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The college has a systematic recruitment and selection process for hiring new learning facilitators who are committed to the principles of the learning college.

The college demonstrates a commitment to professional development for learning facilitators to help them maintain and renew their skills and their commitment to learning-centred education.

Learning facilitators have relevant educational, employment-related, technical, and other expertise in designing and creating learning options that meet the learning needs of learners and contribute to learning outcomes.

Learning facilitators demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills in their mutually respectful relationships with learners. They create supportive, collaborative environments for learning.

Learning facilitators are available to guide, coach, and mentor individual learners throughout the learning process, to assist them in preparing learning contracts and to negotiate appropriate assessment, as well as for remediation when necessary.

Learning facilitators demonstrate their understanding of learning theories and innovative practices and apply their expertise appropriately in designing learning options, activities, experiences, and methodologies.

Learning facilitators maintain and continuously update the relevancy of their content/discipline expertise.

Learning facilitators participate in a developmental process of performance appraisal, which includes self-assessment and feedback from learners, peers, and supervisors. Criteria include commitment to learning-centered education as demonstrated through implementation of learning options, creation of supportive learning environments, relationship to learners, and participation in professional development activities.