Training

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Professional Development Opportunities

As a national initiative, MentorAbility is committed to offering relevant, timely, and practical training that you can use for your professional development to support mentees and engage employers and mentors. All our training courses are 100% asynchronous, allowing you to complete the training at your convenience! You can explore some of our current complimentary courses below. 

Contents

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Preparing to be a Mentorship Facilitator

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Wondering about the steps and nuances involved in your role as a Mentorship Facilitator? This course offers strategies, resources, and information to support you to facilitate inclusive mentorships for job seekers experiencing disability. Click on the button below to get started with the course!

Preparing to be a Mentor

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Are you thinking about mentoring someone or do know someone who wants to become a mentor? This course is an excellent resource for mentors to learn about MentorAbility, increase their awareness around disability inclusion, and learn strategies to create an inclusive mentoring experience. Click on the button below to self-register for the course!

Guiding Principles for a Great Fit

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Interested in learning about the significant return on investment (ROI) on diverse and inclusive workforces? This course provides an overview of supported employment and the benefits of workforce diversity and inclusion. It offers practical strategies for businesses to improve inclusion and, with that, improve their innovation, creativity, and services. Click on the button below to get started with the course.

Accessible Communication

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Want to learn more about how to create communications that effectively reach diverse audiences? This course offers strategies to create communications that are clear, inclusive, and accessible for all, including individuals experiencing disability. Click on the button below to self-register for the course!

Supporting Disability Disclosure

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Wondering how to respectfully navigate and support disability-related discussions in the workplace? This course provides foundational knowledge and resources on employment legislation and shares strategies for effective communication during disability disclosure. Click on the button below to start learning!

Inclusive Recruitment

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Wondering how to respectfully navigate and support disability-related discussions in the workplace? This course provides foundational knowledge and resources on employment legislation and shares strategies for effective communication during disability disclosure. Click on the button below to enroll.

Developing Intersectional Employment Services

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Building on CASE's Diversity Works research project, this course explores the employment experiences of job seekers who are Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour and experience disability (BIPOC-D). It serves as an introduction to CASE's facilitated certificate program: An Intersectional Approach to Supporting Career Development. Click on the button below to self-register and get started!

Guiding Principles for Supported Employment

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Interested in learning more about the CASE 9 Guiding Principles? This course explores the implications of the 9 Guiding Principles and offers strategies to incorporate them in your work for stronger client outcomes. Click on the button below to self-enroll in the course and start learning.

The Strengths-Based Approach to Career Development

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What happens when career development professionals adopt the strengths-based approach in their work? The approach can increase successful employment matches, employment stability, self-esteem, and self-reliance for job seekers with various lived experiences, including disability.

This course explores strengths-based tools, techniques, and strategies to enhance your practice. Click on the button below to access the course along with the Strengths-Based Digital Toolkit, a resource designed for specially for career development professionals.