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LEARN Line
947-5757 or 1-866-947-5757
learnline@mb.literacy.ca

A learner and tutorThe LEARN Line links adult learners and potential volunteers to literacy and adult learning programs in Manitoba.

For help or to help call the LEARN Line at 947-5757 or 1-866-947-5757.

LEARN Line facts 2008 / 2009:

  • The LEARN Line handled 569 calls from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 Learners and their family made two-thirds of the calls.
  • Twenty-seven percent of the callers learned about the LEARN Line from the Winnipeg English Language Assessment and Referral Centre (WELARC).
  • Two-thirds of the calls were about learners from the North East, North West, and Central parts of Winnipeg.
  • Fifty-seven percent of learners wanted help with reading and writing.
  • The percentage of learners identifying “entering skill training” as the main reason for upgrading increased.
  • Callers wanting to “improve their university or college studies” increased by five percent.
  • Twenty-two percent of callers had less than a grade 9 education.
  • Thirty-one percent of LEARN Line callers had partial high school; fourteen percent had a regular Canadian high school diploma.

The LEARN Line is funded by:

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