TVO ILC

This is my very first time posting a negative review and I wouldn't be here doing this if I didn't feel so strongly on my opinion. I am sickened by this program.First off, they expect the kids to know it all and don't help, if help is needed. Very poor services.I've emailed them many times with no response back. I find them to be quite unprofessional.They take forever to mark your work and they can't move forward unless it has been graded.My kids have been trying to complete their final exam and they keep being denied.They have failed my son in a couple of courses.My son went back to 'in person' learning this year and aced the course (with no struggle) that ILC failed him in.He has always been excellent in Math.His Teacher this year asked why he's even in the course repeating it, as he was receiving grades in the 90's and (100%) for his work and she didn't understand it.The hard time that ILC was giving my kids and by failing my son in something that he is really good at, had caused my son to lose confidence and have doubt in himself. He was completely losing hope and emotionally tearing himself down for it. My heart was breaking for him. He didn't deserve the treatment he was given.I received a touching message from their Principal this year, telling me that I have great kids, and that they are very respectful and great role models for the School. He also said that they are hard workers and take their Schooling seriously.And I, as their mother can agree to that. He's very correct. They are working towards being an Endodontist and Electrician...does that sound like teenagers that don't care about their Schooling? Absolutely not! It's very important to them.I'm so glad they returned this year because my son that was losing confidence has felt such pride in himself again and passed his first semester courses in the 80's and 90's after exams. He felt relieved and I couldn't be happier for him.When talking to the guidance Teacher about ILC and the situation, she was not at all surprised. She said that many have complained and have had the same issues.I don't want any other children going through this. Their mental and emotional being is important and the people from ILC tend to destroy that.Worst experience. I wouldn't waste your time or money on them.

I understand some criticism in people's reviews. Yes, the ILC takes a while to get back to you regarding assignments, depending on the courses taken. And they do need more staff. But they do a really great job from my experience.If you have a month before getting admitted into college, maybe it's a good idea to wait until next semester. But where else would you be able to complete all of your high school requirements a month before starting a college/university program? And by the way it is possible to still complete courses, as quickly as you can work though them (accounting for time for marking by the teachers). This can be a short period of time indeed- it is a great way to challenge yourself.Obviously I am optimistic about the services offered at the ILC, for many people I had known and through my own experience especially. While I understand people's criticism, I feel if you're not in a time crunch, you will do just fine!

If you're not on a time crunch, by all means use this platform. If you are - avoid it at all costs. If you have to drive to a local college, if you have to pay for a commute, do it but do not use ILC if you need your grades/transcripts early, like within a month, you likely won't get it in time, or will last minute. My OSAP funding won't be released until I get my grades, and based on what a TVO rep said on the phone, their system works in a way that nobody can manually select your submitted assignment from the pool, and they just mark what keeps coming to them. There seriously needs to be a list where students on a time crunch can provide proof of their enrollment, and be given priority because this is so incredibly inefficient, it is such a time waster, and on top of that you cannot submit a second assignment until the prior one has been graded because it prevents students from skipping ahead"... Nobody is gonna wait this long. I understand there's lots of work and no teachers

I submitted my application to take the paper-based version of the GED and paid my $100 on March 4th. My application review was supposed to be completed by March 23rd. On April 14th my application was still pending review, so I contacted TVO ILC via email about the delay. I was told that there is currently no paper version of the test being administered, and there wouldn't be for at least another 1 or 2 months. The person I corresponded with didn't know if applicants could update their applications online, but offered to update it for me if needed. It was not possible for me to update my application online, so I responded via email asking the person to do the update on their end.The next day, I received an automated email informing me that I could expect a delay or 1 or 2 days for a response, which would mean 2-4 days total given the 24-48 hour response time mentioned on the website. after 9 days with no response, I attempted to speak with a TVO ILC employee over the phone. The automated message told me they only take calls between 1PM and 2PM.Assuming I am not the only person TVO ILC is having difficulty serving, They'll need more than 1 hour per day to handle phone inquiries and complaints. They have my money, the least they could do is communicate with me regarding this lengthy delay.Why was I able to select paper-based testing on my application if no such version of the test currently exists? Why wasn't I informed of this until I took the initiative to seek answers? If this wasn't TVO, I'd be sure I'd been scammed. I'd suggest you look elsewhere if you want to deal with a competent company and take the GED any time soon, but as they boast on their website, TVO ILC is Ontario’s sole provider of the GED® test." So

