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Upgrade my skills

Finish High School

Get my GED

Go to College

If you live in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, or Guelph-Wellington Regions, please contact Project READ Literacy Network to book an appointment with our literacy specialist or to get a referral to a program that is right for you.
(519) 570-3054 or info@projectread.ca

Check out the Directory of Programs

Take English courses

To receive benchmark assessment call the service nearest to you.

Kitchener:

YMCA Language Assessment and Referral
800 King Street West, 3rd Floor
Kitchener, ON N2G 1E8
Tel: 519-579-9622, Ext. 231
Email: hrankin@ckwymca.ca
Web: http://ymcacambridgekw.ca

Cambridge:

YMCA Language Assessment and Referral
258 Hespeler Road
Cambridge, ON N1R 3H3
Tel: 519 621-1621
Email: hrankin@ckwymca.ca
Web: http://ymcacambridgekw.ca

Guelph:

Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington
926 Paisley Road, Units 4 & 5
Guelph, ON N1K 1X5
Tel: 519-836-2222
Web: www.is-gw.ca

You can also view available programs through these services:

YMCA/YWCA Kitchener

www.ymcacambridgekw.ca/en/immigrant-services/Learning-English.asp

Immigration Waterloo Region

www.immigrationwaterlooregion.ca/settle/english-language-services.html

City of Kitchener

www.kitchener.ca/en/livinginkitchener/EnglishAsASecondLanguage.asp

Conestoga College

www.conestogac.on.ca/new-canadians/langprog.jsp

Guelph Wellington Immigration

www.guelphwellingtonimmigration.ca/learning/english-second-language-esl/

St. George’s Centre for Adult ESL in Guelph

www.ugdsb.on.ca/conted/article.aspx?id=25249

University of Guelph

www.opened.uoguelph.ca/en/English-Language-Programs.asp

Learn to read

If you live in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, or Guelph-Wellington Regions, please contact Project READ Literacy Network to book an appointment with our literacy specialist or to get a referral to a program that is right for you.
(519) 570-3054 or info@projectread.ca

Go to night school

Your local school board will offer some high school credit courses at night school.

If you live in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, or Guelph-Wellington Regions, please contact Project READ Literacy Network to book an appointment with our literacy specialist or to get a referral to a program that is right for you.
(519) 570-3054 or info@projectread.ca

You can also get information directly from the school board’s website to take to the appointment with you.

Take an online course

There are many options for adults to take online courses to upgrade and learn new skills. Topics include:

  • preparing for work
  • preparing for the GED
  • preparing to get your driver’s license
  • computer skills
  • cooking skills
  • other life skills

For more information, check out our Directory of Programs.

Get a job

If you receive social assistance:

The Region of Waterloo and Wellington County offer courses and workshops to help people get a job. Ask your worker about the programs you can take to help you get ready for work or get a job.

If you do not receive social assistance:

Contact Agilec (formerly Northern Lights) to ask about programs to help you get ready for work or get a job.

http://www.agilec.ca/

These programs will help you find out what job you would be suited for, figure out what skills you need, get training if you need it, make a resume, and find jobs to apply for.

Do not pay for an online course without checking into it first! Some of these courses are a scam. Contact Agilec to ask about whether a course is legitimate or not.