External Partners and Professional Organizations

The Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support often works cooperatively with industry, government, educational and professional groups in organizing educational opportunities that meet the needs of our learning communities. Working in partnership with these experts ensures that our courses, seminars, workshops and conferences are practical, topical and relevant.

See the Program and Course Offerings section of this website for further details.

External Partnerships

  • Agricultural Adaptation Council
  • Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres
  • Centre for Toxicology
  • Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE)
  • Equine Guelph
  • George Morris Centre
  • McGraw-Hill Ryerson
  • Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
  • Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Commission on Education (OAMFT), Commission on Education
  • Ontario Association of School Business Officials (OASBO)
  • Ontario Drainage Engineers and Practitioners
  • Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services
  • Ontario Recreation Facilities Association Inc. (ORFA)
  • Public Health Agency of Canada, Sexual Health and STI
  • Royal Botanical Gardens

Turf Industry Partners in The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium

Partnership with the following groups has led to the creation of the largest and most successful turfgrass education symposium and trade show in Canada.

  • Guelph Turfgrass Institute
  • Nursery Sod Growers Association of Ontario
  • Ontario Recreation Facilities Association Inc. (ORFA)
  • Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
  • Professional Lawn Care Association of Ontario
  • Sports Turf Association of Ontario
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Professional Associations

  • American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
  • American Association of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists (AASECT)
  • Association of Administrative Assistants
  • Board of Examiners of Sex Therapists and Counsellors of Ontario (BESTCO)
  • Canadian Payroll Association
  • Canadian Professional Sales Association
  • CropLife Canada
  • Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario
  • Industrial Accident Prevention Association
  • Institute of Canadian Bankers
  • Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT)
  • Purchasing Management Association of Canada