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Providing leadership, advocacy, opportunities, and a voice.
Empowering women, gender-diverse people, and their families, every day!

Providing leadership, advocacy, opportunities, and a voice.
Empowering women, gender-diverse people, and their families, every day!

Skills Training & Upgrading

Take the Step to Build Your Future!

We appreciate the strength it takes to return to training and we’re here to help!

We recognize your current skills and will assist you in planning your next steps!  We’ll make it a comfortable learning experience and will help you meet your goals.

Which goal path is right for you?

Employment
Secondary School Credits
Post Secondary
Independence
Apprenticeship

We can support you in a wide variety of goals, such as:

  • Upgrading courses
  • Preparing for the CAEC (Canadian Adult Education Credential)
  • Foundational math support
  • Help with online high school courses
  • Computer skills
  • Improving your reading & writing
  • Employment relevant skills

 

We’re here to help you!

Classes in St Thomas and Aylmer

September – June

Open enrollment year round.  Contact us today to learn more about our program offerings, availability and schedules info@ywcaste.ca 

YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin building

St Thomas

YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin
16 Mary St. West

(519) 631-9800

Aylmer office new location

Aylmer

Aylmer Community Services
20 Talbot Street East
Aylmer, ON, N5H 1H4

(226) 210-6800

Skills for Success Day – September 17

Skills for Success Day is an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importance of the key skills for learning, work and life. The initiative was created by ABC Literacy Canada in 2010. Learn more at SkillsforSuccessDay.ca

skills for success day-2026
What are skills for success

What are skills for success?

The Skills for Success, identified by the Government of Canada, are the foundation for all other skills and enable people to evolve with their jobs and adapt to change.

The importance of skills for success

The importance of skills for success

The Skills for Success are used in every job to varying degrees and at
different levels of complexity. They provide the foundation for learning
all other skills and enable people to evolve with their jobs and adapt
to change.

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Ontario.

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