Training

Pathways to Belonging, offered by the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA), is a training program designed for professionals at all stages of their Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility journey. The program includes six modules paired with optional facilitated practical sessions.

Active Abilities Canada works to ensure participation for people of all abilities. Their Resource Library features disability-related resources from a variety of organizations that you can search and view.

The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) Coaching Certification Training is designed for coaches who work with or supervise Indigenous youth. The goal of the course is to help coaches, mentors and leaders understand, relate to, and apply Indigenous cultural perspectives so they can motivate and lead youth. 

The Adaptive Fitness Education is designed for fitness or rehab coaches who want to work with people with physical disabilities. The training course will equip staff and leaders with knowledge to work with clients who have MS, spinal cord injury, arthritis, cerebral palsy, and more. 

PHE Canada developed a resource that can help teachers and other physical activity educators teach children in grades 4, 5 and 6 to promote safe cycling. Each grade contains 10 lesson plans and is aimed at creating an appreciation and understanding of the benefits of cycling. 

 

INclusion INcorporated offers training and workshop sessions for companies, groups and organizations so they can effectively integrate inclusivity and accessibility into their work and their environment. Their sessions can be tailored to the kind of organization you work for.

ConnecTogether is an online learning platform featuring presentations from like-minded organizations, adaptive fitness, dance, yoga, music, gardening courses and more. We are here to help connect and encourage people living with physical disabilities.

This training program is centred on Indigenous experiences and how coaches, sport, recreation and club leaders, and educators can incorporate traditional history, culture and teachings into sport and how this can create more inclusive physical activity spaces for Indigenous participants.

OneAbility is truly a collaborative, innovative hub. In this webinar, they explain their structure, partnerships, governance and how they enhance the adapted sport and physical activity environment.

The City of Vancouver created an introductory video on why using appropriate pronouns for transgender people is integral to creating an inclusive and safe environment for all.

BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) offers this free course to recreation leaders on how to incorporate awareness and cultural respect into their programming to ensure indigenous people experience a sport and recreation environment that is inclusive and safe.

BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) offers this free course introducing staff, leaders, programmers on how to create and deliver recreation programs to all children, especially from vulnerable populations and how best to address the larger issues.

This interactive tool created by the City for All Women Initiative and City of Ottawa, is to help users address systemic barriers and inequities people face and create a positive, respectful services representative of the community. This handbook is for everyone.

OneAbility's webinar on creating an inclusive fitness environment, including space/equipment considerations, client approach, staff culture, language usage, training methods to increase both client and instructor comfort and more.

viaSport's All Youth Matter: Inclusion Training is a four-hour workshop where participants are provided with tools, techniques and best practices to create inclusive sport, recreation and physical activity experiences for youth from underserved populations.

Let's Play has a collection of 36 short videos demonstrating different physical literacy and other skills for wheelchair users. 

This resource includes four questions to always consider while planning for the inclusion of a child with a physical disability ensuring their physical, psychological and social safety from Let's Play. 

A step-by-step video resource for beginning wheelchair tennis coaches and program coordinators, created by the BC Wheelchair Sports Association with Bridging the Gap program and Tennis Canada.