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Professional Development Leave Information and Application Materials

Centennial College is deeply committed to “learning for all” and the development of its staff. Many of you may be aware of the College's commitment to annually offer the opportunity to all full-time employees and regular part-time (RPT) support staff members to participate in professional development activities through leaves of absence of up to one year in duration.  

The purpose of a professional development leave is to allow employees to pursue academic study, professional renewal, upgrading and certification, technical skills learning, workplace experience or other learning activities that will enhance their capacity to contribute to our College and its learners. 

We are pleased to announce that applications for Professional Development Leave for the 2024 - 2025 academic year are now being accepted. 

You can apply by completing the PD Leave Application Form. The due date to submit your application is February 28, 2025.   

Please review all relevant PD Leave documentation before submitting your application. 

Professional Development Leave Application Guidelines and Support 

If you require further information about the PD Leave Application process, please contact CFDTI@centennialcollege.ca.  

If you require information about salary implications or have questions related to human resources, please contact Linda Palma by email at lpalma@centennialcollege.ca. 

 

Professional Development Activity Application Process

Centennial College is deeply committed to a “learning for all” philosophy. The Centre for Faculty Development and Teaching Innovation has launched the Learning and Development Activities application process through the Centennial’s service portal to help streamline the application process for funded Learning and Development Activities.


Please review the relevant documentation for any questions along the way. If you need further assistance, please email CFDTI@centennialcollege.ca This application process applies to academic schools and areas only. For all other areas within the college, we encourage you to connect directly with your manager for professional funding activity requests.

BENEFITS OF THE NEW SERVICE PORTAL INCLUDE:

  • A streamlined process allowing for timely approval of applications
  • Access the status of your application any time
  • Automatic email updates about the status of your application so that you can make arrangements accordingly
  • Access and review a record of all your funding requests
  • Reminders about plans to share your learning with colleagues
     

TO ACCESS THE SYSTEM:

Please check out Centennial College Service Portal and navigate to Centre for Faculty Development and Teaching Innovation section. Review the documentation for step-by-step instructions on how to access and complete Professional Development Application Forms

Once you have submitted your application, the Learning and Development Professional Development Committee within your School will review and provide recommendations to the School Dean.