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  • Fort McMurray

  • Offer part-time classes (12 hours per week Mon-Thurs) with daytime and evening options for all levels (CLB 1-6).

    Offers both in-person and online options for CLB 4-6 classes.

  • Offers part-time classes (12 hours per week Mon-Thurs) with daytime and evening options for all levels (CLB 1-6).

Edmonton (72 x 24 in) (68 x 20 in)
  • Edmonton
  • St. Albert
  • Beaumont
  • Leduc
  • Sherwood Park

ECSD LINC

  • Edmonton
  • CLB 5 and CLB 6 are only available as Part Time Evenings
  • CLB 5 and CLB 6 are only available as Part Time Evenings
  • CLB 5 and CLB 6 are only available as Part Time Evenings
  • All but the CLB 4L Citizenship Prep class are full-time classes
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Student Employability Advisor for CLB 3L and 4L, for ECSD LINC Registered Students only
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  • Edmonton
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  • Edmonton

1. Full-time instruction is offered from CLB 1 through CLB 4.

2. Instruction is offered for Levels 3, 4, and 5 online.  

3. Part-time LINC for levels 4 and 5 (combined class) is offered online.

  • 1. Full-time instruction is offered from CLB 1 through CLB 5. 

    2. Instruction is offered for Levels 3, 4, and 5 online.  

    3. Part-time LINC for levels 1,2, 4 and 5  is offered online.

  • Edmonton
  • Homestudy - Northern Ab
  • Rural Communities
  • Provincial Model

  • 1. We offer varied employment focused classes each term such as LINC prep for Childcare Work, Pre-Apprenticeship, Entry Level Jobs, Community Service Learning classes, and others.

     

2.In addition to specialized classes, we also offer EXTENSIVE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND SUPPORTS

All CLB levels Employment focused classes (with placements and without) Skill-building workshops (e.g. Math Basics, Multiple Choice, Computer Basics) Employment certificate training (e.g. Food Safety, WHMIS) Career coaching Information and orientation sessions (e.g. settlement, employment, Indigenous education) online anytime courses (e.g. WebSafe, Digital Literacy, Basic Computer Skills)

3.Students who are successful in the LINC Business class will have an open pathway to several different post-secondary business programs

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  • Edmonton
 
  • Full TIme – In Person/Blended
  • Full Time – Online Only
  • Full Time – Hyflex
  • Part Time – Online Only
  • Weekend-Only Classes 
  • Full TIme – In Person/Blended
  • Full Time – Online Only
  • Full Time – Hyflex
  • Part Time – Online Only
  • Weekend-Only Classes 
    • EAL: We offer Intensive EAL classes .
    • Classes run Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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  • Our intensive employment focused program will prepare you with the workplace skills you need to attract Canadian employers.
  • The program is a 16-week integrated language and workplace training.
  • The program includes in-class training, job coaching, and support to find employment.

Applicant Eligibility:

  •   a Permanent Resident of Canada
  • a Convention Refugee
  • Ukrainians under the CUAET program
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a CLB 4 or higher in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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  • Red Deer
  • Province-Wide Delivery

  • Bredin has 3 regular stream CLB 5-8 Classes.

    Bredin offers 2 Provincial model classes and they are only
    CLB 5 and 6.

    • Bredin has 3 regular stream CLB 5-8 Classes.

      Bredin offers 2 Provincial model classes and they are only
      CLB 5 and 6.
  • Red Deer
  • Seperate literacy classes are provided when number/space are sufficient. Mixed literacy may occur in classes as well.
  • Red Deer
  • Calgary
  • Provincial Model
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  • . Le cours est offert de 18h00 à 19h30, 2 fois par semaine.

  • 3 hours of class time per evening, 2 evenings per week, total of about 72 hours of class time per session.
  • .Le cours est offert de 18h00 à 19h30, 2 fois par semaine.

