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Literacy Ontario Central South (LOCS) is now offering FREE Essential and Technical Skills courses as part of the Community Workforce Literacy and Essential Skills Project.

Fully funded by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, this community workforce project aims to support marginalized adult learners in need of literacy and workplace essential skills instruction to achieve their employment, education and training goals.

Clients who participate will take part in one 70 hour course;

1. 35 hours dedicated to Essential Skills training
2. 35 hours dedicated to technical training in one of our 11 courses.

Courses include:

• Jewellery
• Stained Glass
• Mosaics
• Blacksmith
• Welding
• Electrical
• Millwright
• Machinist
• Gas and Oil Technician
• Carpentry
• Food Processing

Each course will be offered 3 times for a total of 33 courses over the next year; ending March 2011. Courses will continue to be scheduled throughout the next year, allowing participants ample opportunity to get involved now or in the future.

Participants must be 18 years or older, unemployed, and working through barriers to education and/or employment. LOCS is partnering with the following community agencies:

• The John Howard Society of Peterborough
• Ontario Works (City of Peterborough)
• Employment Planning & Counselling Peterborough
• Northern Lights Vocational Services

Target Group:

Adults (18 and older) who are not currently connected to the workforce or educational system, and who are experiencing barriers to employment and/or educational upgrading opportunities such as lack of a high school diploma, poverty, family-counselling needs etc.

Upcoming Dates:

• Stained Glass: June 3- July 9, Thursday and Fridays (Technical 9-12 at Hues in Glass, Essential Skills 1-4 at Trent Valley Literacy Association) *no classes on July 1, July 2
  
  
• Electrical: May 31- June 29, Monday and Tuesdays (Essential Skills 9-12P on Monday/8-11A on Tuesday, Technical Monday 1-4P, Tuesday 12-3P) at Fleming College
  
  
• Machinist: June 1- June 30, Tuesday and Thursdays (Technical 9-12, Essential Skills 1-4) at Fleming College
  
  
• Gas/Oil Tech: June 1- June 30, Tuesday and Wednesday (Essential Skills 1-4P, Technical 6-9P) at Fleming College

Contact information:

Elise Noriega
Project Coordinator
Phone: 705-749-0675
Email: elise@locs.lon.ca

This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES).