From the moment you start until your final day of training, we are here to help you prepare for and successfully complete your apprenticeship. Services and resources offered through Fanshawe College are tailored with apprentices in mind, providing you with the support you need to succeed.
Students who had an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) or has a suspected learning challenge
If you had an IEP in either High School or Elementary School or have a suspected learning challenge, you might be eligible for accommodations during your schooling.
Accommodations could include:
- Extra time on tests/exams
- Quiet space for tests/exams
- Tests read out loud
- Tutoring
- Note taking
Study Skills and Time Management
Do you have trouble remembering or recalling the information that you learned or how to balance both school and life's commitments? We can show you tips on managing your time to complete assignments and labs on time, how to study to get information into your long term memory and how to be successful.
Test Accommodations
If you had an IEP or test/exam accommodations before you might be eligible for test accommodations while at Fanshawe College.
Accommodations could include:
- Quiet/less distracting space (e.g. the Test Centre)
- Extra time
- Adaptive Technology such as Kurzweil
These accommodations can also be used for the C of Q (Certificate of Qualification)
Tutors
We have tutors who specialize in subject-based material (e.g. Plumbers Math, Blue Prints, etc.). You could have a tutor for a single concept or the whole subject. Free of cost!
Types of tutoring:
- Group
- One-on-one
- Peer
- Professional
Note Taking
If you need assistance with taking notes or had a note taker before, you could be eligible for the same accommodations.
Note taking options:
- Peer note taker
- Digital recorder
- Note Taker Express (NTE)
- Bamboo Slate/Folio
- Livescribe Pen
Alternative Format
Alternate Format is a service offered to students with a documented disability who require their textbook in an electronic format. This format allows you to have your text read out loud with the use of Adaptive Technology.
- Kurzweil
- Braille
You must have proof of purchase (store receipt) for all textbooks requested. Please speak to the Adaptive Technologist if you believe this is a service that may benefit you in your learning.
Equipment Loan Services
If you need a Laptop for FOL or to type notes or need to use Adaptive Technology, the Inclusive Technology Centre has a loan service that can help. We have equipment through our loan service that you can borrow for the duration of your program. Training on how to use the Adaptive Technology is available.
Equipment available through the Loan Service:
- Laptops
- iPads
- Bamboo Slate/Folio
- Digital recorders
- Livescribe pens
Email: at101@fanshawec.ca
Contact Us
Book an appointment with student services
Phone: 519-452-4430 x15255
Email: apprenticesupport@fanshawec.ca
Counsellors
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Danielle Cheyne (London Campus): |
Diana Li (Downtown Campus, London) |
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Matt Brown (Z Building) |
Cathy Miller (St. Thomas Campus) |
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Mary Keefe (Woodstock Campus) |
Adaptive Technologist Michelle Cadarette Ron Leblanc
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