Get SET Program Statistics Report 2022-2025
This report analyzes learner demographics, participation patterns, goal paths, referrals, and exit outcomes across Get SET (Skills, Education, Training) programs in Simcoe County and Muskoka from fiscal years 2022–23 to 2024–25. Data are presented across three program sectors—community-based, college, and school board—with regional comparisons where available. Findings confirm that each sector serves a distinct learner profile and plays a complementary role in the regional adult education system.
Ontario Get SET Funding Impact Dashboard
This comprehensive resource from the Learning Networks of Ontario helps to visualize the remarkable economic returns possible through adult education and skills investment. Key insights from this research shows that every dollar invested in adult literacy programs returns $7.41 to society over 10 years, with workplace programs showing 23% ROI in the first year alone.
Referral Roundtable Final Report
In the 2024/2025 fiscal year, Simcoe Muskoka Skillforce undertook a project to enhance the client referral landscape amongst literacy and employment service providers to ensure a more supportive experience for the client that seeks to improve their outcomes and set them up for success. The following report summarizes the project methodology, findings, and outcomes, as well as proposes recommendations for the next steps of the project.
Getting Connected
This is an annual event to bring together Employment Ontario service providers, Ontario Works staff and community partners. We discuss different topics each year, developing connections and identifying ways to collaborate to serve our clients. The topic this year was trauma-informed care and practice.
Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Video
Bridging the Employment Gap
This project is a series of occupational-related curricula. The curricula were designed to help learners at Essential Skills Level 1 to upgrade their literacy, numeracy and other essential skills in an entry-level occupational context.
Formalizing Transitions between Employment Services and LBS
This project was developed in response to discussions among local Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) and Employment Services (ES) managers in Simcoe Muskoka.
Enhancing Transitions – Client Perspectives
The objective of this project was to learn the perspectives of EO learners and clients who have experienced referrals and transition between Employment and Literacy services. We wanted to know what worked best for them when referred and/or transitioned to another service provider.
Step by Step to Success in Transition-Oriented Programming
LBS adult upgrading agencies are working to attain the “Fully in Place” marker in the Ministry’s Agency Self-Assessment tool for implementing the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF).
Aligning Task-Based Resources to the OALCF project
The main purpose of our project, Aligning Task-Based Resources to the OALCF, was to align two specific learning materials to the competencies of OALCF to make it easier for LBS practitioners to use two existing resources with their students.
LGBTQA Awareness resources
This information in this resource has been compiled from a variety of workshops, webinars and other sources over the past few years to help agencies create welcoming, safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, queer, intersex, two-spirit people.
Mental Health Resource
Mental Illness is a fact of life for 1 in 5 Canadians. This can affect all areas of a person’s life, especially in the area of education. You may encounter people with a mental illness every day and not be aware of it, or you may become aware of their illness and be uncomfortable with your own ability to help them.
Compendium of Assistive Technologies, 2018
In 2010-11, Simcoe/Muskoka Literacy Network (SMLN) identified a need for a consolidated list of assistive technology to help people with learning and other challenges that may affect their learning. Through field support funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, we researched and complied the first version of this compendium, which was targeted to adult educators.
Soft Skills Resources
Four Regional Literacy Networks have collaborated to create a Soft Skills Resources website to
- help Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) programs document what they already do to enhance learners’ soft skills
- identify community partnerships that show some good practices related to soft skill development
- provide some resources to LBS programs that may want to increase their soft skills programming
Orientation for New LBS Managers and Program Co-ordinators
An on-line, self-directed, self-study module that gives an overview of how LBS-funded agencies in Ontario operate and the job of an LBS program manager or co-ordinator. The module has been added to the Literacy Basics site in recognition that some program co-ordinators are also front-line practitioners.
CaMS Learning Day 2018
Summary of dicussions and tips from SMLN’s CaMS Learning Day 2018 – data entry, using reports, etc. Includes sample tracking and reporting forms, checklists and other documents.
For LBS practitioners and managers.
