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What is Learning and Professional Development?

Learning and Professional Development (LAPD) at Carleton University is dedicated to providing opportunities for Carleton employees to enhance individual skills and abilities, meet professional goals and continue career development. Founded on the belief that all employees make a valuable contribution to the university’s ability to meet its mandate, and driven by our commitment to Enable Our People, LAPD recognizes that our organizational, departmental, and individual successes depend on and support one another.

LAPD strives to offer accessible, diverse, evidence-based and meaningful learning opportunities to the faculty and staff community, ensuring that everyone has opportunities to learn and grow. LAPD provides academic staff, professional services staff, managers, chairs, directors, and members of the university’s executive team opportunities to further develop and learn new skills that can support them in their current and future career endeavors.

From skill-based workshops to communities of practice and management development opportunities, LAPD strives to serve and support the learning and development of the entire Carleton community.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to discuss specific training needs for you or your unit or department, please contact Rebecca Drodge (Leadership & Professional Development Officer) with the Office of Quality Initiatives or by emailing learninganddevelopment@carleton.ca.