Where Education Meets Care

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CAPE bridges the gap between learning and healthcare excellence. By crafting programs that inspire, inform, and empower health workers and caregivers, we create a collaborative space where skills grow and care thrives.

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Our innovative Trainer Hub serves as a central resource to scale and spread these programs, fostering a culture of learning and growth for caregivers throughout the province. By equipping this crucial health workforce with the skills and confidence to excel, we help ensure that Ontarians receive the compassionate, high-quality care they deserve.

CAPE is more than education—it’s a movement to empower care providers and strengthen our healthcare system for a better tomorrow.

At CAPE, we believe that exceptional care begins with exceptional education. Our purpose is to provide accessible, evidence-informed, and effective education programs that prioritize the learning and development needs of unregulated care providers.
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From Personal Support Workers (PSWs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) to others engaged in care work, these vital professionals form the backbone of Ontario’s healthcare system. CAPE is committed to their success by offering modular and flexible training programs that meet their unique needs across diverse sectors, including homecare, community, and long-term care.

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A few numbers that we are proud of

500+

Successful Graduates!

Our Virtual Home-Based Homecare Curriculum has helped over 500 learners excel in their roles, with many more to come!

10,000+

Connections Made!

Join thousands of care providers who’ve visited our website and LMS platform to unlock cutting-edge learning resources.

15,000+

Learners in a Thriving Network!

From PSWs to health professions students, our growing community is united in a shared mission to deliver exceptional care across Ontario.

About the CAPE Learning Model

CAPE’s teaching approach focuses on practical, engaging, and flexible learning experiences. Here’s what makes it unique:

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Hands-on Learning

Courses emphasize skills you can apply immediately in your work.

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Interactive Classes

Activities like cases and role-playing make learning dynamic and realistic.

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Flexible Formats

Learn in the way that suits you best, with options for online and in-person study.

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Collaborative Environment

Connect with experts and peers to enhance your understanding and skills.

Our teachers

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John Carter

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The CAPE Story

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Since 2015, Collaborative Advocacy & Partnered Education (CAPE) has been collaboratively creating evidence-informed interprofessional education that centres PSW expertise. CAPE was founded through the visionary work of education scientists Dr. Nicole Woods and Dr. Stella Ng, alongside a large team of collaborators and partners.

It all began with the CACE Homecare Curriculum (now renamed the Virtual Home-based Homecare Curriculum), a free, online, interactive, and interprofessional curriculum designed with and for home care providers, featuring real Personal Support Workers (PSWs). From these beginnings, CAPE has continued to partner with PSWs in advocacy and the creation of numerous education ventures.

Today, CAPE leverages this suite of offerings to advocate for inclusive and equitable healthcare environments through evidence-informed education. Our work and curriculum design are grounded in three foundational concepts: critical reflection, co-creation, and cognitive integration.

Foundational Concepts of our Education Approach

Critical Reflection

Critical reflection means thinking deeply about why we do things a certain way and if those ways are the best or most fair. It’s about looking at what we believe and how those beliefs affect our actions and the world around us. For example, we might question why medical charts are designed a certain way or if a specific medical procedure is truly the best option. Sometimes, everything is fine as it is, but other times, asking these questions can lead to important changes that make things better for everyone.

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Co-creation

Co-creation is all about teamwork! It happens when people with different ideas and experiences come together to create something great. In healthcare education, this means making courses and programs that are fair, inclusive, and useful for everyone. Co-creation takes trust, teamwork, and really listening to everyone’s ideas to make sure all voices are heard and valued.

Cognitive Integration

Cognitive integration is about connecting two kinds of knowledge: knowing how to do something (like the steps of a task) and knowing why it needs to be done. This helps people understand tasks better and apply what they learn to new situations. For example, learning both how and why to perform a medical procedure, like a lumbar puncture, makes it safer and easier to do while also helping people remember it for the future.

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