Through the Literacy and Basic Skills program, you will learn reading, writing, math and other basic skills (e.g. computer) to help you prepare for:

    • employment

    • college studies

    • independence

    • school credit

    These courses are free and available in English or French. There are courses designed for local people and deaf people as well.

Requirements

    To take these courses you have to:

    • be an Ontario resident

    • be 16 years old or older

    • have reading, writing and math skills below the grade 12 level

Learn in a classroom

    You can take these free classroom courses at more than 300 locations across the province.

    Find out more by contacting Employment Ontario.

Learn online

    You can learn online as one way of the Literacy and Basic Skills program.

    Four different organizations in Ontario offer free online courses tailored to you. Find out more about learning online:

    • in English

    • in French

    • as a local person

    • as a deaf person

1.What will the program fail to help you prepare for?
A.Employment.                 B.College studies.             C.Entrance exam.             D.Independence.
2.How many ways to take the courses are mentioned in the passage?
A.Two.                                 B.Three.                              C.Four.                                 D.Five.
3.In which part of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Entertainment.             B.Education.                      C.Health.                            D.Science.