How does iCCAN help Albertans access learning opportunities?
iCCAN improves access to educational programming, training and professional development by: Facilitating collaboration and the cost-effective sharing of resources among iCCAN participants by coordinating pilot projects related to adult learning, literacy training, , professional development and collaborative networking for the voluntary/non-profit sector. While one community may not have enough learners to make a course offering economically viable, organizations from different communities can join forces to make more course offerings feasible. For example, five community adult learning councils in Stettler, Hanna, Killam, Rocky Mountain House, and Innisfail recently worked together to expand course offerings to the public. Each community had responsibility for organizing one workshop, which was then delivered by videoconference to participants in each of the five communities. Establishing partnerships with post-secondary and training organizations and providing a link between iCCAN me