Avon Maitland District School Board Announces New Name And Fresh Look For Their Adult And Continuing Education Program
by Bob Montgomery
Superintendent of Education Jane Morris explains, last spring the Avon Maitland District School Board decided to no longer provide employment services in Huron County.
Their plan was to gradually exit out of that and that has now been done. As of January 31st, there is a new employment service provider in Huron County. The company is Agilec and they're based in Goderich, on the site where the Avon Maitland Board previously had their Centre for Employment and Learning, so it's a familiar spot for people who want to access employment services. What that meant for the board was that their previous title of Centre for Employment and Learning didn't fit anymore because they no longer provided employment services.
Morris says they worked with staff to come up with a new name and a new logo and the new name is Centre for Education and Learning and their new logo can be found on their website. There are also new locations popping up across the district. Central Huron is hosting the Clinton site, GDCI is hosting the Goderich site and South Huron District High School will be hosting the Exeter site in the next couple of months. There has been a lot of changes in their locations and their service model and a new name and branding really kicked off those changes. Morris says, “We are thrilled to continue offering our valuable learning programs for youth and adults. These programs provide support for our current students and for those in our community looking for learning opportunities outside of the grade K to 12 system.”
All of the learning services will continue to be provided and include:
English as a Second Language
High School Credit Programs
Personal Support Worker Program
Skills Upgrading (in person and online via the LearningHUB)
xCEL Learning Support for students and parents of children in grades K to 12
Youth programs (Reach for Success)
They encourage anyone who is seeking more information about adult and continuing education opportunities to reach out through contact information provided in the new website.
