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Adult Learning Knowledge Centre

Adult learning enriches personal development, economic opportunity and civic engagement, and has a positive impact on individuals and communities, as well as on the nation.

In its 2002 review of adult learning, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) identified a significant lack of coordination in adult learning programs in Canada. This gap occurs between federal and provincial governments, as well as between the public and private sectors. The OECD also identified the absence of a national forum for adult learning as a major barrier to developing adult learning initiatives that are coherent, consistent, effective, and universally available.

The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre was created to address these gaps and to become a national reference point and key resource for Canada's adult learning activities.
 

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The Roundtable on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia The Roundtable on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Developing strategies for effective recruitment and retention of Aboriginal learners was the focus for the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre's May 2009 Roundtable on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education. The resulting report documents discussions by New Brunswick and Nova Scotia educators interested in providing a positive post-secondary experience for Aboriginal learners.

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Case Studies on Adult Learning Case Studies on Adult Learning

There are nine studies included in this project dedicated to showcasing effective adult learning initiatives. Real ventures such as Canadian furniture company Palliser's in house training program and Quebec's parliament for seniors are described in detail. The purpose of these case studies is to encourage productive discussions about adult learning in Canada.

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Understanding PLAR as an asset based approach to increase participation in adult learning: Perspectives from users, service providers and stakeholders Understanding PLAR as an asset based approach to increase participation in adult learning: Perspectives from users, service providers and stakeholders

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) has the potential to improve Canada's future in terms of providing a skilled and educated labour force and encouraging lifelong learning. Using composite narratives, Understanding PLAR as an asset based approach to increase participation in adult learning: Perspectives from users, service providers and stakeholders examines the experiences of PLAR users and facilitators and recommends changes to current policies and practices.

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Building a Road Map for the 'Lost Highway' of Adult Learning: The Legacy of the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre Building a Road Map for the 'Lost Highway' of Adult Learning: The Legacy of the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre

In Canada, the state of adult learning is a complex and intricate system; a broad spectrum of opportunities ranging from formal to informal activities where the path for lifelong learners is not always obvious. The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre spent four years documenting and testing this system with the goal to finding pathways for Canadians to reaching their full potential.

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Reclaiming the Learning Spirit: Learning from our Experience Reclaiming the Learning Spirit: Learning from our Experience

A collaborative project of the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre and the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, Reclaiming the Learning Spirit: Learning from our Experience took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in March 2008. The report based on this landmark event offers up highlights of successful learning strategies for Aboriginal adult learners that are community-based, holistic, strength-based, transformative and anti-colonization.

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Video: Seniors Learning Seniors Learning
Adult learning celebrated in seven videos

The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, an initiative of the Canadian Council on Learning, is pleased to announce the launch of its seniors learning video. This is the final instalment of a video series designed to illustrate the power of adult learning. This segment celebrates the power of seniors learning in formal and informal settings. One of the inspirations for this video was provided through the growing presence of seniors colleges in Canada.

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 CCL - latest Adult Learning information CCA - renseignements les plus récents sur l’apprentissage et les adultes The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, education, key resource, Canada, national reference, personal development, communities, economic opportunity, civic engagement, positive impact. Le Centre du savoir sur l’apprentissage chez les adultes, l'éducation, la ressource clé, le Canada, la référence nationale, le développement personnel, les collectivités, les perspectives économiques, l'engagement civique, des effets positifs. The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre was created to address these gaps and to become a national reference point and key resource for Canada's adult learning activities. Le Centre du savoir sur l’apprentissage chez les adultes fut créé pour aborder ces lacunes et pour devenir un point de référence national et une ressource clé dans les activités d’apprentissage chez les adultes au Canada.