    3 hours of class time per evening, 2 evenings per week, total of about 72 hours of class time per session.
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  • Calgary
  • Province-Wide Delivery
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  • We offer ESL classes (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced), Conversation Circle (2 times/week) and Computer Classes (Basic, Intermediate).
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  • Calgary
  • Provincial Model

  • Cours de 1h30 en soirée (18h00-19h30), 2 soirs par semaine (lundis-mercredis ou mardis-jeudis) pour un total de 36h de cours par session. 1.5 hour of class time per evening (6pm to 7:30pm), 2 evenings per week (Mondays-Wednesdays or Tuesdays-Thursdays), total of 36 hours of class time per term.

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  • Cours de 1h30 en soirée (18h00-19h30), 2 soirs par semaine (lundis-mercredis ou mardis-jeudis) pour un total de 36h de cours par session. 1.5 hour of class time per evening (6pm to 7:30pm), 2 evenings per week (Mondays-Wednesdays or Tuesdays-Thursdays), total of 36 hours of class time per term.
  • Calgary
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  • At CIWA, we have two different language training programs, LINC and Pebbles in the Sand. Pebbles in the Sand is a non-PBLA foundational literacy language training program. In LINC, we have a “CLB 1 with Literacy Support” 

    At CIWA, we offer services to women and their families only. All LINC classes are for women. We have two Special Needs classes for BOTH male and female clients with physical or intellectual disabilities. These are the only classes in which we enroll male clients.
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  • At CIWA, we offer services to women and their families only. All LINC classes are for women. We have two Special Needs classes for BOTH male and female clients with physical or intellectual disabilities. These are the only classes in which we enroll male clients.

    We have a non-PBLA/non-LINC program which is called Pebbles in the Sand. It is a language training program for women who are permanent residents, refugees or Canadian citizens with less than 7 years of education at the foundational level (FL) in reading and writing.
  • Calgary
  • Province-Wide Delivery
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  • Calgary
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  • Literacy students are integrated with CLB students
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  • Calgary
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  • 1. Listening & Speaking are CLB4-8 2.Reading & Writing are CLB3-8 3. CLB8 Class is English for Academic Purposes (EAP), which can help students meet Entrance language requirements for post-secondary college programs.
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    • We have offered a Provincially-funded program that taught English and employment skills to Francophones with French support in the class.
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  • Calgary
  • Home-Study - Calgary
  • Provincial Model
  • Calgary
  • Calgary
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Literacy classes are not offered on Weekends. 

1- CB-LINC for Seniors (Community-Based LINC for Seniors) Program is for landed immigrants who are 55+ years old and desire to improve their language skills and get more engaged in their community.                                                                   2- Currently, we are offering this program to three language groups: Chinese, Punjabi/Hindi/Urdu and Dari/Pashto/Farsi.

The Arabic – English and Tigrinya – English literacy classes will help adult learners improve their first language and English literacy skills. 

Ukrainian Evacuees ESL Program (UEEP) program:   

  • Evening- online sessions.
  •  Saturdays- in-person.  

The ESL for Employability program is for adults (18 years of age or older) who need to develop the necessary language skills to find work in Canada.

  •  11-week program.
  • Free classes offered in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
  • Open to students waiting for regular LINC classes that have CLB 2-4.
  • Childcare is not available for these classes.       
  • The intake is every 3 months.
  • Calgary
  • Okotoks
  • Airdrie
  • Banff
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1. Practical Stream:

  •  CLB 3 to CLB 5
  • 5 and 11 years of formal education.

2. Academic Stream:

  •  CLB 4 to CLB 8 
  •  12 or more years of education.
  • Full time LINC: CLB 3-8
  • Part time LINC: CLB 4- 7

This full-time LINC program is for immigrant youth between the ages of 18 and 24. It provides instruction in language and academic skills as well as preparation for further post-secondary education in Canada.

  • This full-time program is for internationally educated learners whose first language is not English. The program provides learners with the strategies and English language skills needed to succeed in academic courses at Canadian post-secondary institutions. 
  • After this program, learners will have the English language requirements for most career programs at Bow Valley College or SAIT. 

