Literacy and Essential Skills for New Canadians Workshop
Literacy and Essential Skills for First New Canadians
Workshop is designed to help instructors, facilitators, career
development practitioners and others who work with Immigrants
improve the literacy and essential skills (LES) of their clients.
Participants will learn about the LES framework and gain an
understanding of different approaches for assessing and improving
skills. These interactive, hands-on sessions include:
- Introduction to adult literacy and the 9 workplace essential
skills
- Complexity levels associated with the essential skills
- Understanding of how skills relate to success in learning,
employment and life
- Understanding of how skill gaps impact individual outcomes
- Using LES assessment to identify client skills
- Approaches to identifying learning/training needs
- Models for teaching and improving LES with Immigrant
learners
- Strategies for developing learning materials and instructional
resources
- TOWES Administrator Training and Certification can be included
as an option in this program
We recognize that each of our clients is unique. Prior to
your session, a TOWES facilitator will contact you to discuss your
individual learning needs. The workshop content will be
catered to ensure you gain the most from session.
Sessions are delivered face-to-face by an experienced TOWES
practitioner.