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An EDI Approach to Teaching

Create learning environments where everyone feels welcome, valued, and able to participate. Learn to apply equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles in community education and strengthen your ability to support learners with diverse backgrounds, identities, experiences, and needs.

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What is a Microcredential

A series of carefully curated learning activities that provide learners with opportunities to gain specific skills or competencies that are workforce relevant and valued by employers, without enrolling in a credential program. The outcome can be shared digitally and allows employers to easily identify candidates who have mastered a specific skill set for success in their industry.

What to expect from the program

This microcredential brings together a series of courses focused on creating more inclusive community education experiences. Topics include accessibility, intercultural communication, anti-racism, trauma-informed practice, and supporting learners with a wide range of backgrounds and needs.

Delivered through a series of skill-based workshops facilitated by Alberta Routes, this training can be taken on its own or in combination with other Community Educator microcredentials to help you develop techniques and tools that you can apply immediately in tutoring and community education settings.

Program details

To earn the full microcredential, complete at least 25 units of training. Each workshop is two to three hours long.

After each session, you’ll complete a brief learning check to demonstrate your understanding and earn a digital badge recognizing your progress.

Workshops are offered multiple times throughout the year, including online options, to fit the schedules of busy tutors and community educators across Alberta. Organizations can also request in-person training delivered by an Alberta Routes Advisor.

What you’ll learn

By completing the An Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Approach to Teaching microcredential, you’ll be able to:

  • Apply equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in educational settings.
  • Create welcoming, respectful, and learner-centred learning environments.
  • Communicate effectively across cultures and engage learners with diverse identities, perspectives, and experiences.
  • Support newcomers, neurodiverse learners, and learners experiencing mental health challenges or the effects of trauma.
  • Recognize and address bias through anti-racist and inclusive practices.
  • Apply culturally responsive and strengths-based approaches to learner support.
  • Foster learning environments that promote participation, belonging, and inclusion.

Who is this program for?

This program is ideal for anyone who wants to support adult English language learners, including:

  • Tutors, volunteers, and staff in Community Adult Learning Programs (CALPs)
  • Professionals in foundational learning or non-profit agencies
  • Facilitators or educators at EAL or immigration centres

Participants attend interactive workshops, learn practical tools, and earn recognized digital badges—building confidence and making a meaningful impact in their community.

Career opportunities

An Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Approach to Teaching microcredential prepares you to support adult English language learners in a variety of community‑based education and settlement settings. This training is ideal if you’re looking to grow your skills, take on new volunteer roles, or strengthen your impact in organizations serving newcomers and foundational learners.

Your skills can be applied in:

  • Adult education and literacy programs, including CALPs and foundational learning agencies
  • Immigration and settlement services, such as newcomer‑serving and EAL support centres
  • Non-profit and community organizations offering literacy, inclusion, or community development programming
  • Correctional and alternative education settings supporting diverse or underserved adult learners

Employers who value this training include:

CALPs across Alberta, immigration and newcomer agencies, libraries with EAL or literacy programs, non-profits serving foundational learners, and organizations partnering with Alberta Routes.

Register for the program

Click on the title to register for a workshop. You’ll be directed to the course page where you can select the session you want and complete your registration.

You can take any individual workshop or work toward the full microcredential by completing at least 25 units of training.

If you plan to complete the full microcredential, please fill out this short declaration form. This confirms your intent and ensures you receive recognition for the workshops you’ve already completed.

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Questions?

The Alberta Routes team is happy to help. Email albertaroutes@norquest.ca for more information about workshops, completing the full microcredential, or exploring customized training options for your team.