This report profiles some of the professional development opportunities made available to Workplace Education practitioners across Canada at the local, regional or national level in recent years(1). The report was prepared for the National Literacy Secretariat to catalogue some of the training models and programs designed specifically for Workplace Education practitioners, as well as to discover common needs and innovative initiatives.

Information was gathered through surveys and phone calls with over 35 representatives of practitioner development programs. The Internet was used to determine if other Canadian practitioner training programs existed. Information was then compiled in the program summaries on the following pages.

While an effort was made to provide a thorough and representative sample of practitioner training opportunities across Canada, some programs or details may not have been included in this report. Please contact Brigid Hayes at the address below if you would like to add information or program profiles.

Finally, sincere thanks to all the individuals who took time away from busy schedules to send materials and answer questions. They are named as contacts or as training coordinators in the profiles. This report would have been impossible without them. A particular thank you to Sue Folinsbee who provided the historical overview for the Ontario section.

BRIGID HAYES
Program Consultant
National Literacy Secretariat
15 Eddy Street, Room 10E10
Ottawa Ontario
K1A 1K5
(819) 953-5568
(819) 953-8076 fax
hayesb@fox.nstn.ca

1 For the purposes of this report, "practitioners" refers to teachers, consultants, researchers, peer facilitators/instructors and field officers involved directly with the delivery of Workplace Education through colleges, government departments, labour groups, community organizations or independent businesses.