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.
ISSN: 1488-8157 Dccember 2024 Training Introduction to PBLA for new IRCC classroom instructors (supported training). Course timeline: January 29th to March 5th, 2025. LINC classroom teachers (part-time or full-time) are eligible for training but must have completed the CLB Bootcamp as a pre-requisite. Registrations are only accepted from program coordinators by emailing: PBLA@language.ca after the call for participants is received in early January. Webinars Check out our new collection of recorded webinars! English (CLB, PBLA, etc.) hosted on Tutela.ca French (NCLC, ELBP, etc.) hoested on CCLB’s website This fall was also a busy time for our NCLC team with three
On November 6, CCLB held a webinar focusing on sharing resources and solutions with regards to maintaining Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) in LINC programs. The core session reviewing survey results and concluding comments following small break-out groups was recorded for those not able to attend. The recording is approximately 50 minutes in length. For any questions or comments, please contact us at PBLA@language.ca. Offered November 6, 2024 Financed by: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Report - Assigning or Removing L for literacy designation 2024Download