Resources

Thriving as a Family

This course teaches strategies to help the Learner improve and maintain positive relationships in their household. In this course, Learners will learn how to:

• set family goals
• manage household spending
• become a savvy shopper
• get involved in their community
• get active and stay active
• use tips and tricks to mentally reset
• create and practice the transferable skills needed to thrive in a quickly changing world, both at home and at work

Code Free Website Design for Beginners

This is an introductory, 3-unit course on website design, with learners using the free website design program Word Press. This course encourages learners to be as creative as possible, with each part of a website broken down into purpose, things to consider, best practices and accessibility considerations. At the end of the course, the learners will have an optional activity to complete, demonstrating the skills they learned and having it reviewed by their practitioner.

Accounting Basics

Learn the nature of accounting and how careers in accounting compare to bookkeeping. You will explore the characteristics of a corporation, partnership, franchise and sole proprietorship business and the importance of double-entry accounting. You will classify the accounts of a service business as assets, liabilities or owner's equity; understand the relationship between an income statement, revenue and expense accounts and owner's equity; and analyze and record transactions in the general journal.

Bookkeeping and Accounting Essentials

This 2-course series is an introductory Bookkeeping course that teaches bookkeeping basics and how to use QuickBooks Online.

Learn the nature of accounting and how careers in accounting compare to bookkeeping. You will explore the characteristics of a corporation, partnership, franchise and sole proprietorship business and the importance of double-entry accounting. You will classify the accounts of a service business as assets, liabilities or owner's equity; understand the relationship between an income statement, revenue and expense accounts and owner's equity; and analyze and record transactions in the general journal.

After completing the accounting knowledge needed to be successful, you’ll learn how to set up a new company in QuickBooks Online, understand the information displayed on the Dashboard, how to find what you’re looking for, how to create new transactions, and what buttons and fields do on transactions. You’ll learn the steps necessary to set up suppliers, enter expenses, and track bills and reconcile accounts in QuickBooks Online.

Building Confidence

In this course, learners will gain an awareness of what self-confidence is, what causes low confidence and ways to adopt a more confident mindset to build up their self-confidence.

Pathway to Adult Education

This is a storyline assessment and educator to assist learners in identifying the best pathway to achieving their High School diploma. Once registered in the assessment, the learners will choose the reason that they want their High School Diploma. Then the assessment will walk the learners through the different goal paths and educate them on what will be needed in each scenario.

Workplace Safety and Rights

• understand the rights and responsibilities of both employers and workers
• identify and categorize common workplace hazards
• recognize WHMIS pictograms
• use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve hazardous situations
• practice active listening and three-way communication skills
• learn the laws and rights in the Employment Standards Act

Workplace Essentials 1

This course will introduce and reinforce the importance of time management, adaptability, motivation, attitude and accountability in the workplace.

Workplace Essentials 2

This course introduces and reinforces the concepts of teamwork, leadership, advancement in the workplace, leadership, and retaining and attracting employees.