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We now offer courses live (virtual)
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it's about integrating with
organizations'
goals
Actionability
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Sustainability
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your readers
needs
Accessibility
Strengthen your organization. Enhance your clear communication skills.
Improve client connections.
Try our new ISO standard courses for writers and organizations.
Expand your plain language skills
with our new webinar courses
Live and interactive
The ISO 24495-1 Plain Language Standard
Live:
How to make your communications easier
With Academy instructors Kate Harrison Whiteside and Nicole Watkins Campbell.
April 14, 21,18, May 5.
Sept 15, 22, 29, Oct 6.
​Fee: $450.00 CAD Pay via PayPal at
plainlanguageacademy.moodlecloud.com
Interested in future dates? Email us at
getintouch@plainlanguageacademy.com.
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Another date? Suggest and request.
Live:
How to make PL ISO standard work in organizations
With Academy instructors Sarah Slabbert and Nadja Green from ​Plain Language Institute in English and Chantale Audet and Amélie Bourret in French.
Later in 2026.
Details here or email getintouch@plainlanguageacademy.com.
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Live:
Implementing Plain Language as a strategic priority
Starts March 9 2026. Registration deadline March 2. Space is limited.
Register $400 USD: plain-language.co.za/online-course-implementing-plain-language-as-a-strategic-priority/
Implementing Plain Language systematically and sustainably within an organization can be challenging. This course equips you with the skills to embed Plain Language effectively within your own organization or on behalf of your clients.
Live:
French Course offering
The Plain Language Academy is pleased to announce an online training course in French.
The training is entitled: Writing clearly to be understood on first reading.
In this training, you will learn what literacy is and how to address and reinforce it with
plain language.
This training is divided into 4 parts:
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Today’s information environment
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What is literacy?
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What is plain language?
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The 6 steps to writing in plain language with practical exercises
The training is spread over 2 days:​
Dates: April 14 and 15, 2026 Time: 9 a.m.–noon Fee: $450.00 CAD
For information or to register: https://bit.ly/4btdoIs
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Rédiger clairement: pour des contenus compris dès la première lecture
Autrement dit is collaborating with Plain Language Academies
to present this practical plain language training in French.
"Taking the course has really helped me to shift my thinking. You realize that you can still sound competent and credible without using big complex words ..."
Leah Dormaar, Executive Director,
Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association
Enhance communication results with
plain language skills designed for you
Our award-winning team specializes in helping communicators develop information that isreader-relevant, quickly navigated, easily understood and effective to use.
Our courses follow this model. They are client-oriented, efficient to navigate, easy to understand and effective when turned into actions.
The interactive experience will help you enhance existing skills, gain new ones and improve client-centred communication. We look at audiences, writing, editing, design, feedback, delivery and strategy.
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Want more efficiency? Need to be better connect with clients? Have a communication problem to solve? Plain language can be the answer. We are here to help you move forward.
Join the Academies and
expand your skills
Just three steps away
1. Select your learning option
Self-directed online, webinars, live
English, French, Spanish
Choose the Academy that suits your needs: Plain Language Academy (English), Académie du langage clair et simple (French), and Academia de Lenguaje Claro (Spanish).
​PLA offers Core and Advanced options. Our partners offer specialized courses. ​ We recommend the three Core courses, offered with an optional package with discount, if you are just getting started. Or, choose an Advanced topic that meets your professional needs.
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Courses can be self-directed online, webinar, or live interactive. You will get instructor support and feedback. Certificates are presented for successful completion of each course and a Letter of
Achievement for successfully completing six.
"Taking this course has really helped me to shift my thinking. You realize that you can still sound competent and credible without using big complex words ..."
Leah Dormaar, Executive Director,
Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association
2. Create PLA account
Next, create your Academy account in Moodle to access courses.​
Go to plainlanguageacademy.moodlecloud.com.
This same account will work for future Academy course registrations.
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Note: Each Academy may use their own system. Check their site for details and links.
3. Choose your course and register
Once you set up your account, choose a course.
Use the P PayPal logo and submit fee using the PayPal link. You do not need a PayPal account and credit cards are accepted. Invoices available upon request.
When payment is accepted you will be registered and have access when the course begins. Check the currency for your course.
Get to know the Academies
Kate is a Lifetime Membership (2022)
for her contributions to co-creating
PLAIN and advocacy work.
PLA team won the 2021 PLAIN
Cheryl Stephens Award
for Innovation.
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​"Plain language has no boundaries and we continue to serve writers from around the globe with our training."
Kate Harrison Whiteside, PLAcademies
Courses are ongoing. Ideas are always welcome.