To accommodate their needs, the CSC has completed an initiative to update the existing curriculum. This has resulted in a new program – the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) Program. To be granted an ACE Certificate, learners will have to complete four courses: Communications, one Mathematics and any two other courses, e.g., Computers, Self-Management/Self Direction or Science. Learners seeking entry to post secondary or apprenticeship would still be required to complete the courses identified as pre-requisites, but these courses would be available under ACE. Although ACE is currently under review by the Program Quality Unit, Colleges Branch, MTCU, some colleges have already started to implement it.
TASK: Find out important information about your regional network.
This might include what agencies participate in meetings, when the meetings
are scheduled, who chairs the meetings and what important initiatives
the network is involved in. Try to get a good overview of the LSP process.
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The focus of the LBS/OBS Program is on adults 19 and over who are unemployed and out of school. They are expected to have facility with the English or French language. The Program has a special emphasis on adults receiving social assistance. In the previous funding year, for example, colleges delivered services to 3,600 students sponsored by Ontario Works (OW).
There are a number of other organizations locally that refer clients to LBS/OBS programs including Humans Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Native Bands, Job Connect, Workers Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), and private insurance companies. It will be important to find about these sponsors, especially how their demands and expectations affect learners’ participation in your classroom.