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We offer free educational planning services. We work with people to create learning plans across the education continuum. This includes skills upgrading, short-term training, Grade 12/equivalent, post-secondary and apprenticeship/skilled trades. Learning plans include program referrals and timelines.</div><p>Refer clients who</p><ul><li>want to explore their options for upgrading, training or further education (including apprenticeship)</li><li>need to upgrade their skills for work, apprenticeship or further education (reading, writing, math, digital technology)</li><li>have been out of school/training for a long time and are unsure of their skills</li><li>have difficulties with daily literacy tasks or skills for work</li><li>need training information (i.e., short-term courses, licenses)</li></ul><div class="box info">Note – You’ll get an email copy of your referral form. For detailed descriptions of the services offered please <a href="https://abea.on.ca/educational-pathway-planning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>. We’ll keep you updated and send you a copy of the learning plan once it’s completed (with client consent).</div><div class="forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-134 forminator-design--default forminator_ajax" data-forminator-render="0" data-form="forminator-module-134" data-uid="67f54d53b282c"><br/></div><form id="forminator-module-134" class="forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-134 forminator-design--default forminator_ajax" method="post" data-forminator-render="0" data-form-id="134" data-design="default" data-grid="open" style="display: none;" data-uid="67f54d53b282c" ><div role="alert" aria-live="polite" class="forminator-response-message forminator-error" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="forminator-row"><div id="html-3" class="forminator-field-html forminator-col forminator-col-12 "><div class="forminator-field forminator-merge-tags" data-field="html-3"><h2>Referrer Information</h2></div></div></div><div class="forminator-row"><div 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