Call for Proposals: Workplace and Community Workforce Literacy & Essential Skills Projects

Call for Proposals: Workplace and Community Workforce Literacy & Essential Skills Projects

Schedule

Issue Date: September 10, 2009

Closing Date: 3:00 pm (Toronto Time) September 25, 2009

Background

On July 2, 2009 the Government announced the investment of $25 million through the delivery of the Literacy and Basic Skills Program in colleges, school boards and community literacy organizations in the Employment Ontario network. $13.5 million will be awarded through a Call for Proposal (CFP) process for Workplace and Community Workforce Literacy and Essential Skills projects. The funding is allocated to enhance and expand current literacy and essential skills services to include employers, the workplace, communities and the workforce and their particular employment, education and training needs.

The CFP will be released on September 10, 2009, with a closing date of September 25, 2009.

As per 8.0 Submission Requirements "The electronic and paper copies must be submitted by 3:00p.m. (Toronto time) on September 25, 2009." Please note that paper copies may be sent by fax to attention: Aris Engelhard at (416) 325-6162. All other paper submissions must be post-marked or date stamped by courier prior to 3:00p.m. Friday, September 25, 2009. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Resources

Contact

All questions regarding the CFP must be submitted to Aris Engelhard, Employment Program Consultant at Aris.Engelhard@ontario.ca or by fax to his attention at: 416 325-6162 by 5 p.m. September 15, 2009. Questions and answers will be available on the EOPG website by September 21, 2009.