Groundwork
Learning Strategist Certification
Introducing Groundwork, a Canadian certification program designed for educators.
Learning strategies are evidence-based, practical, and effective across the full range of learners, but despite being an emerging field they remain largely absent from teacher education and professional training.
That’s why we’ve created Groundwork, the certification program designed to hand educators the tools and support necessary to be the fierce student success advocates they aim to be.
Three Part Program
Groundwork is made up of three courses, each resulting in a different level of certification.
Roots
$795 / 8-week course / June 30 - August 18
In Roots, educators will build the tool kit necessary to explore Learning Strategies Practices more in depth as the program continues into second and third course blocks.
Certificate in Learning Strategies Practice - Foundations
Depth
$1495/ 8-week course / September 15 - November 3
In Depth, educators will expand on the tool kit they built in our Roots course. You will gain an understanding around why it works, how it comes together, and what to do when it doesn't.
Certificate in Learning Strategies Practice - Advanced
Growth
$2195 / 8-week course / January 12 - March 2, 2027
In Growth, educators will put the pieces they have acquired in Roots and Depth together in a supervised practice.
Certified Learning Strategist Practitioner- Designation
Groundwork Pathway
Interested in acquiring your formal Certified Learning Strategist Practitioner designation? Register upfront for all three consecutive courses and save.
Sign up before our June 30th start date and save $1000 off the combined total of all three individual courses. This is a highly limited offer that will never happen again!
FAQ
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Groundwork is for anyone who identifies as an "educator":
tutors
academic advisors
learning strategists
student services professionals
educational therapists
anyone whose work involves supporting learners
This qualification applies at all levels of education, too: in a K-12 classroom, a post-secondary institution, or an independent practice.
Our program was designed in Canada, but is open to anyone globally.
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Groundwork offers a pathway to a formal, evidence-based credential:
The Certified Learning Strategies Practitioner (CLSP).
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Groundwork is holistic and practitioner-focused, rooted in learning science and built for real working conditions.
It is designed with equity at its centre, ensuring that trained practitioners reach the communities and students who need this work most.
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Registrations for the first cohort of Groundwork are now open.
If you’re interested in registering for all three courses, sign up for Groundwork Pathway and save.
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You can reach out before or after registering for more help:
letscreate@awakenedlearning.ca