Our Centres

The Western Québec School Board offers educational services to adults in 5 different establishments offering Adult Education Programming and Vocational Training Programming, there is also an opportunity to enroll in online training through its Distance Education Services.

You may enroll at the centre in which the course or courses you would like to take is offered. As this may change every year, depending on availability, please contact one of our centres for more information.

Centre	Location	Contact
Hull Adult Education Centre	Gatineau (Hull)	Centre Office (HullAdultEducationCentre@wqsb.qc.ca)
Pontiac Continuing Education Centre	Shawville	Sara Knox (sknox@wqsb.qc.ca)
Maniwaki Adult Education and Vocational Training Centre	Maniwaki	Thérèse Garneau (tgarneau@wqsb.qc.ca)
Western Quebec Continuing Education Centre	Val-d’Or	Natasha Frost-Larivière (natashafrost@wqsb.qc.ca)
Anishnabe Adult Education Centre	Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Timiskaming First Nation)	Elissa Marcil (emarcil@wqsb.qc.ca)

Adult Education

Western Québec’s five Adult Education Centres, as well as its distance education service, offer courses that allow students to complete their High School education, acquire academic upgrades, and complete required prerequisites for vocational training and other post-secondary options. All of our centres focus on student success and preparedness.

Distance Education for Adults

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Distance Education in a flexible solution aimed at students who work full time, who have childcare responsibilities, who do not reside close to an Adult Education Center, or who have medical needs.

To be eligible for distance education with Western Québec, students must live in Québec and be 16 years or older as of the July 1st immediately preceding the relevant school year.

If you are in the position that would allow you to attend an Adult Education Centre in person, we encourage you to do so.

Pros & Cons of Distance Education

Pros	Cons
Highly flexible	Less teacher time
Easily schedule one-on-one meetings with teachers	Less structured
Study from home	Exams need to be done in person at an Adult Ed Centre
	Difficult without a reliable Internet connection
	Lack of social contact with other students, or of extracurricular options

For additional information on Distance Education for Adults and to register, visit distanceeducationwqsb.com.

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Adult Education & Vocational Training

Western Québec coordinates quality education in five adult education and vocational studies centres. All centres provide quality English-language education over an immense and diverse territory which covers the Outaouais, Pontiac and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions. Our Adult Education Services are also offered virtually through Distance Education for Adults Services.

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Interested in obtaining your high school diploma, or need to take a few classes? Get information on Adult Education, including Distance Adult Education >