Table 5 was very helpful in considering the different paths that learners might take.
| LOW LBS LEVEL 1-3 |
INTERMEDIATE LBS LEVEL 3-4 |
HIGH LBS LEVEL 4-5 |
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| NOT READY FOR TRAINING |
ALMOST READY FOR TRAINING |
READY FOR ON-THEJOB TRAINING |
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| HAS GRADE 12 OR NEEDS GRADE 12 NEEDS LBS |
NEEDS GRADE 12 NEEDS LBS |
HAS GRADE 12 NEEDS LBS |
HAS GRADE 12 OR NEEDS GRADE 12 NEEDS LBS |
| LBS Short-term Goal: Acquire Skills for on-the-job training |
LBS Short-term Goal: Acquire grade 12/equivalent or GED |
LBS Short-term Goal: Begin on-the-job training and/or Begin in-class training |
LBS Short-term Goal: Acquire Grade 12/equivalent or GED and/or Begin in-class training |
Typically, learners at the lowest1 LBS levels (beginning of level 1 to approximately the middle of level 3) lack the literacy and basic skills they need to be successful in on-the-job apprenticeship training. Hairstylist apprentices at this level, in particular, will lack the reading and writing skills they need to be successful in a school of hair design, which is their first step in apprenticeship training.
For both trades, LBS learners at this level will need to develop the skills that they will need to complete simple literacy/numeracy related tasks that are normally expected in on-the-job training, as well as preparing for academic training at the secondary school level.
At the intermediate level (approximately from the middle level 3 to the middle of level 4) learners are more likely to be capable of completing work-related tasks involving literacy and numeracy skills, but may not be capable of completing more complex tasks or of participating in post-secondary in-class training. This group of learners can be further divided into two categories: those that already have a secondary school diploma, and those who do not.
Return to note 1. The terms low intermediate and high are arbitrary divisions used solely to categorise the abilities of learners at the various LBS levels.