World-Class Professional Development – Built for the Canadian Landscape.

Canadian Centre for Advanced Training and Teaching

Why CCATT?

CCATT provides skill-based training that transfers across roles and environments. Our programs serve educators, families, caregivers and organizations, using strategies and tools that make learning practical, inclusive, and easy to apply.

Our programs are organized into short professional modules that focus on the real-world competencies in four categories:

Educator Skills Development:  Private High Schools Series

Neurodiversity: Teaching at Home with Autistic Children

Corporate Skills Development: Leadership & Communication Series

Healthy Aging: Applied Gerontology 

CCATT: The Centre for Canadian Excellence

CCATT is a Canadian-based adult education and workforce training centre serving learners and organizations across the country. We specialize in practical, results-driven programs for:

  • Businesses and non-profits
  • Public sector organizations
  • Educators, caregivers, and career switchers

Whether you are homeschooling in Alberta, managing a care home in Ontario, or teaching a classroom in Nova Scotia, we speak your language—and we design our training for your reality.

Programs

Educator Skills Development


This program offers practical, skill-based training designed to strengthen the confidence and classroom effectiveness of current and aspiring educators. These short professional modules focus on the real-world competencies needed to teach, manage, and inspire learners in private high school environments. Each module combines theory with hands-on strategies, giving participants actionable tools to support student engagement, instructional planning, assessment, and classroom management.

By completing this program, educators not only enhance their professional practice but also contribute to the overall credibility and educational quality of their institutions. Strengthening teacher qualifications and pedagogical standards supports private high schools in meeting Ministry inspection expectations and demonstrating a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Whether participants are new to the classroom or experienced professionals refining their methods, each module builds practical competence, reflective insight, and confidence in daily instruction. 

  • TPI-01: Adolescent Development
  • TPI-02: Foundations of Teaching and Learning
  • TPI-03: Teaching Blueprint: From Outcomes to Lesson Planning
  • TPI-04: Supporting Success Through Assessment
  • TPI-05: Course Delivery and Classroom Management

Neurodiversity (Coming Soon)

This program is designed for parents and caregivers engaged in home schooling to support neurodivergent (autistic) children in ways that match how they learn best, without trying to replicate a traditional classroom model at home. Home schooling becomes more structured and responsive, with routines and learning conditions that support focus, regulation, and readiness to learn while reducing stress for both the child and the adult.

The modules gradually build practical teaching skills that make learning clearer and more workable day to day. Instruction can be delivered using simple language, visual or step-by-step support, and tasks broken into manageable parts. The practical skills taught in the program make it easier to notice overload, shutdown, or disengagement early and to adjust learning in the moment to reduce conflict.

This program supports home schooling that is predictable, respectful, and sustainable thus protecting confidence, strengthening connection, and increasing the child’s ability to participate successfully in learning at home.

  • ATSMHE-01: Understanding Autism Through a Neuroaffirming Lens
  • ATSMHE-02: Communication Supports, Regulation, and Co-Regulation
  • ATSMHE-03: Teaching and Learning at Home: Techniques, Adaptations, and Lesson Planning
  • ATSMHE-04: Sensory Environments, Behaviour Understanding, and Daily Life Skills
  • ATSMHE-05: Homeschooling in Canada: Documentation, Planning, Safety, and Collaboration

Applied Gerontology and Healthy Aging (Coming Soon)

This professional development program offers practical, evidence-informed learning for individuals and professionals interested in promoting healthy and meaningful aging. Designed for community leaders, wellness practitioners, educators, and anyone engaged in supporting older adults or exploring their own healthy aging journey, the courses provide an applied understanding of aging that blends empathy with practical skills. Participants gain insights into the physical, emotional, and social aspects of later life, developing tools to foster dignity, connection, and well-being in diverse settings.

Each module combines theory with real-world strategies, whether communicating effectively with older adults, designing inclusive community programs, or supporting vitality through evidence-based lifestyle practices. The program promotes a respectful, person-centred approach and encourages participants to view aging as a dynamic process of growth, purpose, and lifelong contribution.

The content was designed to enhance individual expertise and strengthen institutional capacity in the growing field of aging and wellness. Participants gain knowledge and confidence to deliver higher-quality care, while organizations benefit from a more skilled, empathetic, and credible team.

  • GHA-01: Aging and Human Development
  • GHA-02: Healthy Aging and Longevity Practices
  • GHA-03: Communication, Culture, and Connection in Later Life
  • GHA-04: Leadership and Program Design for Aging Services
  • GHA-05: Holistic Perspectives on Aging and Meaning