How to Apply  |  Learner Eligibility Criteria

How to Apply

Want to become a learner?

1. Contact us at 613-234-2494.
2. Meet with Dee or Karen for an assessment of your needs and goals.
3. When you are matched with a tutor, your tutoring sessions will be once a week, for two hours at a time that suits you both. You will be expected to complete approximately two hours of homework each week.

We can help you with:

Reading

  • job ads
  • news articles
  • aloud to your children
  • mail

Writing

  • a resume
  • fields on a form
  • letters
  • paragraphs

Basic Math

  • planning a household budget
  • counting change
  • figuring out the taxes on a purchase
  • measurements

Computer Skills

  • using email
  • keyboarding
  • searching the Internet
  • filling in online forms

Learner Eligibility Criteria

Learners must:

  • be at least 18 years old
  • live in Ontario
  • be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee, Refugee Claimant, or Work Permit
  • have a Social Insurance Number
  • need literacy and essential skills to find or keep a job, move on to further education or training or meet everyday needs
  • have strong listening and speaking skills in English
  • be able to meet for 2 hours a week and be willing to do at least 2 hours of independent homework a week between lessons
  • commit to regular and consistent attendance
  • demonstrate the ability to make progress

Still not sure?

Then contact 211; they’ll suggest the literacy program that suits your needs.

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“The world doesn’t feel so big and scary … now it’s my world too … I feel like the door is open and I can walk out."
— PWC learner

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