Long term care
DOC Training Leadership Certification Program
lIVE Online Program
Gain the necessary skills, competencies, and confidence in the changing LTC landscape and lead your healthcare teams with strategic leadership and emotional intelligence.
Program Overview:& Components
The *DOC in Training Program* is a comprehensive leadership development program designed with 3 components to empower aspiring and current Directors of Care with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel in their roles within long-term care and healthcare settings.
1. Self-Study with Workplace Tasks & Application
Participants will engage in self-paced learning journey, exploring the *7 Pillars of Leadership for Directors of Care*. Each pillar will include targeted readings, case studies, and practical activities designed to enhance understanding and application.
2. Intensive Virtual Training (3 Days)
Participants will join three intensive virtual training sessions focusing on the *7 Pillar Topics*. These interactive sessions will be led by experienced facilitators, blending discussions, real-world scenarios, and peer engagement to deepen their expertise.
3. Capstone Project
The program concludes with a capstone project, allowing participants to apply their learning to a real-world challenge or initiative within their organization. The project will include a poster presentation submission, accompanied by a 10-minute presentation for review and discussion to facilitate knowledge transfer and provide constructive feedback, strengthening the participant’s skills and readiness.
This structure ensures a balanced mix of focused learning, participant engagement, and time for reflection.
e-Certification of Participation Participants who complete all parts of the series will receive a Certification of Participation, recognizing their commitment to excellence.
Please Note: Parts of this program are integrated and merged with Retirement participants, ensuring a comprehensive and unified approach to training and development across different care settings.
Cost: $3,499 Now $2,999
Over 150 hours of interactive learning experience with:
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
DOC Training Leadership Certification Program
Our Pillars are robust with over 150 hours of interactive and meaningful learning outcomes. These offer a variety of exciting options for the adult learner such as e-Learning reading material, live Learning Sessions, Knowledge Exchanges (KE), Workplace Projects, Surveys, Multiple Choice Quiz, Networking Activity, Environmental Scan, Gap Analysis, Learning Journal, Personal Inventory, Leadership Self-assessment and final congress Poster Presentation.
Spring 2025 Registration Closes Monday Feb 3
7 Pillars of Excellence Self Study: Gain Access Feb 13
Live Virtual Sessions:
March 25 (11am-5.30pm)
March 26 (11am-5.30pm)
March 28 (11am-5.30pm)
Final Congress: April 9 (11am-5pm)
Fall 2025 Registration Closes Friday Sept 19
7 Pillars of Excellence Self Study: Gain Access September 26
Live Virtual Sessions:
Oct 28 (11am-5.30pm)
Oct 29 (11am-5.30pm)
Oct 31 (11am-5.30pm)
Final Congress: tbd
Bridging Program for Associate Directors of Care (ADOC): Preparing for Leadership Success
Advance your long-term care (LTC) leadership career with the ADOC to DOC Bridging Program, a focused and comprehensive course designed to equip Associate Directors of Care (ADOCs) with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in the DOC in Training Leadership Program and transition confidently into the Director of Care (DOC) role.
SPRING 2025
Jan 30 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Sep 25 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
Cost: $399
1. Governance/ Leadership
Understand how to create high functioning leaders and teams while balancing competing priorities in the accountability of DOC / ADOCs and senior leadership team members.
FALL 2024
Oct 3 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Feb 6 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Oct 2 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
2. Regulations and Compliance
Learn how to navigate through chosen information systems, platforms, repositories and databases, to implement requirements from the O.REGS 246/22 and FLTCA, Resident Bill of Rights, Ministry of Labour, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Human Rights for compliance.
FALL 2024
Oct 10 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Feb 13 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Oct 9 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
3. Quality Improvement & Change
Learn the Continuous Quality Improvements (CQI) initiative requirements and explore change strategies for infrastructure, performance measures, evaluations and sustainable outcomes.
FALL 2024
Oct 17 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Feb 20 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Oct 16 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
4. Financial Management
Understand to manage the financial assets of your organization in regards to fiscal management, directing, and overseeing of the financial undertakings in your funded and non-funded envelopes.
FALL 2024
Oct 24 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Feb 7 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Oct 23 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
5. Evidence Based Implementation
Adopt and integrate evidence-based practices, and where there none prevailing practices for clinically sound, relevant and effective nursing interventions to reduce variances in care.
FALL 2024
Oct 31 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Mar 6 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Oct 30 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
6. Person Centered Care
Apply a person-centered care philosophy and explore strategies for implementation that integrates residents, families, staff and community partners to recognize the residents as “leaders “in their own care.
FALL 2024
Nov 7 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Mar 20 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Oct 6 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
7. HR & Capacity Development
Examine current issues, trends, practices and processes in Human Resource Management that contribute to employee effectives, capacity development and overall organization effectiveness.
FALL 2024
Nov 14 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Mar 27 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Nov 13 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
Congress: Final
FALL 2024
Nov 28 2024 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
SPRING 2025
Apr 10 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
FALL 2025
Nov 27 2025 (3:00 pm – 6pm)
*LTC and Retirement Merged.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during program development.