This Alberta government-funded pathway program is for learners with a desire to work in the health care field. The program is one year long and includes one term of language training and two terms in the Health Care Aide Program. Upon successful completion of this program, learners  will receive a Health Care Aide Certificate and be ready to work in the health care field.

These programs are for learners who:

  • Are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or Convention refugees with CLB 3 to  7.
  • This full-time program is for immigrant youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who have not completed high school. 
  • Learners are placed based on either Canadian Language Benchmarks (LINC) OR a Bridge Entry Assessment (non-LINC).
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  • Brooks
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  • Brooks
  • Seperate MH Campus
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  • Lethbridge
  • Surrounding Areas
  • At the lower levels, literacy clients have separate classes. At the higher levels, literacy clients are usually integrated with CLB.
  • Lethbridge
  • Surrounding Areas
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  • 1. Listening & Speaking are CLB4-8

    2.Reading & Writing are CLB 3-8

    3. CLB 8 Class is English for Academic Purposes (EAP), which can help students meet Entrance language requirements for post-secondary college programs.

     

  • 4. Literacy 3L & 4L is integrated with regular stream CLB 3 & 4.

    *After 4L, students are in the regular stream*

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    • Full TIme:
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    • 1. Full Time, In-Person is M-F 9 am to 1 pm
    • 2. Part-Time, Evening, Online, is M, W, 6 pm to 9:30 pm & Th 6pm to 9pm
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      • 1. Full Time, In-Person is M-F 9 am to 1 pm
      • 2. Part-Time, Evening, Online, is M, W, 6 pm to 9:30 pm & Th 6pm to 9pm
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    • Non-LINC students consist of International Students, Canadians, and Funded Students. These students study alongside our LINC Students.

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  • Medicine Hat
  • Seperate Brooks Campus
  • The Engish as a Second Language for New Canadains (ESLC) program uses the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) framework, which is a nationally recognized scale of English language ability. The ESLC program offers CLBs 4-6
This program helps immigrants and refugees develop English language skills for life in Canada. Learn about Canadian culture and take part in activities that help you live and work in Alberta as you build confidence reading, writing, listening, and speaking English.

The language, intercultural and technological skills you develop in this program will help you find work, or continue your education in one of the college’s certificate, diploma, or degree programs.


  • Medicine Hat
  • 1. Part time class is twice a week on Evenings only.
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  • Class 1-2 and 3-4 – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-9:30 pm

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Provincial Online Model (POM)

*Students May Enrol in These Courses from Anywhere in Alberta*

CLB CLB Provider FT/PT Time of Day
CLB 1/2
ASSIST
Fulltime: M-F
TBD
CLB 3/4
Agape
Part Time: M - Th
Evening: 6:30 - 9:00
CLB 3/4
BCALC
Part Time: M - Th
Evening: 5:30 - 8:00 (two classes)
CLB 3/4
CFN
Part Time: M- F
Morning: 9:00 - 12:00
CLB 3/4
CIWA
Part Time: T - Th
Evening: 4:30 - 8:00
CLB 3/4
ECSD LINC
TBD
TBD
CLB 5/6
Bredin
Part Time: M - F
Afternoon: 1:00 - 3:30 / Evening: 6:00 - 8:30
CLB 5/6
Lethbridge College
Part Time: M, W, Th
Morning: 9:00 - 2:30 / 9:00 - 12:00
CLB 5/6
TIES
Full TIme: M - Th, F
Daytime: 8:30 - 11:30 / 8:30 - 11:30
CLB 7/8 (LHS)
TIES
Part Time: Mon - Th
Evening: 6:00 - 9:00
CLB 7/8
Columbia College
Part Time: M - Th
Evening: 6:30 - 9:00
CLB 7/8
Columbia College
Full Time: : M, Th, F
Morning: 9:00 - 12:00 / Afternoon 12:00 - 2:30
CLB 2/3
YW
Part Time: M, T, Th
Evening : 6:30-9:00
CLB 3/4
YW
Part Time: M,T, Th
Evening: 6:30-9:00
CLB 4
YW
Part Time: M, T, W, Th, F
Morning: 9:00-12:00