Adult Basic Education (ABE)

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Locations:

Program length: Ongoing

Start date: September and January

Credential:

  • Aurora College Record of Participation

Delivery:

  • Full Time
  • Part Time
  • Online
  • Classroom
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Program Description

The Aurora College School of Developmental Studies Department, Adult Basic Education (ABE) program curriculum includes five levels of study, ranging from basic literacy to coursework at the grade 12 level. Courses in this program enable participants to learn or relearn skills needed to meet employment, personal, or educational goals. Participants in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program enroll in a program of study according to their personal needs and academic levels. Because of this, the time spent in the program will vary for each individual.

Due to the extensive range of courses available, the course offerings will vary at each Aurora College location. Participants often enroll in the program as a first step toward receiving a high school diploma and entering a certificate, diploma, degree, or trade program. Students may take ABE courses on a full-time or part-time basis through either classroom or distance delivery.

Aurora College has developed a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process to ensure the ABE curriculum used in the ABE and Access Programs is current and relevant.

Program Eligibility

Individuals who are at least seventeen years of age. Applicants must meet minimum academic prerequisites for individual courses within the program.

Applicant Assessment

Applicants must complete an Aurora College application form and submit official secondary school and/or college transcripts. Secondary school (grades 10-12) and college transcripts will be used to assist with the assessment. Where the student does not have high school or college transcripts, CAT5 placement assessments may be administered to determine an applicant’s academic levels and to assess English (reading and writing) and math skills. Placement assessments may also be required where the applicant has been out of school for more than seven years. Placement assessments are not pass or fail, but are designed to place the learner at an appropriate level. Also, as part of the placement process, Aurora College staff may interview each participant to assess suitability for the program.

Program Admission

Applicants will be admitted to this program based on the program’s course eligibility requirements and written assessment results, if requested.

Program Information

  1. Program delivery varies at each program location.
  2. The core program consists of English, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Computer classes. Not all courses are available at all locations.
  3. An NWT Secondary School Diploma awarded by ECE may be obtained by adult learners who complete a minimum of 20 academic credits through the Adult Diploma pathway. While ABE courses are not for-credit courses, they may be eligible for secondary school credit in the NWT. Applicable course grades are submitted by Aurora College to ECE at the end of each academic semester.
  4. Full-time and part-time students are placed in a program of study based on their interests and needs, as well as their academic levels.
  5. Most courses are delivered in the classroom, but some courses may be delivered through distance delivery.

Program Objectives

The ABE Program will provide the student with the following opportunities:

  1. Develop and apply technology, numeracy, and literacy skills to meet personal, employment and educational goals.
  2. Develop and apply communication skills to communicate effectively and build positive relationships in education, work, and personal environments.
  3. Apply critical thinking skills and engage in reflective practice to problem-solve and make decisions.
  4. Develop and apply academic skills to successfully complete course requirements and to gain admission into college/university programs or employment.
  5. Develop learning strategies to promote personal, professional, and academic growth and to build lifelong learning capacity.
  6. Develop goal-setting and self-monitoring strategies to foster independence, perseverance, and responsibility for their own learning.
  7. Explore their own culture and the history and cultures of the NWT to contribute to the development of a strong cultural identity and a positive personal narrative.
  8. Explore an alternative pathway for adult learners to earn an NWT Secondary School Diploma.

Completion Requirements

Students must achieve 50 percent in ABE courses unless otherwise identified in the course outline.

Document of Recognition

Record of Participation

NWT Secondary School Diploma may be awarded by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) to an adult learner who meets the NWT Secondary School Diploma requirements.

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