Durham College CICE
Community Integration through Cooperative Education (CICE) gives individuals with intellectual disabilities, or significant learning challenges, the opportunity to enhance their academic and vocational skills with modified programming through a variety of courses. The program includes a number of core courses common to all CICE students, in topics such as interpersonal communications, job skills and self-advocacy, self-awareness and computer skills. Other courses are drawn from a variety of Durham College’s post-secondary programs and may not come from one specific program area, but a variety of programs related to the student’s field of interest. This is based on the availability of seats.
Humber College CICE
This program is designed to give students with developmental disabilities the opportunity to participate in college adapted program and activities While participating in program with students, will learn skills that promote independence in areas such as communication, self-awareness,advocacy, community and leadership.
Niagara College CICE
This program provides individuals with developmental disabilities and other significant learning challenges the opportunity to experience college life and enhance their, vocational, academic and social skills.
George Brown College Vocational Training
Students are introduced to potential employment opportunities for individuals with ASD. Skills assessment and job skills training are discussed with an emphasis on successful models. Community programs, services and support systems are presented.
Seneca College CICE
Two- year post-secondary program designed for individuals who need a modified program in order to succeed, individuals with intellectual disabilities or other severe learning disabilities.
Brighton Launch Adult Program
Brighton Launch Adult program is a natural extension of our Secondary program that we have been
running successfully for several years.Brighton Launch Adult Program is a year-round program that provides a comprehensive, all-inclusive curriculum focusing on job preparation training, skills for independent living, facilitation of social skills and friendships, development of recreation & leisure pursuits and increasing functional abilities in all areas.
We offer both Full-time and Part-time programs which run from September through the end of May, as well as optional Summer Sessions that run June through August. Rather than a series of stand-alone courses, our ‘one-stop-shopping’ integrated program approach ensures that key goals are being addressed in a focused, consistent and synchronized manner across the curriculum, with experienced coach/facilitators who know the young adult very well.
Brighton Launch is not a time-limited program. You can enrol for one year or several; you can remain connected to Launch in various ways throughout your life and career, returning for career assistance or job-training as needed, or participating in social groups.
Toronto District School Board Essential Skills Upgrading
Essential Skills Upgrading is a non-credit, adult program that helps clients improve their reading, writing, and math skills, as well as their employability and workplace skills.
Contact: Intake Department
Phone: 416-393-1995
Address: Bickford Centre (Assessment Centre) – 777 Bloor Street West, Room 214B, Toronto
George Brown College Upgrading Program
Academic Upgrading is a tuition-free, full-time program for English-speaking adults, designed to improve their reading, writing, math and science skills. The program prepares students for college level post- secondary studies, further skills training, apprenticeship or employment Students create individualized learning plans based on their goals.
Toronto District School Board Learn 4 Life
More than 1,700 General Interest classes offered during the day, the evening and on weekends.
Subject areas: arts, communications, computers, dance, finance, fitness, food, languages, music, self-
development, sewing, theatre, film & TV, trades
Frontier College Adult Literacy Program
A Canada-wide, volunteer based literacy organization that teaches people to read and write and nurtures an environment that encourages live long learning. The independent Studies Program helps students with developmental disabilities work towards greater self-confidence and personal independence. Learners work on learning outcomes such as reading, writing, math and basic computer skills in a creative project- based way. These learning outcomes also include interpersonal skills, life skills, learning how to learn skills, improving confidence, self-esteem, and practical living skills.
Sir Sanford Fleming College CICE
The Community Integration through Cooperative Education (CICE) program is a two-year program designed to provide individuals with exceptionalities and other significant learning challenges opportunity to experience college life and enhance their academic and vocational skills with modified programming and support from Integration Facilitators.
Hospitality Workers Training Centre
The Hospitality Workers Training Centre [HWTC] is a non-profit organization working in Toronto’s hospitality and food service industries. Based on a sector-focused workforce development approach, HWTC provides free of cost training to new entrants and existing workers for employment and career development. Our goal is to strengthen the workforce of our city’s hospitality industry by connecting people in need of employment to job opportunities – through high-quality training and strong partnerships with the industry.
Training is designed to both meet the needs of industry and to build skills and opportunities for the Hospitality workforce. We help people access jobs in Hospitality and ensure that those currently working in Hospitality get the training they need to advance.
We were created as a partnership between the Hospitality Workers’ union (UNITE HERE Local 75) and major hotels in Toronto and modeled on the Culinary Training Academy of Las Vegas.
We help people new to the Hospitality industry get vocational training, workplace education and employment support to help them get jobs in Toronto’s Hospitality industry.
We regularly hold Information Sessions about our upcoming courses and we recruit participants from partner non-profit organizations. Our trainees come from a wide range of backgrounds including people who are unemployed, those transitioning from other industries, people looking to get Canadian work experience and many others.