Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Continuing Education Division, Literacy and Basic Skills
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Description and Services
Hours	Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm * Program hours Mon-Fri 9 am-3:30 pm
Dates	September-June
Description	Literacy and Basic Skills  Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services that help learners transition to their goals of employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence * support in clarifying upgrading goals and developing a training plan to achieve them    Also academic upgrading that helps individuals develop the necessary skills for entry into post-secondary education, apprenticeship training or employment    Home Helper * Child Care Assistant * Personal Support Worker (PSW) Preparation    Adaptive Learning Program for Adults with a Developmental Disability works skills, independence, volunteering    Program for adults with physical disabilities is offered at the Neil Squire Society at 20 Colonnade Rd, Ste 100, Ottawa, ON K2E 7M6.
Eligibility	Ages: 21 year(s) and up    Ontario residents 19 years and older whose literacy and basic skills are assessed as being less than end of Level 3 of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) or the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF), and who are proficient enough in speaking and listening in English to benefit fully from the language of LBS instruction
Application	Call for registration information. An intake assessor interviews all new students and places them in appropriate level and program location.
Fees	None
Languages of Service	English
Areas Served	Ottawa (City of)
Contact Information
Office Phone	Carol McMurchy, 613-239-5951
Fax	613-239-2324
E-mail	communications@ocdsb.ca
Website	www.ocdsb.ca/continuweb/home.htm
Primary Contact	Shirley Graham, Continuing Education Officer; Phone: 613-239-2287
Primary Executive	Jennifer Adams, Director of Education; Phone: 613-721-1820
Alternate Executive	Catherine Deschambault, Principal, Continuing Education; Email: catherine.deschambault@ocdsb.ca
Names
Alternate Name	Employment Preparation and Upgrading Programme ; LBS ; OCDSB ; Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Location & Accessibility
Address	440 Albert St Ottawa, ON K1R 5B5
Intersection	Bronson Ave and Albert St
Located In Community	Ottawa
Bus Route Notes	OC Transpo OC Travel Planner or OC Bus Schedules
Parking	Pay parking lot * Parking meters
Accessibility	Partially Accessible
Other Details
Subjects	Academic upgrading ; Adults ; Boards of education ; Charitable status ; Free services ; Literacy ; Literacy instruction ; Nonprofit organizations ; Physical disabilities ; Public schools
Accreditation	Operates under the Education Act and its regulations
Print Material	Pamphlets
Resources	Website
Established	1998
Elections	Trustees are elected.
Funding	Provincial - Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities ; Donations - Charitable Registration Number: 119249233 RR0003