In 2012, the provincial cancer agency in Alberta initiated a provincial quality improvement project to develop, implement, and evaluate a provincial cancer navigation program spanning 15 sites across more than 600,000 square kilometres. This project was selected for two years of funding (April 2012-March 2014) by the Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF) through an Enhanced Care Grant process (ACF, 2015). A series of articles has been created to capture the essence of this quality improvement (QI) project, the processes that were undertaken, the standards developed, the education framework that guided the orientation of new navigator staff, and the outcomes that were measured. The first article in this series focused on establishing the knowledge base that guided the development of this provincial navigation program and described the methodology undertaken to implement the program across 15 rural and isolated urban cancer care delivery sites (Anderson et al., 2016). This article, the second in the series, delves into the education framework that was developed to guide the competency development and orientation process for the registered nurses who were hired into cancer patient navigator roles and how this framework has evolved to support navigators, as they move from novice to expert practice. The third and final article will explore the outcomes that were achieved through this quality improvement project culminating with a discussion section highlighting key learnings, adaptations made, and next steps underway to broaden the scope and impact of the provincial navigation program. iNtrODuctiON D eveloping, implementing, and evaluating a provincial navigation program spanning 15 sites across more than 600,000 square kilometres is no small feat, but that is what was undertaken within Alberta's provincial cancer agency. Work on this provincial quality improvement (QI) project began in April 2012 and is ongoing. However, the grantfunded portion of the work occurred from 2012-2014 and is the focus of this series of articles. Capturing the essence of this program work, the processes that were undertaken, the standards developed, the education framework that guided the orientation of new navigator staff, and the outcomes that were measured in the initial two-year, grant-funded project required the development of a series of articles. The intention of this series of articles is to share the learnings gleaned from the multiple stages of this project with others who may be considering the implementation of a similar program. As well, these articles will contribute to the knowledge base regarding the impact that a cancer patient navigator program such as this can have on the patient experience, team functioning, care coordination, and health system utilization. In the first article, the focus was on establishing the knowledge base that guided the development of the navigation program and describing the methodology undertaken to implement the program across 15 rural and isolated urban cancer care delivery sites (Anderson et al., 2...