There is no official required certification for literacy workers but
some Canadian literacy practitioner education opportunities are listed
here:
Books
Grassroots Press Professional Development Series - we saw the Word Recognition Strategies DVD in the workshop.
Grassroots Press Tutor Training Series
Degree Programs
Graduate Studies in Adult Education and Community Development program at St. Francis Xavier.
Adult Education and Community Development Graduate Program at OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education at University of Victoria
Online - US
ProLiteracy Online Courses
Ontario
A list by Literacy Link South Central from 2016: irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/1a9192fe/files/uploaded/Professional%20Development-chart%20.pdf
Teacher of Adults: Literacy Educator Certificate Program: Literacy Educator Certificate Program
(The last course seems to have been offered in the Winter of 2018.)
Ontario Association of Adult and Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA) Literacy and Basic Skills Practitioner Training
Community Literacy Ontario Literacy Basics Training website.
Learning Networks of Ontario Professional Development Resources.
Numeracy
Number Sense Webinar from AlphaPlus
Beyond Worksheets: A social and holistic approach to numeracy by Tom Ciancone, Flora Hood and Joy Lehmann.
Numeracy at Work: A Social and Holistic Approach to Math as an Essential Skill.
