Who Can Enrol

Students must:

• speak little or no English
• live in Ontario
• be 18 years of age or over
• not be currently registered in a secondary school
• have someone to act as a volunteer tutor
• be a Canadian citizen, a landed immigrant, or a refugee, or an Ontario resident holding a diplomatic visa or ministerial permit. (If you do not fall under any of these categories, please contact ILC for further details.)

Fees

There is a non-refundable fee of $40 for each course. This administration fee covers the loan of course and supplementary materials, evaluation by certified teachers, and a final test.

How To Enrol

To enrol a student in an ESL course, the tutor should complete the ESL Registration Form (PDF, 722 KB).

Enrolment Policies

Credit courses

• The new credit courses have a final test and a final mark is recorded.
• The credit courses are designed to prepare ESL learners to work towards an Ontario high school diploma.

Non-credit courses

• The non-credit courses have no final test or final mark.
• The goal of the non-credit courses is to encourage adult ESL learners to interact with other people in their community.
• Students receive a completion certificate at the end of each non-credit course.

Role of the Volunteer Tutor

A volunteer tutor can be anyone interested in helping a student learn to speak English and to read and write it.

The volunteer tutor is expected to:

• read the course descriptions to the student
• help the student enrol in the course of her or his choice
• receive the course materials on behalf of the student
• work through the lessons with the student
• provide the student with encouragement and practice
• provide a good model of spoken and written English

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