Searching for Academic Upgrading

COVID-19 - By appointment - call or email (Based on COVID-19 restrictions, may offer virtual-only service).

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

May also offer free Train Your Brain program. This play-based program helps kids in grades 3/4 improve their foundational math and reading skills for school success.

The Alternative and Continuing Education Program offers a range of programs and services for adult learners who want to complete their high school education or upgrade their courses in preparation for apprenticeships, college or university. Academic guidance counsellors are available to support learners in developing an individualized academic plan. Programs offered include:

• Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS)
• Independent self study
• eLearning courses and correspondence courses
• Co-op
• School Within a College (SWAC)
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• International language classes for elementary aged students

Offers a series of courses that are especially designed for adults who have not completed their high school education. The program focuses on reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. Individuals who successfully complete the program receive a high school diploma (No classroom learning available at this site)

Help Available in the Student Centre Mon-Fri, 9 am-3:30 pm as well as on Monday Evenings from 5 pm-7 pm.

Programs offered:

• Summer School
• E-learning programs
• Correspondence and Self-Study programs

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 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 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

Prepares individuals to earn high school diploma, upgrade computer, math, writing and reading skills, and improve employability skills.

Also academic upgrading that helps individuals develop the necessary skills for entry into post-secondary education, apprenticeship training or employment.

Free upgrading for adults who want to improve literacy, math, and/or computer skills * provides support in clarifying upgrading goals and developing a training plan * flexible attendance options and learners can start any time during the school year * Classes in London, St. Thomas, Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Woodstock, Strathroy, Parkhill, and online night school. Upgrading classes assist with

• preparing for secondary credit or post-secondary education
• preparing to write the GED test
• preparing for the PSW (Personal Support Worker) program
• preparing for apprenticeship and/or employment
• digital technology skills upgrade
• lifelong learning, and
• building confidence

Free upgrading for adults who want to improve literacy, math, and/or computer skills * provides support in clarifying upgrading goals and developing a training plan * flexible attendance options and learners can start any time during the school year * Classes in London, St. Thomas, Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Woodstock, Strathroy, Parkhill, and online night school. Upgrading classes assist with

• preparing for secondary credit or post-secondary education
• preparing to write the GED test
• preparing for the PSW (Personal Support Worker) program
• preparing for apprenticeship and/or employment
• digital technology skills upgrade
• lifelong learning, and
• building confidence

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 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

The Alternative and Continuing Education Program offers a range of programs and services for adult learners who want to complete their high school education or upgrade their courses in preparation for apprenticeships, college or university. Academic guidance counsellors are available to support learners in developing an individualized academic plan. Programs offered include:

• Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS)
• Independent self study
• Online learning courses and correspondence courses
• Co-op
• School Within a College (SWAC)
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• International language classes for elementary aged students

Training Readiness

A counsellor will help the person to decide the starting point of their training, including:

• Free Assessment
• Goal Setting
• Individual Action Plan
• Together they develop a training plan to meet the individual's needs
• Academic Upgrading
• Immigrant Settlement Services

The following are included:

• Reading and Writing
• Math Skills
• Computer Lab

* Self Management & Self Direction Skills

* Job Search

Learners get a practical approach to filling out application forms, researching job requirements, writing resumes, and follow up on job leads.

Assist people within the community who are in need of assistance to learn to read and write in the English Language

• Literacy Basic and Essential Skills Training
• Preparation for the Prior Learning Assessment (Pre-PLAR) and General Educational Development(GED)
• Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Citizenship classes as needed
• Immigrant Employment Preparation / Pre Employment Program
• Diversity /Intercultural Competancy Training
• Newcomer Resource Centre
• Other language classes as needed
• Immigrant Settlement Services - includes needs and eligibility assessments, pre and post-arrival information and referral, job search and employment counselling, assistance to establish social and professional networks to promote community engagement, and assistance to access a range of settlement services

A computer lab with literacy and numeracy programs and on-site child care is available on site.

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.

Offers basic financial assistance to eligible community residents requiring basic needs and shelter

Monthly allowance based on family size, housing costs and income * monthly drug benefit card

Other services include:

• Community Start-Up Benefit - Help with housing or moving costs * covers costs related to starting a job or work placement
• Employment Start-Up Benefit - Covers costs related to starting a job or work placement
• Families with Children - Newborn child allowance, back to school allowance for dependent children, child care start-up costs, basic dental care for children
• Employment Assistance - Clients 18-65 years must participate in employment assistance activities unless they are living with a serious disability or illness or caring for preschool children
• Community Participation - Volunteer placements
• Job Search Programs - Based on skills, experience and circumstances
• Employment Placement - Job matching service
• Basic Education - Basic adult upgrading, high school upgrading, literacy and basic skills
• Job Skills Training - Development of skills for specific jobs, on-the-job training
• Supports to Self-Employment - Referrals to self-employment programs
• Discretionary Benefits - May include dentures, emergency dental services, eyeglasses, special diet allowance, health care supplies, medical transportation funds, prosthetic devices, funerals and burials

Programs may vary by city or municipality and may be available to non-Ontario Works recipients upon income assessment

All CEL offices are open and continue to offer in-person or remote services. Please contact the CEL site nearest you.

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

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

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

Academic and Career Entrance Program (ACE)

• College certificate program that is recognized as equivalent to grade 12 by a growing number of employers for the purpose of job application, and by community colleges and the apprenticeship offices to enter a college or be registered as an apprentice. GED preparation.
• Courses offered during the day and the evening, part-time or full-time. Also available via e-learning.

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

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

Click Here for more Information on the LBS Program

Literacy and basic skills training, includes numeracy, digital or computer literacy, communication and interpersonal skills and helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence.

• offers year round GED preparation classes and additional computer workshops for job seekers through our 4 week Job Searching in a Digital World, in addition to programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Sage workshops. (call for details)
  Click here for more Information on the LBS Program

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