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Learning Link: March 21, 2005

CCL calls for Expressions of Interest to create five Knowledge Centres

The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) plans to create five Knowledge Centres across Canada as part of its mandate to address information and knowledge gaps and provide evidence base information to support all stages of learning, from early childhood through to the workplace and beyond.

CCL has developed a fair and open solicitation process, consistent with CCL’s vision of creating inclusive and collaborative learning partnerships.

Each Knowledge Centre will represent one particular learning theme:

  • Adult Learning in Atlantic Canada;
  • Early Childhood Learning in Quebec;
  • Work and Learning in Ontario;
  • Aboriginal Learning in the Prairies, Northwest Territories and Nunavut;
  • Health and Learning in British Columbia and the Yukon.

Although each Knowledge Centre will be located in a particular geographic region, each will be operate as a national network of excellence. This pan-Canadian mandate will be reflected in the organisation, governance, objectives, and operations of each centre.

CCL intends that the Knowledge Centres will become a vital, national resource and authority in their respective domains. They will be responsible for:

  • Presenting a strategic vision for research and knowledge mobilisation, to inform the granting of research funding by CCL;
  • Presenting a strategic vision for monitoring and reporting of learning outcomes, to support the development of learning indicators by CCL;
  • Creating national networks of experts in their respective learning domains; and
  • Promoting knowledge transfer and information sharing.

The Request for Expressions of Interest (PDF, 87 KB) provides a detailed description of the role and structure of the Knowledge Centres and a brief Questionnaire to be completed by organisations that may be interested in participating in a consortium for the purpose of creating the Knowledge Centres. Responses to the Questionnaire are requested by April 15, 2005.

The solicitation process will be monitored by an independent organisation to ensure fairness. CCL’s Board of Directors will make the final decision.

Please feel free to forward this message to any organisations who you believe might be interested in participating in one of the Knowledge Centres.

For more information, please contact infocclcca@gmail.com

 

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