Training and Certification Courses

Faculty Assessor Training workshops

These workshops prepare faculty to draw on introductory information and concepts about prior learning assessment (PLA) and then serve as portfolio assessors.

Topics covered include:

PLA Principles of good practice in action
The differences between assessing portfolios and classroom assignments
Recognizing multiple pathways to achieving course learning outcomes
Providing clear and supportive feedback to students

Participants who complete the course requirements will obtain a CAEL Faculty Assessor Certificate upon completion of the workshop.

CAEL and Indiana University have developed an online, instructor-led course designed specifically for those who need to provide career and education advice to adults.

This 12-week intensive course covers the following key topics:

Apply career development theory to your work
Advising Adults: Approaches and Competencies
Exploring Career and Education Options
Advising Diverse Populations: understanding social, cultural and economic contexts
Advise a diverse workforce
The Career Planning Process: assessment; data-gathering; goal-setting; action plan
Ethics in Advising
Capstone: You will be required to exhibit understanding of the skills necessary for providing successful career and education advising

CAEL’s Adult Learner Academy strengthens your institution’s efforts to attract and support the growing population of nontraditional students. Encompassing a series of workshops, led by expert practitioners and covering a range of topics relevant to all colleges and universities, participants gain valuable insight and best practices for effectively serving adult learners.

The following workshops will be offered at the Adult Learner Academy in Chicago:

Faculty Assessor Training
PLA Master Class
Focusing on the Outcomes: Designing and Assessing Course Outcomes through Prior Learning Assessment
Applying Prior Learning Assessment to Military Student Degree Plans
Addressing Accessibility and Usability
Design That Welcomes Your Learners

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Faculty Assessor Training workshops

Faculty Assessor Training workshops

Career and Education Advising Certification

CAEL and Indiana University have developed an online, instructor-led course designed specifically for those who need to provide career and education advice to adults.

This 12-week intensive course covers the following key topics:

Adult Learner Academy

Professional Development Package

Invest in Staff Development to Better Serve Adult Learners

The Professional Development Package supplements your CAEL Institutional/System Membership, offering significant savings for multiple staff members on CAEL’s robust professional development offerings throughout the year at significant savings.

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