Accessibility
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA) Training
We are offering AODA training to all members of the Trent community. Please note that for employees and volunteers these trainings are required, as soon as practicable upon becoming an employee or volunteer.
Creating Accessible Documents
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility CHREA offers training on accessible documents, with a focus on electronic and public-facing web documents, in order to meet the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
AODA Training
OHRC AODA Training
Accessibility Services Canada Training
Anti Hate and Racism
Call it Out: Racism, Racial Discrimination & Human Rights
Call it Out: Racism, Racial Discrimination & Human Rights is a 30-minute interactive eCourse that offers a foundation for learning about race, racial discrimination and human rights protections under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Canadas Anti Racism Strategies 2024-2028
Canadas Anti Racism Strategies 2024-2028 takes a comprehensive, holistic approach by addressing all aspects of society that contribute to systemic racism. Recognizing that multiple factors contribute to the perpetuation of racism, the Strategy targets four priority areas within federal jurisdiction, and draws upon different fields of knowledge and expertise.
Navigating Racial Slurs
Navigating Racial Slurs looks at how to naviagate racial slurs using a trauma informed approach. Through an interactive session, individuals will learn strategies and practice navigating difficult conversations through various interactions with different induvial.
Anti-Racism, EDI and Positionality in Teaching and Learning
Anti-Racism, EDI and Positionality in Teaching and Learning is an online model that explores the historical roots and ongoing impact of racism in post-secondary education. Participants will learn core anti-racist principles, uncover and reflect on their own biases and positionality, and practice strategies for fostering inclusive, respectful classroom environments.
Ontario’s Anti-Black Racism Strategy
The government’s roadmap for addressing anti-Black racism and improving outcomes for Black communities.
Discrimination and Harassment
Positive Safe Space Training
Valuing Diversity Training
Tackling Harassment
Positive Space Training fosters inclusive, welcoming environments where 2SLGBTQ+ identities are respected and affirmed. Trained volunteers offer support, share resources, and help create safer campus spaces by challenging discrimination and promoting visibility.
Epigeum Courses
Epigeum offers several courses around harassment that are free for anyone to take.
Blanket Exercise (In-Person) / Just get over it (Virtual) workshop
This workshop will involve participation in the Blanket Exercise. The Blanket Exercise is an enormously popular and successful teaching tool that uses a participatory education methodology to raise awareness and understanding of the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. During this exercise, a script traces the relationship between Europeans and Indigenous nations in Canada, while the participants respond to various cues and interact by reading prepared scrolls. By involving people in an holistic way, the Blanket Exercise has consistently proven to be effective in helping people to understand how federal government policies and practices impact on and continue to influence the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
For more information, visit: FPHL Student & Employee Resources
To contact or book appointments - email: fphl@trentu.ca
Other Training
STEPS Certificate
STEPS (Skills To Enhance Peer Support) Certificate aims to develop skills to empower student participants to feel comfortable providing resources and referrals to members of the Trent community, and beyond, who may be experiencing moments of stress or distress. The program requires participants to take five workshops that focus on communication skills, bystander intervention and diversity, and inclusion.
Student Support Certificate
The Student Support Certificate is a series of workshops geared toward teaching staff (especially new instructors and teaching assistants) and non-academic staff who have direct contact with students. These courses aim to enhance the capacity of Trent faculty and staff members to effectively assist students in a variety of situations, and to help create a supportive environment that builds students’ life skills and ability to cope with a range of issues. Another goal of this training is to educate Trent’s staff and faculty on the services and resources available to Trent students, and to know when and how to refer students to them.
Campus and Community Grant
Trent University is excited to provide youth aged 15 - 30 with an opportunity to develop leadership skills and make a meaningful impact in their community through the new Impact Microgrant Program.
Program participants will complete a micro-credential on leadership and project management. Upon completion of the micro-credential, they will receive a badge to be shared on social media and LinkedIn. And after reaching certain milestones in the micro-credential, participants will receive up to $5000 to make their ideas a reality!