Bow Valley Adult Learner Needs Assessment (2016)
What do local English language learners need?
The Bow Valley Learner Needs Assessment (BVLNA) was initiated by the Bow Valley Immigration Partnership, Bow Valley Learning Council and Bow Valley College in response to identified learning gaps that, in part, affect the ability of vulnerable adults to stay, prosper and contribute to the community.
Therefore, the overall purpose of this study was to identify existing needs in education-related services for English language learners, literacy learners and underemployed adults (including foreign-trained adults) living in the Bow Valley (Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, the Hamlets of Lac des Arcs, Dead Man’s Flats, Exshaw and Harvie Heights, Kananaskis and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation at Morley).