“Now more than ever learning how you navigate the internet and learning computer skills is vital now especially with COVID-19 and staying in touch with each other.”
He says partner agencies refer clients to Community Learning Alternatives, many who want to get back in the workforce or improve their job skills where they are.
“We’re an adult learning centre. We typically focus on folks between the ages of 19 and 64. We do work with partner agencies in the Quinte area. Those would include META Employment Services, Loyalist College Community Employment Services, Career Edge and other organizations. They often refer learners to us. They may encounter a client who’s entering the workforce because they’ve been laid off.”
“If they need extra credits. If they need to bump up their math skills to write an electrician’s exam. If they need a couple of credits to get into college or if they just need those additional skills to be successful at whatever it is they’re doing, that’s what we’re there for.”
CLA is considered the first stop for adults to upgrade their essential skills to benefit them in life, career, or training and education. CLA’s learning and skills programs are provided at no cost to eligible adults thanks to funding from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and the United Way. CLA can help with upgrading your skills and preparing for post-secondary education, apprenticeships or employment. CLA also supports people working on secondary school credits and offers specialized programs such as computer training, PSW preparation, Soft Skills Solutions, and more.
Hoskings emphasizes the idea that “International Literacy Day is to bring literacy to the forefront.”
