For Learners

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 Julie for an assessment of your needs and goals.
3. When you are matched with a tutor, you will meet 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.

Are we right for you?

We’ll talk with you to see if our program meets your learning needs and goals. We have a checklist of what we look for in our assessment.

We can help you with:

Reading

job ads
newspapers
aloud to your children
a telephone book

Writing

a resume
fields on a form
letters
cheques

Basic Math

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

Computer Skills

using email
keyboarding
searching the Internet
filling in online forms

Learner Eligibility Criteria

All Literacy & Essential Skills (LES) programs in Ontario have a list of Learner Eligibility Criteria. The Learner Eligibility Criteria helps both the learner and the program personnel decide if the LES program is the best one to help develop the essential skills necessary for the learner to reach his or her learning goals.

The following are the Learner Eligibility Criteria for People, Words & Change.

Learners must:

be at least 19 years old
live in Ontario
be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Convention Refugee
need literacy and essential skills to find or keep a job
need literacy and essential skills to move on to further education or training
need literacy and essential skills to meet everyday needs
have competent speaking skills in English
be able to meet with a volunteer tutor for 2 hours a week and commit to regular and consistent attendance
be willing to do at least 2 hours of independent homework a week between lessons
demonstrate the ability to learn in order to improve your literacy skills

Still not sure?

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