Post-Secondary Transitions and Connections 2018
News Person (Community Learning Network)
Location: NorQuest College, 10215 - 108 Street, Edmonton
Region(s): West Central
NorQuest College and Community Learning Network Present
Post-Secondary Transitions and Connections
Join NorQuest College, your Comprehensive Community Institution, and the Community Learning Network, to learn about the supports, services and resources for learners transitioning from community learning to post-secondary learning.
Date: January 30, 2018
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: NorQuest College 10215 108 St NW, Edmonton, AB
Parking: Free Parking at NorQuest
Parking details will be sent in your reminder email approximately one week prior to the event.
Light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided.
To register, simply click on the "I Am Attending" button above. There is no fee for CALPs to attend this event, but pre-registration is required.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Morning Program:
"Meet the Experts" sessions and presentations will bring together a number of speakers from NorQuest, NAIT and Alberta Works to give you firsthand information about what learners transitioning to post-secondary need to know. Presentations will include:
- Apprenticeship and program updates – NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
- What Alberta Works has to offer learners in your community – Alberta Works
- Academic and skills assessment for learners - NorQuest Assessment and Testing Services
- Academic and assistive supports for persons with disabilities - NorQuest Wellness & Accessibility
- An inside look at becoming a student at NorQuest - NorQuest Student Services
- Rural Routes Update
- Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Update
- Foundations for Learning Update
Afternoon Program:
Select from a series of professional development workshops from NorQuest and your RSS. Choose one workshop for each of the 2 afternoon sessions.
1:00 Professional Development Sessions
- 1A Goal Setting
Warren Sentes, Instructor, Academic Upgrading, NorQuest College - 1B Foundational Reading, Writing & Numeracy
Tracy Topolnitsky – Chair for Academic Upgrading, NorQuest College
2:00 Professional Development Sessions
- 2A Working with Indigenous Learners
Jonathan Robb, Director, Strategic Integration, NorQuest College
- 2B Creating a Learning Plan with Adult Learners
Rebecca Still CLN, West –Central RSS