FAST Partners With Academic Upgrading

FAST has developed a partnership with Humber’s Academic Upgrading service of the Literacy and Basic Skills Program (LBS) to increase the success rate of students in apprenticeship programs including Electrical Apprentices (ELAP) and Plumbing Apprentices (PLAP).

The goal of the partnership is to provide math support for apprenticeship students to prepare them to be successful in their math examination. The math tutoring is done outside of the regular in-school portion of their apprenticeship training. Participating students are considered LBS learners and attend two hours per week for eight to ten weeks, in addition to their regular curriculum hours.

The Academic Upgrading (AU) is a tuition-free, non-postsecondary Employment Ontario program funded by the Ministry of Labour, Training & Skills Development.

Read the full feature article in The Apprenticeship Connection, published by Learning Networks of Ontario and an opportunity to share information about apprenticeship in Ontario and how Ontario’s Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) service providers can support the broader skilled trades community.