Language assessment and training database services.

HISTORY OF ASSESSMENT, REFERRALS & TRAINING SYSTEMS (HARTs)

HARTs delivers database services and support to the assessment and language training community in Ontario.

This service provides logistics, data collection and analysis for the following organizations:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Citizenship and Immigration Division of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) as well as IRCC or MLITSD funded Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) including Assessment Centres and Language Training Providers (LTPs) across Ontario.

For clients, this system matches their needs and skills to the course options in their area.

For language assessors, this system is used to record their clients’ language proficiency benchmarks. It is also used to refer clients to English and French classes across Ontario following CLARS protocols. It is also used by language training providers to record, track and manage their intake and wait lists.

Community stakeholders, including IRCC and MLITSD, use HARTs statistical analysis for strategic planning. HARTs currently supports more than 159 organizations and 2,300 users across Ontario through training, help desk support and response to requests for system enhancement and special reports.