Essential Skills Ontario is a non-profit organization that works to find the most innovative, efficient and effective solutions that provide adults with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly-changing world. To help achieve a harmonious adult literacy and essential skills system, Essential Skills Ontario: • Partners with diverse stakeholders (such as business and industry, labour groups, literacy support agencies and programs and social service industries) to research and pilot cutting-edge ways of delivering effective training. • Informs government and industry by providing evidence-based research and pilot studies. • Strengthens the capacity of practitioners to deliver high quality training through knowledge-sharing and professional development opportunities. Mission: Essential Skills Ontario inspires and leads the development of literacy and essential skills solutions through excellence in collaboration, research and innovation. Vision: An Ontario where all adults have the opportunities and support to gain the literacy and essential skills they need to reach their potential in an ever- changing world.