Specialized Educator Certificate in Long-Term Care: Level 1
Badge awarded to
Sadie Friesner
Issued on 10 Aug 2026 by
Ontario CLRI at Baycrest
Introducing a sector-leading, virtual offering from the Ontario CLRI at Baycrest: a free, evidence-based certificate for all LTC team members in Ontario who plan, coordinate, and/or deliver education in long-term care, and created in consultation with educators in long-term care!
The Specialized Educator Certificate in LTC (SECL) supports team members in upgrading their knowledge and skills through experiential learning, peer collaboration, and relational education approaches that strengthen connections with team members. It is the only specialized educator program specific to LTC.
Issuer
Ontario CLRI at Baycrest
ontarioCLRI@baycrest.org
The Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (Ontario CLRI) enhance quality of care and living for residents across the province. Our Learning Division develops, delivers and evaluates educational resources and programs to train the current and future long-term care (LTC) workforce.
Criteria
Type of Recognition
Completion-Based Certificate
Learning Outcomes
Earners of this certificate are able to:
- Recognize leading education and relational practices that are useful in Long Term Care
- Describe how to use the SECL Six Step Educator Competency Framework to enhance training and education in their LTC home
- Explore creative ways of teaching and learning
- Identify Ontario CLRI resources that can complement their approach to training and education
- Apply relational, collaborative, and experiential approaches to support team learning
Course Content
- Week 1: Mandatory program orientation
- Week 2: Analyze: Exploring the reasons for an education request, team members’ reactions, and what is happening in practice.
- Week 3: Co-Develop: Creating a practice improvement goal collaboratively with team members
- Week 4: Adapt: Adapting education so that it is responsive to the needs, experiences, and context of the team and supports achieving the practice goal
- Week 5: Facilitate: Creating the learning environment, engaging learners, fostering learning, and assessing learning in the moment
- Week 6: Coach: Supporting team members in transferring learning into practice
- Week 7: Evaluate: Assessing learner engagement, learning, and behaviour change and using the results to show value and plan future education
Learning Experience & Activities
Successful completion of the certificate includes:
- Attending all synchronous training sessions, including orientation
- Submitting a final reflection
- Completing the LTC Educator Case Scenario
Assessment
- This is a Completion-Based Certificate
Estimated Learning Effort
- 12 hours over 7 weeks
