Course
PLF-FELL
Professional Learning Fellowship
Turn insight into action with 14 weeks of structure, coaching, and community.
Develop a tailored proposal, plan, or project to advance a strategic opportunity in your work.
The Professional Learning Fellowship (PLF) is a 14-week course for mid- to senior-level professionals with 5 to 7 years of experience who are looking to move a meaningful initiative forward.
This course offers structure, expert guidance, and a supportive community to help you explore a complex challenge, refine your thinking, and make tangible progress. Fellows work through a cycle of inquiry and leave with a concrete output — such as a proposal, pilot plan, business case, or strategic framework — ready to test or share within their organization or sector.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this Fellowship course, you will be able to:
- Explore a professional challenge or opportunity through structured reflection and inquiry
- Develop a proposal, pilot, plan, or framework to address a defined need or goal
- Apply tools such as systems thinking to uncover patterns and identify leverage points
- Strengthen your communication and engagement strategies with key stakeholders
- Gain feedback and insight from experienced facilitators and a peer cohort
- Take practical steps toward testing, implementing, or advancing your work
Prerequisites
The OISE Continuing & Professional Learning Professional Learning Fellowship is open to experienced professionals with a minimum of 5-7 years of progressive work experience, demonstrating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressive professional experience in a relevant field or sector
- Be positioned to explore or advance a meaningful opportunity within a work or organizational context
- Be embedded in a professional setting where you can reflect, test ideas, and apply your learning
- Be prepared to dedicate 7 to 9 hours per week across live sessions, coaching, and self-directed work
- Be ready to engage in an inquiry process focused on reflection, feedback, and iteration
Status
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