Getting Ahead
Getting Ahead – Build a Better Life
Get ahead and break the cycle of living in or near poverty.
Get Ahead by learning to make positive changes in your life as you work through
and complete the Getting Ahead sessions. Start date for sessions to be
announced but will run every Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Register Today
Regular commitment to attend all sessions is important.
Get Started Now
Contact us at gettingahead@altclanark.com, call us at 613-284-2121 or stop by
our office in Smiths Falls for a registration form. Pre-registration is a must as
seats are limited.
Adult Learning & Training Centre
52 Abbott St. N. – Unit 3D, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 1W3
Are you ready to do this?
All of the Adult Learning & Training Centre programs are provided FREE of charge.
What is Getting Ahead?
A program proven to assist individuals in making meaningful change, whether they are looking for employment or just wish to take make changes in their lives.
Getting Ahead is a 20-session group workshop that will help you stabilize your situation and build resources to improve your life.
Getting Ahead is approximately 50-60 hrs, 2 days week, each session at 3 hrs per session with a minimum 15 minute break.
This series of workshops helps individuals to build their resources for a more successful life for themselves, their families, and their communities. Participants will explore the effects of poverty and identify personal and community resources supportive to their plan to Get Ahead.
The program guides you through the process of assessing your life and circumstances and teaches you how to build resources and how to develop tools and skills as part of your move to self-sufficiency.
Getting Ahead participants create their own plan for a better life, build healthy relationships with others, set short- and long-term goals, and develop a step-by-step plan to achieve those goals.
There is a great deal of self-assessment of resources (mental, physical, financial, etc.). Building specific resources and building on current resources is also part of the self-assessment.
Participants will set GOALS to change their circumstances, using The S.M.A.R.T. principle for goal setting.
MAKE PERSONAL CHANGES using the Theory of Change, to easier navigate the workplace and build relationships across economic divides.
PLAN FOR A BETTER FUTURE, participants will explore their personal and community resources, utilizing these resources to reach their goals.
Why Getting Ahead?
Click on the link below for real life examples of participants experiences.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLihWkYFy34kwSwI7-LzSZgjGeDY4KoN19
FAQ
What if I can not attend all sessions?
We realise that from time-to-time life demands may mean having to miss a session or two. The group will decide how many missed sessions are acceptable. For missed sessions facilitators will assign “homework” and send paperwork or a slide show so that participants can catch up.
What about transportation?
Our hope is that as we run the workshops in different areas within Lanark, Leeds and Grenville transportation will be less of an issue. If you do have a transportation issue, please discuss this with staff at intake.
What if I am just too anxious to attend?
This is very natural, meeting new people and taking this step in your personal growth. Be assured this course is non judgemental, you will be investigating with individuals in similar circumstances, who understand the everyday hardships you encounter. The facilitator is there to learn along with you. We will also be holding several “open houses” where you can meet the facilitators.
Are you ready to do this?
If you feel you are ready to do this, or just need more information, please contact us at the Adult Learning & Training Centre, 613-284-2121 or gettingahead@altclanark.com