Resources

 LBS Data Definitions Guide

 The Ontario Literacy and Skills Report: 2025 (Why Literacy Matters)

Community Literacy of Ontario proudly presents The Ontario Literacy and Skills Report: 2025 — an updated

edition of the 2018 resource Literacy: Why It Matters. This report underscores the vital role of literacy in Ontario

and examines its strong links to key issues that shape the lives of Ontarians and the health of our communities,

including health, poverty, employment, and the economy.

Link to pdf:

Ontario+Literacy+and+Skills+Report+2025.pdf

Link to resource on CLO’s website:

Literacy: Why It Matters — Community Literacy of Ontario

 Factsheet: Soft Skills in Get SET Programs

Based on the literature review, Soft Skills in Literacy & Basic Skill Programs by Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) and Adaptimist, this factsheet organizes best practices for incorporating the five

soft skills from the Skills for Success program by:

1. Identifying key emotional and social deficits most associated with contemporary literacy challenges.

2. Outlining recommendations for specific soft skill remediations that can support literacy development at both the individual and group levels.

3. Highlighting practical approaches for delivering soft skill programming in the most efficient way possible.

This factsheet summarizes the challenges, strengths, and successes of working with soft skills in Get SET programs.

 Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Annotated Resource Guide

Neurodiversity refers to a range of cognitive variations, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, Tourette syndrome, learning differences, and other neurological processing differences.

This guide provides annotated summaries of publications focused on neurodiversity in the workplace. These 25 resources include videos, podcasts, research articles, and radio shows that support neurodivergent employees.

 Mental Health in Get SET Agencies – Survey Results and Resources

Based on a sector-wide survey of adult learning practitioners, this report examines how mental health affects learners and practitioners in Get SET programs. It highlights common challenges, effective program responses, practitioner experiences, and observed successes.

The report also includes a curated list of mental health resources to support learners and practitioners across the sector.

 Culminating Tasks Best Practices Guide

This guide is intended for Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) program managers and practitioners who support learners with culminating task (CT) completion.

This guide is organized into four sections: an overview of culminating tasks, organizational best practices, practitioner best practices, and program integration. It is intended to support both organizational planning and day-to-day practise.

This guide was developed using the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF) Culminating Task User Guide 2024, as well as through collaborative working group discussions with Get SET practitioners in 2025. These discussions, along with the User Guide, have informed the content for this Best Practices Guide.

The working groups were part of a 2025–2026 business plan deliverable funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD -referred to as the Ministry in this document). The goal of the working group was to support Get SET practitioners in implementing culminating tasks and to provide opportunities to share best practices.

Organizations involved in this deliverable

• Laubach Literacy Ontario

• Learning Connections Hamilton (Formerly ABEA)

• Learning Ontario Central South

• Literacy Link Eastern Ontario

• Literacy Link South Central

• Literacy Northwest

• Quality in Lifelong Learning (QUILL) Network

 Research Report – Adult Learners in a Post-Pandemic World

Community Literacy of Ontario proudly presents our newest resource: Adult Learners in a Post-Pandemic World.

In 2020, a series of major events began reshaping adult learning across Ontario:

• The widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
• The phased implementation of the Employment Services Transformation (ES Transformation)
• Shifting labour market demands and employer expectations

Together, these changes have significantly impacted the demographics, needs, and challenges of learners accessing Get SET programs.

Adult Learners in a Post-Pandemic World explores how these transformations are affecting adult learners and service providers across the province. The report provides a detailed look at the evolving landscape, drawing on:

• A provincial survey of LBS agencies
• Focus groups and consultations with practitioners
• Analysis of learner demographics, referral patterns, and program data

 Research Bulletin on Partnerships through Marketing: Success Stories in Get SET

Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) is pleased to share a new Research Bulletin highlighting success stories from across Ontario.

This report explores how Get SET programs are using marketing strategies to build strong, meaningful partnerships within their communities. Through research and key informant interviews with LBS agencies, the Bulletin showcases five real-world success stories that demonstrate innovative approaches to collaboration, outreach, and service delivery.

These stories illustrate how programs are connecting with community partners to better support adult learners, respond to local needs, and strengthen pathways to education, employment, and engagement.

 Remand, Recidivism, and Corrections Literacy 2026

The Corrections Literacy Initiative (CLI) is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) and the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) that delivers Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) programs to adults in remand or custody within Ontario correctional facilities. The program aims to address educational gaps among justice-involved individuals and provides training to support rehabilitation, employability, and successful reintegration into the community, with the broader goal of reducing recidivism.

The report is below.

There is also shared drive folder of Corrections Literacy Resources that anyone can access for more information.

 Corrections Literacy Toolkit

A webpage with a collection of resources to support Corrections Literacy.