IDEA Training Collaborative

Literacy and Basic Skills (OALCF)/Academic Skills Upgrading Program: Activities included - literacy and basic skills classes - 25 hours per week as well as ongoing assessments and 1-1 tutoring two weeks employment internship with local employers as part of the job-readiness component of the curriculum. Immigrant Women Integration Program (IWIP) - Twelve months of intensive training for newcomer women with a focus on community engagement leadership community- based research digital storytelling workshop design and facilitation. Clear Language & Design (CLAD) - Public education program that helps to promote clarity in materials and communications for public and private sector organizations. The Regent Park Social Enterprise Incubator is a program of the Toronto Hostels Training Centre. It currently consists of the Regent Park Catering Collective (RPCC) and the Sewing Studio. Through this program we provide training for building business skills and social entrepreneurship as well as sector-specific training for example food handling certification. The RPCC provides prepared foods for businesses social events and community organizations. The variety of foods available reflects the diversity of the group the neighborhood and the city. The Sewing Studio is currently more of a social and educational group that creates and sells bags and regional and traditional garments and offers specialty repair of existing garments not currently available in the neighborhood.