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 Alberta Advanced Education invests annually in a Professional Development (PD) system to give CALP staff (practitioners, coordinators, facilitators, tutors, and board members) the training, professional development, mentoring, supports, and resources they need to be successful in serving learners with literacy and foundational learning needs.
Last year, Advanced Education convened the Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC), to seek advice from partners, who have an interest in the continuum of adult foundational learning, on current and future investments in the CALP PD system. PDAC identified a number of priority areas, where the CALP system would benefit from enhanced training and curriculum, including:
- Literacy and Foundational Learning program development
- Indigenous learner needs
- English Language Learner and newcomer support
- Learner-focused assessment
- Learner Support Services
- Board governance and program administration
CLN, working closely with Advanced Education, is pleased to announce this Request for Proposals to develop a ½ - 1 day training program designed to meet the needs of CALP staff in one or more of the Priority Areas.
Proposals must be focused on addressing the professional development needs of CALP staff, and must include a focus on, and demonstrated knowledge of, community-based adult learning.
The RFP process includes two phases. First, interested parties are invited to submit a Concept Paper to the Community Learning Network no later than 12:00 pm (noon) on October 1st, 2016.
Concept Papers will be screened by a review panel to determine if the applicant has met all of the mandatory requirements. Concept Papers not meeting all mandatory requirements will be rejected without further consideration. Concept Papers passing initial screening will be presented to PDAC in a format determined by the review panel to determine priorities. Applicants whose Concept Papers are identified as top priorities will be invited to submit full proposals.
Full proposals will then be accepted by the Community Learning Network until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on December 9, 2016.
For detailed information on this Request for Proposals, please log in to the CALP Portal HERE to download the complete Requests for Proposals for CALP Professional Development Projects. If you have any additional questions, please contact Lisa Dickner, Executive Director, at ed@calp.ca or by phone at 1-877-485-4926.
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