CURRENT INITIATIVES AND PUBLICATIONS

Assessment   • Key Transition Tasks: Essential Skills for Next Steps (2009)   -   View in PDF [2.4MB]   • Survey Results of ACE Students with Employment Goals (2009)   -   View in PDF [560KB]   • The Learner Skill Attainment Framework Validation Draft (2008)   -   View in PDF [1100KB]   • Testing TOWES (2008)   -   View in PDF [214KB]   • Successful Transitions to College Academic Upgrading (2009)   -   View in PDF [202KB]   • Successful Transitions… To College Postsecondary and Apprenticeship Programs (2008)   -   View in PDF [95KB]   • TOWES Data Analysis(2008)  -   View in PDF [545KB]   • Essential Skills for Success ...In College and Postsecondary and Apprenticeship Programming (2007)   -   View in PDF [507KB]   • Links: Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities HRSDC Essential Skills Ontario Skills Passport Employment Ontario   • Making the Business Case for Integration among Employment Ontario Program and Services  -   View in PDF [957KB]   • A Continuum of Progress Program Integration Report (2008)   -   View in PDF [390KB] Provincial Models of Program Integration - Final Report (2007)   -   View in PDF [541KB] Provincial Models of Program Integration - Phase 1 Report (2006)   -   View in PDF [380KB]   • Taking Action! A College Network Development Project () Bulletin #3 - April 2010 Communiqué nº 3, avril 2010 Bulletin #2 - March 2010 Communiqué nº 2, mars 2010 Bulletin #1 - May 2009 Communiqué nº 1, mai 2009   • Engaging the Frontlines Engaging the Frontline: A College Network Development Project Final Report  [ 2.05MB] Bulletin #3 - December 2008 Communiqué nº 3, décembre 2008 Bulletin #2 - September 2008 Communiqué nº 2, septembre 2008 Bulletin #1 - April 2008 Communiqué nº 1, avril 2008   • Employment Ontario Today, Sault Ste. Marie and Area Issue 1 - May 2008 ( 490k)   • David Mitton: A Success Story - Facilitating Effective School to Work Transitions ( 490k)   • Innovation Fund: Pathway to College Project - Niagara College Job Centre/Stamford Collegiate - Final Report ( 41k)   • Job Connect and the OYAP Program ( 160k)   • Employment Assistance Services - Fleming College ( 66k)   • Links: Employment Ontario College Sector Employment Services Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities Colleges Ontario Essential Skills   • SkillPlan Conference Presentation Essential Skills Powerpoint Presentation Essential Skills Task Analysis Form () Learning Activity and Essential Skills Task ()   • Essential Skills Definitions (April 2009)   -   View in PDF [202KB]   • Information Literacy - Finding Information (April 2009)   -   View in PDF [790KB]   • Employment Track Express Final Report ( 1.25MB) Student Manual ( 8.2MB)   • Provincial Partnerships to Promote Essential Skills: Motivation, Process and Outcomes The College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading (CSC), Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO), Ontario Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA) and Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC), are provincial networks supporting programs, teachers and learners across Ontario. Although these organizations were familiar with each other, they had never had an opportunity to work together to address a common training need. They explored the challenges and opportunities of partnering more closely by focusing on the creation of a common, basic introduction to Essential Skills. This partnership was a groundbreaking venture. It was a challenging, educating, enlightening and rewarding experience for everyone involved. The network ED's and more importantly, the project staff, were able to demonstrate the common denominator was commitment to the field of literacy. There was a sincere desire to create something that would support practitioners from all literacy sectors in learning about and integrating Essential Skills into adult literacy programming and, ultimately, to enhance the lives of the people served by literacy and upgrading programs. The project report and practitioner manual, "Bare Essentials: An Introduction to Essential Skills" can be downloaded using the links below: Final Report ( 196KB) Bare Essentials: An Introduction to Essential Skills ( 1.87MB) Powerpoint presentation ( 633KB)   • TOWES (Test of Workplace Essential Skills)   • Links: Human Resources and Social Development - Essential Skills For additional information on Essential Skills, go to the Assessment section above   You need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view PDF files. Don't have it? Download it for free by clicking on the button, and following the instructions to install it.