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Hello Mr Munter,
I spoke with your assistant, whose name I unfortunately forgot to ask for, about the Life Assistance programme that I have become embroiled with.
Neil Russell, who introduced me as the technical staffer, has become seriously ill and the project may fail if I cannot find the people who can kickstart it. I thought I should provide a brief outline so that your assistant has some data to use.
Below is the outline. It can also be found here: http://mattoid.com/data/LAP/LAP.htm
Pilot Project: Life Assistance Programme
Framework originally proposed by JUST Advocacy Group (Neil Russell)
Object: To provide computer based
lifeskills education to a disadvantaged group of people, namely those currently
incapable of obtaining gainful employment.
The ultimate goal is for the student to gain a GED.
Programme:
A1. Pilot programme contains 25 individuals.
A2. Duration: 1 year.
A3. Students are referred to the programme by Social Services/Workfare, etc.,
from among those who are isolated, eg., new immigrant, disabled (child or
parent), no access to daycare, language and reading problems.
B1. Computers (27), range of software,
website hosting (lifeassistance.ca is currently available).
B2. Online workshops and printed material based on courses given at Algonquin
College Continuing Education.
B3. Courses will include shopping, budgeting, cooking and parenting.
B4. Courses will be multilingual where necessary, eg. Russian & English;
French & English, associated with ESL studies.
B5. Remedial reading as required, provided through ABC Canada.
Funding:
C1. Majority of funding provided by Province and by Workfare. It is understood
that some $600,000 has already been earmarked for this project.
C2. Computers to be supplied, possibly from a government computer retrieval
programme.
C3. Financial probity to be maintained by using the United Way as gobetween.
Staffing:
D1. Instructor(s).
D2. Translator (or service).
D3. Computer Technician (hardware, software, website).
D4. Examiner(s), possibly Algonquin College staff.
Prepared by Paul Dickins
paul@mattoid.com
613-237-1848
Paul Dickins, BSc MCP
paul@mattoid.com
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