Resources

Personal Growth & Exploration

Practitioner Guide with activities and resources.

Office Administrator Soft Skills

Office Administrators perform a variety of tasks and require a balanced set of skills to do so. This includes both technical and soft skills. This resource will delve into various aspects of working as an Office Administrator while highlighting the importance of soft skills and professionalism.

Cursive Writing – The Basic Fundamentals

This resource was developed as a support guide to assist with the basic fundamentals of cursive writing. Cursive Writing is a life skill that many adults use in their daily life and it is essential to develop a legible signature. Adults who know how to read and write in cursive writing will be prepared for everyday activities.

Effective Resume and Cover Letter Development

This Resource Curriculum will walk through the main parts of a skills-based resume to prepare individuals to identify the key areas for consideration when applying for a job.

Who Are You as an Adult Learner?

This resource can be used by any adult learner returning to education who has a desire to pursue postsecondary studies. This resource will benefit those who are college bound and those who have a neurodivergence, mental health or physical need that they may need to consider in preparation for postsecondary.

A Guide for Military Personnel Transitioning to Academic Upgrading and/or Postsecondary

This is a step-two resource that follows from Who Are You as an Adult Learner? to continue building understanding of self, preparing for what college will entail and ensuring supports are set-up with the unique needs of a learner with Military experience.

Supporting Military Members in Transition from Service to School: A Resource Guide for Literacy and Basic Skills/Academic Upgrading Educators

This guide will assist staff in a college academic upgrading environment to support current or previous Military members by first building their own (staff) knowledge and second, knowing the resources available to them and their clients/learners.

Developing Cross-cultural Communication Skills for Work, Learning and Life

This resource provides information on cross-cultural communications skills and offers tips and tools about how to become more aware when communicating with people of diverse cultures.

Building Classroom Inclusion and Community through Talking Circles: A Resource for Literacy and Basic Skills Educators

Fostering inclusion and building community in the classroom are positively correlated with student participation, persistence, satisfaction, mental and physical health, belonging, and general student welfare. As society emerges from the social isolation induced by COVID-19 pandemic measures and as diversity in the upgrading classroom increases, relationships become even more important to foster an inclusive classroom community for all classroom stakeholders, especially under-represented populations. Literacy and Basic Skills educators can promote inclusivity, community, socioemotional skills, and reconciliation in their classrooms by incorporating sharing circles in their andragogies of care.

Trauma-informed Andragogy: A Resource for Literacy and Basic Skills Educators

Trauma-Informed Andragogy – Many of the adult learners who enrol in upgrading programs are from under-represented and marginalized populations. Unfortunately, many of these learners are at an increased risk of experiencing disparate outcomes, such as trauma. The risk of experiencing trauma increases as the social categorizations of marginalized persons intersect. Literacy and Basic Skills educators can better support and retain learners who are living with trauma by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into their andragogies.