About Us

The Consortium (Calgary Office) (formerly CRC) is one of seven regional Consortia that together make up the Alberta Professional Learning Consortium (APLC) The consortia were established to provide professional development and training opportunities which address the learning needs of K-12 teachers, administrators, educational assistants, support staff, pre-service teachers, parents and school trustees in Calgary and the surrounding areas for the ultimate purpose of enhancing practice and improving student achievement.

As educators ourselves, we know how challenging teaching can be. It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted with an increasingly complex society, rapidly changing expectations and an incredibly diverse classroom. We need community, support, and new tools which can adapt to these challenges. And this is why we’re here. 

We offer PD created by educational experts with actionable, research-based strategies that can meet a wide range of educational needs.

We are here to support you in finding learning that meets your needs.  We strive to have you leave each session with practical tools and strategies that you can apply in your classroom the very next day.

• Opportunities To Match Your Schedule
  
• We Bring The Experts to You
  
• Cost-effective PD
  

We work collaboratively with our School Districts, Charter Schools, Independent Schools, First Nations School Authorities and Post-Secondary institutions in Zone 5 to design, develop and deliver PD rooted in educational research and promising practices to meet a wide range of educational needs.

Working with our colleagues we have achieved the following:

• 96%+ satisfaction rate over the past 25+ years
• 130,000+ learning hours every year
• 400+ learning opportunities offered every year
• 1,200+ schools served yearly