Labour Market Partnership

In January 2013, Literacy Link South Central worked on a Labour Market Partnership project together with six other Ontario Literacy Networks. Each of the strategies related to this project focused on individuals who have less than a Grade 12 level of functional ability and who struggled to find jobs with their skill levels. In Ontario, there are many programs that have been designed to address the needs of this target group. However, there is a need for community coordination in order to use this range of programs to achieve an employment outcome for lower-skilled Ontarians. 

You can view the final project report here. 

As an end result of the project, a series of webinars was delivered to our partners across Ontario in December 2013. These webinars are available for viewing by clicking on the links below:

Webinar #1, delivered by Literacy Link South Central: Literacy and the Young Single Male and Targeted Employment Support for Job Seekers with Low Literacy Skills 

(or view the slides here)

Webinar #2, delivered by QUILL Learning Network and Tri-County Literacy Network: Mastering the Puzzle Pieces - Relationship Building

(or view the slides here)

Webinar #2 also includes a best practices guide for multi-agency centres.

Webinar #3, delivered by Peel-Halton-Dufferin Adult Learning Network: Clearer Sightlines to Employment in Dufferin County

(or view slides here)

Webinar #4, delivered by Project READ Literacy Network: Labour Adjustment and Literacy Activities

(or view slides here)

Webinar #5, delivered by Adult Basic Education Association and Literacy Link Niagara: Supporting LBS Practitioners in Linking Learners to Employment

(or view slides here)

Webinar #5 also includes supporting documentation: