Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS)

Literacy & Basic Skills (LBS) is an adult literacy program funded by the Ministry of Training Colleges & Universities (MTCU). The official Guidelines of the LBS program describe its objectives as follows:

• To help Ontario move toward a seamless adult education system that supports lifelong learning.
• To support literacy agencies in providing quality literacy services that meet learners' needs.
• To focus literacy services on those adults most in need of them.
• To ensure accountability to government, to the public, and to learners in the provision of literacy services that are effective, efficient, and produce measurable results.
• And to foster closer links between literacy training and employment.