ADULT BASIC EDUCATION

Essential Skills for the Workplace

Program Description

Did you leave school before completing grade ten, or have you been out of school for a long period of time? Would you like to find employment? Enrolling in Essential Skills for the Workplace might be the next step in achieving your goals.

The Essential Skills for the Workplace (ESWP) program is intended to support you in gaining the skills needed to enter and succeed in the workplace. This program includes six months of literacy and workplace essential skills training and includes work placements. ESWP is offered at SIIT campuses in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and in various community locations.

Completing ESWP at SIIT will prepare you to enter Adult 10, or pursue employment.

*SIIT does not currently offer upgrading. 

Admission Requirements

Tuition and Fees

There is no cost to attend Adult Basic Education programs at SIIT. Once accepted, program staff will help you to secure Education and Training Incentive (ETI).

What to Expect

Day to Day

Delivery Method

This program involves mostly classroom learning for six hours per day.

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance is essential for academic success. Each program has specific attendance requirements that must be adhered to in order to graduate.

If you have been approved for Education and Training Incentive (ETI), you must maintain a 90% attendance to remain eligible for funding.

Graduation

Essential Skills for the Workplace is a non-credit program. If you complete ESWP, you will receive a Recognition of Achievement.

Career & Post-Secondary Opportunities

Completing Essential Skills for the Workplace (ESWP) at SIIT will prepare you to enter Adult 10, or pursue employment.

To explore Adult 10 or other SIIT programs, click here.

For assistance finding employment, please contact your local SIIT Career Centre.