LEARN is pleased to offer the Quebec Literacy Working Group (QLWG) Skills for Life Series. These 30 hands-on competency-based adult learning resources ranging from Getting My Driver’s License to Managing my Money were created with Quebec’s Common Core Curriculum in mind.

Skills For Life can be used in a classroom setting, both in an individualized program model and in a more traditional group progress model. Also, the resource is well-suited to a modified distance education set-up where students work independently, or semi-independently, with support from a trained tutor at a distance. Support material for tutors and teachers is available in the Educator’s section under Adult Education.

The members of QLWG understood that all learners are different. In order to address the needs and interests of all learners, our units have been divided into Essential Life Skills and Individual Life Skills. Essential Life Skills are important for everyone, while Individual Life Skills address the needs and interests of different learners. Once learners have completed the "Essential" units, they may choose a unit that is applicable to their interests and lifestyle.

In addition to the pdf versions of the units in the chart below, there are interactive E-learning units with video and narration that correspond to a selection of the units in the series. To access the Tutor Support Guide, please login to your Learn account and reload this page.

Essential Life Skills Units

In order to address the needs and interests of all learners, our units have been divided into Essential Life Skills and Individual Life Skills. Essential Life Skills are important for everyone, while Individual Life Skills address the needs and interests of different learners. Once learners have completed the "Essential" units, they may choose a unit that applies to their interests and lifestyle.

NOTE: Due to Flash being discontinued by Adobe in early 2021, the e-learning units of Skills for Life no longer work. We are working to provide an alternative. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Essential Life Skills Units

  1. N/A Orientation Unit: Learning to Learn with video support e-learning Go to page
  2. Around the Home Download
  3. My Community Download
  4. N/A Being a Canadian Citizen: With video support e-learning Go to page
  5. What's for Dinner? Download
  6. N/A Managing My Money: With video support e-learning Go to page
  7. Smart Shopping Download
  8. N/A My Health: With video support e-learning Go to page
  9. All About Me Download
  10. Communication Skills Download
  11. Living in Quebec Download
  12. N/A Strategies for Reading: With video support e-learning Go to page
  13. N/A Strategies for Writing: With video support e-learning Go to page
  14. Strategies for Grammar Download
  15. Strategies for Numbers 1: Understanding Numbers Download
  16. Strategies for Numbers 2: Adding & Subtracting Download
  17. Strategies for Numbers 3: Multiplying, Dividing & Fractions Download

Individual Life Skills Units

In order to address the needs and interests of all learners, our units have been divided into Essential Life Skills and Individual Life Skills. Essential Life Skills are important for everyone, while Individual Life Skills address the needs and interests of different learners. Once learners have completed the "Essential" units, they may choose a unit that is applicable to their interests and lifestyle.

Individual Life Skills Units

  1. My Hobbies and Leisure Time Download
  2. Employment Skills: With video support e-learning Go to page
  3. On the Job Download
  4. My Family Download
  5. Entertainment (music and film): With video support e-learning Go to page
  6. Fitness and the Great Outdoors Download
  7. Getting Around (travel and transportation) Download
  8. Career Exploration: With video support e-learning Go to page
  9. Getting My Driver's Licence: With video support e-learning Go to page
  10. Living in Quebec Download
  11. Living Green Download
  12. Handling Legal Concerns: With video support e-learning Go to page
  13. The Retirement Years Download