Enhanced Language Training (ELT)
Enhanced Language Training (ELT) programs provide advanced English language training to adult newcomers. The goal of ELT is to provide job-specific language training to help newcomers find and keep jobs that match their skills and qualifications. ELT programs are particularly useful for internationally-trained professionals and trades people.
ELT provides:
- Higher levels of English language training (Canadian language benchmarks 7-10) to help meet the needs of foreign-trained professionals, entrepreneurs and newcomers who enter the country with basic or intermediate English skills
- Job-specific terminology for fields such as: nursing, accounting, engineering, information technology, banking and office administration
- Bridge-to-work opportunities such as work placements, mentoring, cultural orientation to the workplace, preparation for licensing exams and internships for eligible clients
These classes:
- Are free to adults who qualify
- Are available full-time, part-time, during weekends or in the evenings
- May offer free child care while you attend classes
- May provide transportation
To qualify for the ELT program, you must:
- Have your current English language skills assessed
- Be 17 years or older
- Be either a permanent resident or a newcomer who has been allowed to remain in Canada, to whom Citizenship and Immigration Canada intends to grant permanent resident status and who has not become a Canadian citizen.
A language assessment is not a pass-fail test. It is a way to find out which class would benefit you the most.
Where to have your current English skills assessed
To have your current English language skills tested before starting an ELT class, contact the nearest Peel Language Assessment Centre near you to book an appointment.
A language assessment is not a pass-fail test. It is a way to find out which class would benefit you the most.
After your assessment, you will receive information about when and where to register, and what school you will attend.