Training, Development and Certification Committee
Laubach Literacy Ontario is committed to providing our members with innovative services. As a result, we are currently reviewing and improving our certification process, and a new standing committee of the Board has been created specifically for this task.
The Training, Development and Certification Committee (TDAC) has the dry sounding – but tremendously important – purpose to "develop and maintain standards for training and certification for the Province of Ontario in accordance with the vision, the mission and the policies of LLO." TDAC has had an exciting year.
The focus has been on:
- redeveloping and simplifying the myriad of application forms for trainers at all levels and tutors
- establishing relevant policies for all levels
- provision of updated training materials (for example, a much enhanced Tutor Handbook is now complete) creation of a complete trainer recruitment package
- development of and piloting a new process for trainer certification that takes prior learning and experience into account
- providing segments of the trainer workshop online
- Connie Morgan of the Barrie Literacy Council (Chair)
- Lana Faessler (LLO staff)
- Robyn Cook-Ritchie, (Projects, ex-officio)
- Marilyn Davies of the Barrie Literacy Council
- Stephanie Hobbs of the Simcoe/Muskoka Literacy Council
- Joanne Prior of the Barrie Literacy Council
- Carol Risidore of the Literacy Group of Waterloo Region
- Helen McLeod of the Hamilton Literacy Council
