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Skills Investment Critical to Ontario’s Success

Ontario cannot build more housing, certify more tradespeople, integrate newcomers more quickly, or adapt to automation without investing in foundational adult skills.

Get SET — Skills, Education and Training — is Ontario’s adult literacy and skills upgrading program. Each year,...

Employer-Sponsored Training: A Missed Opportunity

Research from the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum shows that for every dollar invested in training, employers can see returns on accuracy, efficiency, and safety improvements — in some cases more than $1.38 in benefits.

A Future Skills Centre report on employer-sponsored training in...

Keeping Workers Safe / Helping Employers Succeed

When workers have strong reading, writing, math and communication skills, they can stay safe, do their jobs better, and help the whole business run smoothly. These skills are critical for understanding and applying safety information.

Workplace Safety

Many workplace injuries...

Investing in adult literacy programs delivers exceptional economic returns for Ontario. Research indicates that a one percent increase in average adult literacy skills can lead to a 3% increase in GDP. For Canada, this could mean an annual GDP increase of up to $95 billion, or approximately $2,300 more in the pockets of each Canadian. – Ontario LBS Funding Impact Dashboard
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logo, Get SET (Skills Education and Training)

Use the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) program to develop reading, writing, math, computer and other skills to support further education, apprenticeship training and employment. Formerly the Literacy and Basic Skills program.

Get SET (Skill, Education and Training)
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These Employment Ontario programs are funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.