Core Activities

Each year, in addition to Literacy Service Planning, Literacy Link

South Central participates in or leads several activities

in support of adult literacy programs across the province. 

Here are some of the core activities we will be working on in 2025/2026.

Integrating AI Tools into LBS Teaching Practice

This year, Literacy Link South Central continues research into the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) teaching.


Beyond making connections between accessibility, ethics, and overall LBS Program considerations, we'll research and report on how to apply AI tools in specific instructional contexts in community-based, school board, and college LBS programs.


At least five e-bulletins on this topic will be issued throughout 2025-2026. Find each issue here (as they become available).

LiUNA and LBS: Comparative Approaches to Teaching Adults

Literacy Link South Central is thrilled to be developing and delivering a virtual workshop in partnership with Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 1059. This interactive workshop will bring construction craftworker instructors and LBS practitioners together to compare approaches to teaching adults interested in or already working in the skilled trades.


Stay tuned for more information about this workshop!

Mapping LBS and Apprenticeship

LBS and Apprenticeship are both part of Employment Ontario and funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD).


To ensure both systems have the capacity to refer to one another and support our shared clients, we will map out apprenticeship partners within LLSC's 6 county area, along with various pathways to apprenticeship. The resulting navigation tool will be available for Literacy Service Providers, helping to promote integration between LBS and apprenticeship.


The mapping tool will be posted here when it is complete.

Service System Managers (SSMs): An Integrated Approach

The successful integration of Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) into Ontario's new Service System Manager (SSM) system is vital for employment success. To support that integration we will:

  1. map out the Common Assessment Tool (CAT) to identify responses that should result in an LBS referral
  2. explore potential training to assist Employment Services staff in understanding the LBS system and how to make referrals
  3. identify data sources to indicate how LBS contributes to positive employment outcomes
  4. propose processes and/or tools to support effective referrals to LBS programs


Links to the resources and tools created in support of these objectives will be shared as they become available!

Skilled Trades Information Conduit

LLSC is thrilled to represent Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) as a member of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum/Forum canadien sur l'apprentissage (CAF/FCA). Through our membership, we collect information and perspectives from the skilled trades, learn best practices, and gain access to resources. To ensure knowledge transfer across the LBS system, we will share the resulting intelligence with programs in our region and with the Learning Network of Ontario (LNO) so it can be delivered to LBS programs across the province. This will increase the LBS system's ability to support learners either already working in the skilled trades, or on the apprenticeship goal path.

Professional Development for Literacy Practitioners

We are excited to continue creating and offering relevant Professional Development (PD) to our programs and peers. Throughout the year we will share information and resources, develop and deliver presentations, and bring in speakers for literacy program staff on a wide range of topics including the new Culminating Tasks.


Check back for PD dates, times, and topics, as well as the resulting resources as they become available!