Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵoffers day classes (full-time and part-time) and evening classes (part-time) for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) in person and online on a year-round basis. If you are a Canadian permanent resident or a protected person, you can take free language classes that are funded by the Canadian government.
In the LINC program, you can choose to take a general class or a class specializing in hospitality or health care. There are also mother and baby classes available for mothers to attend where they can bring their infants into private classrooms.
If you are interested in taking a full-time academic program at Holland »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵbut do not meet the language requirements, please consider the English for Academic Purposes program.
The Employment Language Training (ELT) Hospitality program provides new immigrants to Canada (CLB 4+ with permanent resident status) with the opportunity to combine learning English and learning essential skills to help integrate them into the »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵ Tourism workplace.
The program provides participants with increased English language proficiency in all four CLB areas – reading, writing, listening, speaking; helps them hone their customer service and communication skills; and prepares them to work in the tourism industry. Students also learn about the Employment Standards Act and the Human Rights Act, and participate in résumé and cover letter writing workshops.
Students get hands-on server training in our own restaurant as well as customer service practice in our New-to-You Shop, as well as a two-week job shadow placement; and learn the basics of event planning by working on our Winter Carnival, Halloween Haunted House, and our Pancake Day events. A bus tour of P.E.I. familiarized them with the provinces attractions.
When they successfully complete the program, students receive the following:
This program is delivered in-person during the day. It is a full-time class of 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Students must interview for the program and commit to attending from September to June.
Apply after completing the following steps:
Step 1: Meet the requirements for and Embed:
Step 2: Complete the free Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLBPT). Contact Reem Sicoe from IRSA PEI at jaime@irsapei.ca or 902-628-6009 to make an appointment for your placement test.
The Health Care program is designed to provide a bridge for newcomers with health care education and experience in their home countries to employment in the Canadian health care industry. The program provides newcomers (CLB 5+ with permanent resident status) with the opportunity to combine learning English and learning essential skills to help integrate them into the »¢Ñ¨ÊÓƵ health care field.
Doctors, nurses, care workers, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians, are examples of health care providers who would be eligible for this program.
The program provides participants with increased English language proficiency in all four CLB areas – reading, writing, listening, speaking, and gives them health care knowledge, experience, and connections in the Canadian and P.E.I. health care sector. Participants receive hands-on training in a relevant health care field during a placement.
The program is delivered in-person during the day. It is a full-time class of 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Student enrolment operates year-round on continuous intake, and students can enroll in the health care class after completing the following steps:
Step 1: Meet the requirements for and . Embed:
Step 2: Complete the free Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLBPT). Contact Reem Sicoe from IRSA PEI at jaime@irsapei.ca or 902-628-6009 to make an appointment for your placement test. Based on the results of the CLBPT, students are placed on a waiting list to attend classes.
Mothers and Babies LINC Class is a special language and cultural training program designed so that newcomer mothers with infants up to 18 months old can learn English in a safe and child-friendly environment. Mothers are given basic language skills through working in a small group and keeping their infants in the same room. In this program, mothers will:
Instruction focuses on the language and communication skills newcomers need for successful settlement in the community, positive parenting experiences and further integration in mainstream LINC classes. Curriculum content includes practical communication skills such as telephone use, reading and singing for babies, communicating with various community agencies, and completing basic personal information forms.
Privacy is provided for breastfeeding mothers and there is an in-class aide to assist with childcare. There is also an on-site childcare centre for children of LINC students to attend while their parents are in class. This offers quality childcare by licensed professionals to children from 19 months to 5 years old.
This program is delivered in-person during the day. It is a part-time class, offering 15 hours a week from Monday to Friday in either the morning or afternoon, depending on the student's CLB level. Student enrolment operates year-round on continuous intake. Students can enroll after completing the following steps:
Step 1: .
Step 2: Complete the free Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLBPT). Contact Reem Sicoe from IRSA PEI at jaime@irsapei.ca or 902-628-6009 to make an appointment for your placement test. Based on the results of the CLBPT, students are placed on a waiting list by level of English to attend classes.
Care for Newcomer Children (CNC) is an onsite childcare centre providing high-quality childcare to newcomer children, ages 19 months to 5 years old during the time their parent or parents are taking LINC classes. The program is led by qualified Early Childhood Educators and designed to support early childhood development, as well as to promote English language learning. Activities include singing and dancing, arts and crafts, reading stories and playing games in the yard.
Summer day camps provide high-quality childcare to newcomer children, ages 5 to 12 years, during the time their parent or parents are taking LINC classes. The program is led by qualified Early Childhood Educators and designed to support childhood development, as well as promote English language learning.
Activities are matched to age and ability and include games, sports, music, crafts and trips to the park.
Cody Tran
LINC Program Assistant, Community Education
34 Belmont Street
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 5H1
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Tel: 902-566-9520