ISSN: 1488-8157 June 2025 Resources CLIC Enrich your CLIC courses with new resources designed as part of the modernization of the National CLIC Online Curriculum! Discover innovative, ready-to-use guidelines for teaching and preparing CLIC courses! The 50 Module Plans and 50 Lesson Exemplars (AMA, Stage I and Stage II) are waiting for you and can be accessed here. Explore the 12 new ready-to-use units of the CLIC Courseware (NCLC 3, 3-4 and 4-5) and boost your lessons and interactions with CLIC learners. Units are available on the Avenue.ca catalog. For more
Achēv is looking for a Bilingual LCTS Workshop Facilitator The Bilingual LCTS Workshop Facilitator reports to the Project Manager of Language Curriculum Training Services (LCTS) and supports the development, organization and delivery of PD sessions in French language to CLIC (Cours de langue pour les immigrants au Canada) and FSL (French as a Second Language) instructors and administrators. If interested, please apply directly on Achēv’s site: Bilingual LCTS Workshop Facilitator | Dayforce Jobs
Duration: 3 years (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2028) This project is funded by the Government of Canada. The project has two specific components: National Placement Test: BTC-NCLC CCLB will create new BTC-NCLC forms for use in person and Proctor-less Remote, provide training for assessors on the new forms and provide additional resources for their ongoing professional development. National Online CLIC Curriculum CCLB will continue the development of the National Online CLIC Curriculum and curriculum guidelines. This will consist of creating, adapting, and/or updating themes and modules, incorporating ELBP principles, and respecting the guidelines of the national CLIC curriculum.
Portfolio Based Language Assessment and L’Évaluation linguistique basée sur le portfolio Resources to Support Evolving Trends (PBLA/ELBP) Duration: 3 years (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2028) This project is funded by the Government of Canada. This project will support instructors and administrators delivering language training for newcomers to Canada. CCLB will provide professional development courses, workshop sessions, guidelines, training, tools/resources and assessments, and classroom materials to further develop and support the use of PBLA/ELBP and its new Language for Success (LFS) framework/Cadre Langue pour réussir (LPR), which shows the relationship between CLB/NCLC and Skills for Success in LINC/CLIC classrooms
Duration: 3 years (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2028) This project is funded by the Government of Canada. This project is focused on fully supporting standardized and accountable English and French national language training programs (LINC/CLIC) that are adapting to changing delivery methods and diverse participant needs. CCLB will deliver four activities to increase sector capacity to provide standardized, accountable language training services in various modalities to a diverse client base: Update the national language frameworks: CLB: ESL for Adults, NCLC : Français langue seconde pour adultes, CLB: ESL for ALL, NCLC : FLS pour AMA and relevant supports,
With the recent launch of the National LINC Curriculum Guidelines, a series of webinars have been recorded to help LINC instructors and administrators use the tool. In case you missed it, Tutela has hosted four webinars to date to help orient users to the new website. Click below to access the recordings: How to Use the National LINC Curriculum Guidelines - For EAL Literacy Instructors How to Use the National LINC Curriculum Guidelines - For Stage I Instructors How to Use the National LINC Curriculum Guidelines - For Stage II Instructors How to Use the National LINC Curriculum Guidelines –
ISSN: 1488-8157 March 2025 Recruitment We are currently recruiting for various positions! Candidates must be located in or near Canada’s National Capital Region. Resources The results of our CLIC national survey are finally here! Discover the results of our survey conducted among language service providers and key players in the CLIC program. These videos reveal the profiles of instructors and learners, their expectations, motivations and challenges, as well as their perspectives of the CLIC program. View the results here! Training Assessor Calibrations This winter, we calibrated over 20 CLBPT assessors in Alberta! Calibration is a great PD exercise for certified
As part of the National CLIC Curriculum projects, we conducted national Surveys among CLIC stakeholders from July to September of 2024. The surveys were conducted on a voluntary basis among CLIC Language Service Providers and the data presented is self-reported by the surveyed instructors and learners. Find out what the results were by watching these videos: Download (PDF, 16.74MB) Download (PDF, 18.76MB)
The National LINC Curriculum Guidelines (NLCG) website is now live! Funded by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the NLCG is a practical and comprehensive tool for LINC instructors and administrators seeking to develop a modernized LINC curriculum for EAL literacy to CLB 8. The website is an easy-to-use tool that better equips curriculum developers to navigate and apply existing and new standards, methodologies and resources to create content that meets local learner needs through 21st-century themes and Real-World Tasks. Visit the website: nlcg.achev.ca
Achēv is excited to announce the launch of the National LINC Curriculum Guidelines next year! These modern, practical guidelines will be available online for anyone involved in curriculum planning and development and cover everything from literacy to CLB 8. Stay tuned for updates, and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4gkpAdM The National LINC Curriculum Guidelines is an initiative funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), managed by Achēv, and supported by the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks.