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Applying for Funding

for Adult Learning Programs and International Qualification Recognition Programs

To apply to one of the Adult Education Programs listed below

go to the LaMPSS login page (click here)

To login organizations must first be registered with LaMPSS, to do so please contact LaMPSS Support by email LaMPSS@gov.ns.ca or by phone, Toll Free: 1-877-404-7074, Metro: 902-424-1075.

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Adult Learning Programs

The Adult Education Division provides tuition-free adult learning programming, ranging from basic literacy to high school completion for adults, in English and French across the province.
 
Programs with available funding include:

  1. Community Learning Organizations
  2. Family Literacy
  3. Seniors’ Literacy and Learning
  4. Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) High School Completion
  5. School board High School Completion
  6. Université Sainte-Anne High School Completion

Program Guidelines:

Application guidelines for each available program have been developed to assist organizations when applying for funding. They include:

for Adult Learning Program:

for Labour Market Agreement (LMA) Adult Learning Program Funded

Program Attachments and Documents:

Funding applications and approved funding may require to submit additional documents when applying or throughout the year. These documents can be found below:

To assist organizations with determining the salary of their employees, sample job descriptions for the positions of Tutor Coordinator, Instructor and Organization Administrator are provided.  In addition, organizations may also want to take into consideration the following variables when determining salaries:

  • scope of duties performed by staff
  • qualifications
  • years of experience working in related field (e.g. adult education, volunteer work and related Adult Learning Program subject areas)
  • time the person has worked for the organization

Organizations who wish to offer a salary range to its employees will have to develop a salary criterion upon which a specific salary is based.

 

International Qualification Recognition Funding Program

The International Qualification Recognition (IQR) Funding Program aims to build IQR and recognition of prior learning (RPL) capacity in Nova Scotia by assisting regulatory bodies, immigrant serving agencies, multi-stakeholder groups and other stakeholders to develop tools, programs and services that facilitate the assessment and recognition of international qualifications, and integration of skilled immigrants into the Nova Scotia labour force in their chosen field.

 

Funding Requests

Request for funding for fiscal 2012-13 opens Monday, February 6, 2012, and will close Monday, March 12, 2012.

Program Guidelines and Application Attachments 
Before applying for funding, please fully review the International Qualification Recognition Funding Guidelines.This document explains the application process in detail. In addition, it outlines how to use the document listed below.

IQR Funding Guidelines (English)

IQR Funding Guidelines (French)

Itemized Budget Breakdown Workbook (English)

Itemized Budget Breakdown Workbook (French)

 

If you have any questions about the IQR funding program, please contact:

Alison Tracy, Labour Mobility Coordinator

Email: tracyaz@gov.ns.ca

Tel: 902-424-3968                 

Fax: 902-424-1171