About the Learning Institute

Improve child health outcomes and systems of care worldwide through learning and education. 

Using learner-centred educational practices and state-of-the-art technologies, we will create and deliver exceptional learning experiences that advance practice and transform care. Through advanced thought leadership, knowledge dissemination and scholarship we will stimulate change and drive innovation in education.

Improve Outcomes; Cultivate Learning; Build Capacity  

The Learning Institute is a catalyst for change, with a focus on continuous improvement. We partner to advance education and learning, accelerating knowledge implementation.  

Our training efforts result in high quality care delivery. Our emphasis on scholarship, faculty development, use of best practices and technologies to support learners, enriches our academic hospital and many stakeholders locally, nationally and around the globe. Our approach to collaboration is respectful and culturally responsive for all learners.  

Whether we are working with children and their families, parents, students, international learners, staff or faculty, we seek the balance between process and outcome. We believe in the importance of empowering people, and building capabilities through collaboration. We use evidence informed best practices in education and learning, and facilitate systems transformation for sustainable results. 

As a world-renowned academic health sciences centre, SickKids embraces and promotes the value and importance of education as one of three pillars within our organization: care, learning and research. The Learning Institute was founded in 2007 to support and enhance education and teaching activities across the organization and beyond. Our mandate is broad as we support all types of learning, including the education of academic students and trainees, development of specialty knowledge and skills, continuing professional development of staff, education of children and their families, and knowledge exchange with local, national and international communities. We provide exceptional learning experiences to deepen knowledge and expertise in the delivery of high quality paediatric care.

The Learning Institute embraces interprofessional approaches and brings together educators from all disciplines. We are a community of educators and learners; multiple networks of passionate and engaged people with diverse knowledge and skills who teach, coach and mentor individuals and groups to grow and thrive professionally. We offer programs and services that support our hospital community to create, deliver and evaluate education and training. Our unique services are also offered to external partners who wish to participate in our exceptional educational offerings or to those looking for customized learning experiences.

The Learning Institute connects people, spaces and learning products in multiple ways. Through virtual communities and physical spaces, we promote excellence in education and learning. We are creative and strive for excellence in everything that we do. We seek new partnerships and promote networks that enhance learning, advance education scholarship, improve knowledge translation and offer creative education solutions and services to ultimately improve outcomes for children and their families.