Centre for Professional Advancement

The Centre for Professional Advancement (CPA) supports workforce transformation through the development of customized education solutions. In collaboration with government, employers and industry partners, we strive to close skills gaps and increase capacity in the workforce through a new model of on-the-job training that prioritizes innovative, responsive, rapid and specialized instruction to better align education to current workforce needs. Today, the CPA operates 15 custom programs & courses across 3 provinces, and we look forward to growing our catalog of offerings across a broad range of sectors. For more information, visit our website.

Educational Philosophy

The CPA values programming that:

1. Places an equal emphasis on both content and process
2. Provides a relevant context in which students can direct their own learning
3. Recognizes students as resources for one another
4. Promotes the development of lifelong learning skills
5. Embodies a positive, energetic and collaborative learning environment in which both faculty and students are actively involved in the learning process
6. Involves partner institutions in the development of curriculum and the education of students