how it works
1. application form
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2. skills assessment
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3. orientation course
= 4 to 6 weeks
1
Complete the online application form.
Make sure your application is complete and accurate before you submit it. Once you submit the form, you’ll receive a confirmation email. If we have any questions, we will email you to ask for revisions.
When your application is approved, we’ll email you the login instructions for step 2: the Slillsmarker skills assessments.
After you receive the login instructions, you
have 7 days to complete the assessments
2
Complete the skills assessment.
Skillsmarker assessments measure your skills in 2 areas — Reading and Numeracy. It takes 1 to 2 hours to complete both assessments. Your results are available online as soon as you finish each one.
If your assessment scores meet the entry standards, you’ll continue on to the Learn to Learn orientation course.
If you don’t meet the required scores, you can take other free upgrading courses that will help you prepare for ACE Distance
3
Complete the orientation course.
This short orientation course is called Learn to Learn (L2L). It will help determine if you have the computer skills, academic background and personal attributes you need to succeed in ACE Distance courses.
L2L takes about 20 hours to complete over 3 weeks. You’ll have 30 days to finish. Once you’ve successfully completed L2L, you can register for an ACE Distance course. In total, the application process for ACE Distance takes 4 to 6 weeks.
You must use a laptop or desktop computer to complete the required assessments — NOT a Chromebook, Smartphone or tablet
you should know...
You may qualify for free courses if you are:
1. an Ontario resident 18 years or older
2. eligible to work in Ontario
3. not on an international study visa
4. proficient in English and
5. able to meet the required entry scores on
our skills assessments.
• You’ll need reliable access to a laptop or desktop computer (not a Chromebook, Smartphone or tablet) with an Internet connection.
• You’ll study from home or anywhere you can access the Internet. Instruction and most tests and assignments are conducted online or via email. Some ACE Distance courses require you to write a supervised mid-term and/or final exam.
• You’ll upload completed assignments on the course web site.
• Your ACE Distance instructor and academic advisor are available for academic support and consultation by email. They will usually respond within 24 business hours.
• Assignments are generally marked within 5 business days, and often more quickly. During high volume times, it may take a little longer for your instructor to mark assignments.
• Course materials and technical support are available to you 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
• At certain times of year, we may have a waiting list.
If you don’t have a computer, you may be eligible for the laptop loaner program through Contact North. Find out more at:
https://contactnorth.ca/services/get-free-use
There are also 78 access sites in communities across Ontario where you can use computers at no charge. For more information about locations, go to: https://www.learninghub.ca/apps/pages/computeraccess