Literacy Basics - Community Literacy of Ontario

CIPMS and Employment Ontario

Employment Ontario, Ontario's Employment and Training Network, was launched on January 1, 2007. This initiative is a network programs and services, including Literacy and Basic Skills, to provide a one-stop training and employment system for people in Ontario. It includes all of the programs under the Labour Market and Training Division of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) together with the federal programs that were transferred to the province's responsibility in January 2001.

CIPMS is a critical component of the Employment Ontario Training and Employment System. It is part of an overarching strategy designed to create a cohesive set of policies and improved processes throughout the Employment Ontario system so that programs can better work together to address client needs. Employment Ontario intends to transform the way MTCU delivers training and employment programs to achieve more effective and efficient services and better results.

Beginning in 2008, Employment Ontario will be looking at the program design delivered by third-party delivery agencies with a focus on outcomes-based, client-centred models. The work that literacy programs do with regards to CIPMS by identifying and working towards achieving outcomes will be critical.

For more information, be sure to visit the Employment Ontario Website at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/etlanding.html or the Employment Ontario Partners' Gateway at www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/. You can also read more about Employment Ontario and Literacy and Basic Skills at CLO's website at www.nald.ca/clo or at CLO's Literacy Basics module at http://www.nald.ca/litweb/province/on/litbasic/cipms/employon/01.htm.

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