and financial assistance

• Financial and Obtaining Employment Services
• Coordinate linkages with community services
• Linkage to employment services and opportunities
• Provide financial assistance to those who have been determined eligible
• Linkage to child care supports and social housing

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist adult learners in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence.

Ontario Energy Support Program applications support.

Literacy and basic skills training including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills

• helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence

Adult literacy instruction program

• offers individual and small group tutoring in reading, writing, basic math, computer literacy and pre-employment skills
• Literacy and Basic Skills available (see separate listing)
• volunteers welcome

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence

• support in clarifying upgrading goals and developing a training plan to achieve them

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma

• focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

Two types of assistance for people in financial need: Financial assistance: income support to help with the costs of basic needs, like food, clothing and shelter health benefits for clients and their families Employment assistance: to help clients find, prepare for and keep a job may include workshops on resume writing and interviewing, job counselling, job-specific skills training and access to basic education

Literacy and basic skills training including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills

• helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence

Courses designed for adult learners who want to complete their high school diploma * focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and social sciences

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist adult learners in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence.

Ontario Energy Support Program applications support.