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April 5, 2006 Ottawa—The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) has selected two organizations, the First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium and the Aboriginal Education Research Centre, to co-lead its Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre.
“The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre will profile and advance the most current knowledge and exemplary practices in First Nations, Métis and Inuit learning,” said Dr. Paul Cappon, CCL’s President and CEO. “Today, as governments acknowledge the importance of Aboriginal learning systems developed in partnership with Aboriginal Peoples, this knowledge centre will help to set priorities for research, propose ways to measure progress and create networks to share practices that can strengthen learning outcomes among Aboriginal Peoples of Canada.”
The new knowledge centre is based in the region encompassing the Prairie provinces, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It is composed of a consortium with more than 50 members from across the country. The centre will have access to up to $1.5 million per year to develop a collaborative and comprehensive network of shared knowledge and expertise to make a difference in Aboriginal learning. A full list of the consortium members is available on CCL’s website.
“The knowledge centre will work collaboratively to recognize and build on the unique personal, social, cultural and historical contexts for Aboriginal learning, and share knowledge about promising practices across Canada,” said Dr. Vivian Ayoungman, Executive Director of the Calgary-based First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium.
Dr. Marie Battiste, Academic Director of the Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, stated: “The knowledge centre will directly involve Aboriginal Peoples in developing solutions to the many learning challenges we face. It will play a key role in analyzing existing research and promoting further research to provide the reliable information required to improve learning opportunities and outcomes among Aboriginal Peoples.”
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is one of five knowledge centres created by CCL. Each centre will contribute to better outcomes in various stages of learning from early childhood to the workplace and beyond. The other centres are: Adult Learning (Atlantic Canada), Early Childhood Learning (Quebec), Health and Learning (British Columbia and Yukon), and Work and Learning (Ontario).
The Canadian Council on Learning is an independent, not-for-profit corporation funded through an agreement with Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Its mandate is to promote and support evidence-based decision making about learning throughout all stages of life, from early childhood through to the workplace and beyond.
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The Canadian Council on Learning is an independent, not-for-profit corporation funded through an agreement with Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Its mandate is to promote and support evidence-based decisions about learning throughout all stages of life, from early childhood through to the senior years.
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