The Canadian Association of Instructional Designers (ACCP-CAID) is a bilingual pan-Canadian association that provides instructional designers with a training, networking, and expertise-sharing environment.

Membership in ACCP-CAID is obtained through an accreditation process based on the instructional designer competency framework developed by our association, drawing inspiration from the IBSTPI Competencies (https://ibstpi.org/product/instructional-design-competencies/). A successful accreditation process leads to the title of “Instructional Designer” and grants you the status of “Accredited Member” of ACCP-CAID.

The analysis of your application is based on your academic university profile or your professional skills profile, depending on the path you choose when applying. Becoming an “Accredited Member” of ACCP-CAID is highly significant. It contributes to ensuring that the work reflects the high standard of instructional designer skills.

At ACCP-CAID, we come from a wide variety of backgrounds: educational, institutional, commercial, industrial, governmental, associative, and more. We take pride in our association, striving to stay current in the field, promote the role of instructional designers in developing quality learning environments, and support each other in our profession.

We regularly offer masterclasses, professional development workshops, and other networking activities to allow instructional designers from all fields to continue developing their skills and stay informed about best practices in an ever-evolving world.

Our Mission (from our By-Laws)

To strengthen the capacity to act and undertake designers and instructional designers by promoting their development and promoting the profession in the different environments in which it is exercised.

And Our Objectives (from our By-Laws)

The Association’s main objectives and activities are as follows:

4.2.1 To form an association of all Canadian instructional designers, regardless of academic setting and field of practice;
4.2.2 To sustain the progress of instructional design through study, research, information-sharing, professional development, promotion, exchanges, meetings, seminars, conferences, etc.;
4.2.3 To protect learners by assessing the members’ skills and the quality of instructional design activities;
4.2.4 To promote the role of instructional designers in the development of learning environments;
4.2.5 To protect the members’ interests.
(source: ACCP-CAID bylaws)