National Adult Literacy Database

The Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF) was developed to improve the transitions of adults through Employment Ontario (EO) programs and the broader education and training system. It is not a curriculum in the traditional sense of the word, but rather a framework that supports Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) programs in the delivery of task-based programming to learners.

The umbrella organization Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) has produced this training guide based on OALCF implementation training delivered in the spring of 2011. This resource is intended as a training enhancement and would be beneficial as a refresher for those who attended the original training.

It includes background material on the OALCF; explanations of the six competencies set out in the framework; a discussion of the benefits to both learners and practitioners; and a number of case studies that show how the framework works in practice.