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LINC is a basic to advanced language and
settlement program funded by
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada.
Students are assessed for their
class level by the YMCA LINC
Assessment Centre, using the
Canadian Language Benchmarks.
Our curriculum includes learning
about Canadian life and culture,
using English to learn more
about accessing services they
require, using the telephone,
finding suitable housing,
looking for a job, conversation
practice and much
more.
Eligibility or Prerequisite:
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Must be a Permanent or Landed
Immigrant or a Convention
Refugee.
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Assessment must be done by the
YMCA LINC Assessment Centres.
Weekday Classes
Skills for Change offers
full-time English classes for
LINC 2-3 (basic), LINC 4
(intermediate), and LINC 5 (high
intermediate) for listening,
speaking, reading and writing.
LINC 4/5 is a mid to high level
conversation class with emphasis
on everyday speaking. Each class
is eight weeks long, from Monday
to Friday during the day. A
childminding service for
children ages 18 months to 5
years old is available.
Classes run from Monday to
Friday, 9:00a-2:30p.
Evening/Saturday Classes
Evening classes for LINC 6-7 run
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
as one class; also, another
class runs Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday as the second
class. This is a
high-intermediate/advanced level
with emphasis on higher grammar,
conversation, presentations,
computer/Internet access, and
workplace culture. The classes
are 8 weeks long. The weekday classes
are from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.,
and the Saturday class from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no
childminding available for these classes.
Start Dates and Course
Information
Contact Us
(
416 658-3101, ext. 398 or 230
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www.skillsforchange.org/linc/contact-us
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