Two Victoria educational programs have been given funds from the B.C. government’s Community Adult Literacy Program.
The $80,000 investment will help adults in Greater Victoria improve their literacy and numeracy skills.
“Literacy is a skill that many of us take for granted, and yet one that is vital for success – both in life and in the workforce,” said Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong.
Camosun College’s Learner’s Network and Aboriginal Tutor Training Program will each receive $40,000.
Projects funded under the literacy program provide instruction and support to adult learners in everything from basic literacy to high school completion.
The funding is part of $2.4 million being spent on adult literacy throughout the province for 2011-12.
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