Initiative: Corrections Literacy Initiative

As per the Get SET Guidelines, service providers are expected to attempt follow-ups with these participants upon release. To support this activity, the ministry implemented system enhancements to capture more relevant and accurate details on Corrections Literacy Initiative learner participation and outcomes. Service providers are able to include a Start Date and an End Date… Continue reading How is the ministry tracking Corrections Literacy Initiative participants after they are released?

The ministry works closely with the Ministry of the Solicitor General to enhance performance outcomes by analyzing client data and performance measures to more accurately understand and report client outcomes. Additionally, the ministries continuously strategize ways to improve service delivery within the institutions by leveraging insight from service providers on successes, challenges, and best practices… Continue reading What is the ministry doing to increase accountability to ensure positive outcomes?

Adults in custody face significant barriers to education, training, employment and social inclusion. Approximately 75 per cent of the correctional population has not completed Grade 12, and 20 per cent has less than a Grade 9 education. Successful community reintegration on release from custody is enhanced when there are greater opportunities for offenders to engage… Continue reading Why was this initiative implemented?

The Corrections Literacy Initiative (CLI) is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and the Ministry of the Solicitor General. It offers Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) services to those in remand or custody in select correctional institutions in Ontario. The pilot is an extension of Employment Ontario’s… Continue reading What is the Corrections Literacy Initiative?