In Canada, participants who have successfully completed an ISW are eligible for advanced placement, transfer credit or prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) in the following programs:

• Bachelor of Adult Education – University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia
• Certificate in Adult & Continuing Education (CACE) – University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan; and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Faculty Certificate Program on Teaching & Learning in Higher Education – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Faculty Teaching Certificate – University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
• Instructional Certificate Program – Lethbridge Community College, Lethbridge, Alberta
• Native Adult Instructor Diploma Program – Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Merritt, British Columbia
• Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP) – Vancouver Community College and BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Associate Certificate in Training and Facilitation – Justice Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
• University Teaching Certificate (for graduate students) – University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

ISW facilitators who have completed the Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) have negotiated transfer credit on a case-by-case basis into advanced post-secondary educational programs (for example, Masters degree programs) in such fields as education and leadership.