Invest in skills and practice to transform services that change lives.
Our Approach
Best Practices
Reach your clients on a deeper level with methods and practices that address the complex needs of adult learners.
Learn by Doing
Experience applied learning, design methods and tools you can use and replicate with your programs and clients.
Community
Learn from peers, create connections and join an alumni network with access to on-going resources and tools.
Our Courses
Learning that fits your life
Live Online Courses
A 7-week foundational course about how to design and deliver trauma-informed employment and training services.
HCD tools are simple and creative methods that involve employment and training program clients at every step of the program design journey.
Support clients to move towards their employment goals by fostering and building secure connection, confidence and motivation.
In Learning Together, participants gain a foundational knowledge of best practices in adult learning and apply that knowledge to the development of an employment and training program for clients.
Available to alumni of Learning Together. Practitioners enhance their adult learning toolkit and make programing even more engaging and effective.
26-weeks of peer-based and one-on-one technical assistance, to support the transition between knowledge and implementation.
26-weeks of peer-based and one-on-one technical assistance, to support the transition between knowledge and implementation.
Our Secret Sauce
How Our Training Works
Experience
Learn in a fun environment with a community of peers, building your skills and confidence.
Discussion
Learn from peers through small group work, discussion and reflection activities.
Real World Application
Put it in practice, with relevant exercises that apply directly to your work.
Connection
Join a supportive community, share knowledge, and build your network.
Feedback
Get instructor and peer feedback to deepen and enhance your learning and services.
Expertise
Train with experts in workforce development, adult education, human-centred design, social work, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
The Community
Our Alumni
The helpful resources and reference materials the facilitators provided increased my understanding of how to apply the core content in a variety of teaching and training situations. Now I have more tools, materials, and methods to organize my workshops and trainings in a way that will engage all of my participants.
I had a wonderful experience with Purpose Learning; I learned and grew so much as a practitioner! I was so impressed by the knowledge and patience of the facilitators, and how engaging they made each session.
Every session was informative and effective, and fit perfectly with my busy schedule. The facilitators were supportive and reiterated key concepts and how to apply them until I was confident in developing a program from scratch. I feel really proud to be able to apply a trauma-informed lens to all my programming from now on.
BECOME A PARTNER
For organizations seeking to scale change
About us
Purpose Co works with workforce development organizations to design and implement workforce solutions that create sustainable outcomes for people, businesses and communities.
Through Purpose Learning, we offer training and technical assistance designed to create positive lasting change in the practices and policies of workforce providers and employers, supporting the ultimate goal of improved economic outcomes for job seekers, especially those that face the most barriers to employment.
Our highly participatory and unique training provides participants with actionable practices and frameworks that they can start using right away.