The program doesn’t offer you support at all when it comes to assignments… also charges you ridiculous hidden fees when it comes getting your transcripts. And refuses to send you YOUR personal Documents. Not to mentioned customer service is very poor. They refuse to help you and clearly don’t know their system. One rep told me I can’t do purchases online through my phone when I told her I was having difficulty navigating… WHICH you can … I’ve done it several times.

I’m honestly so shocked to see people have a negative experience with this school!I have been attending for almost a year just to do some upgrading and get my pre reqs for a college program I am applying to. The sign up process was very easy and quick. Courses are only around $40 for me which is amazing compared to other programs.My teachers have all been great. The course material is a little boring and a lot of just reading but I think that’s just the trade off you have to accept when doing virtual schooling. You can’t have someone there physically teaching you but you do get great flexibility. The teachers still write nice comments and share what you could improve on which is always nice.I will say they don’t seem to answer emails so I stopped sending them and just started calling and my experience with that has been wonderful. The staff have always been friendly and quick to help. They also have an FAQ section which has answered a lot of questions I had throughout the last year.All in all, I highly recommend this school if you need more flexibility with your learning but also are a disciplined learner. It’s easy to fall behind or not full retain information when you don’t have a teacher there making you participate but if you have already decided online learning is something you can do, I highly recommend TVO!

What can I say, you pay for what you get. Which is bare minimum everything.Horrible staff, their learning material is full of lazy mistakes making learning it even more annoying and then you get to wait weeks to be graded by a horrible, miserable human being who treats handing out marks like handing out cash.Dont waste your time here. The immense flexibility of learning ends when it comes time to actually get your material graded, then you get to jump through their hoops, and if you irritate any of the irritable teachers and admins by voicing your concerns you will have your grade tanked out of spite. Walk around on eggshells and pretend like your teachers are Judge Judy and I'm sure you'll do fine. For the rest of humanity, just spend the money and do it right. This program is trash.I had this entire program done for months waiting for grades. Your work is endlessly sent back for the most asinine reasons. Reasons that apparently only apply to online classrooms,not ACTUAL classrooms. If a teacher ever treated highschool students like this, their car would have been keyed and their tires slashed within theyear, guaranteed.

I am currently doing the SPH4C program on TVO ILC in preparation for my college program in the fall, as I did not take physics in grade 12. This is the first time I have ever left a negative review.This site was recommended to me by the counsellor at my future post-secondary, and I would not recommend it to anyone else.The content is filled with countless mistakes and I have had to email the 'teacher' 5 times to make sure it was an administrative error each time instead of me misunderstanding. Not a very convenient thing when students are trying to learn. It appals me that they have posted these lessons without proofreading and rely on their students to correct them.Each time the teacher emails me back they copy paste the same I will work with the TVO ILC team to correct this issue." I just checked now on something I emailed about on May 31 (25 days ago) and it has not been fixed. Very frustrating.I get that this is a cheap way to earn credits

I did my entire Calculus class for Gr 12 on here and it was great. They offer you a long period of time to go through the course work and the teachers will often go through your assignments and pre-assignments to make sure you understand the concept. It is completely self-directed so you have to be on top of it yourself. The only downside is the request for a transcript from the company. I would recommend getting in contact with the school and explaining the situation - my school allowed me to just share a screenshot and the email from the company that said my grade. Overall great experience and reasonable price if you're willing to actually problem solve and put in the effort.