Intercultural Competence Training Opportunities
The Bow Valley Immigration Partnership offers the Intercultural Competency Facilitator Training (ICFT) program annually to participants based in the Bow Valley to help build cultural awareness and support inclusive workplace practices.
Other Learning Opportunities
The following programs are examples of other opportunities to boost your understanding of intercultural communications and other competencies, as well as support meaningful workplace inclusion practices in your workplace.
We encourage you to seek out programs that best fit your learning needs.
Intercultural Communications
Settlement Services in the Bow Valley
Intercultural Communications Training
Settlement Services in the Bow Valley offers intercultural communications training to local businesses, organizations and groups in the Bow Valley.
For more information, contact:Jeanie Godfrey, Supervisor
Settlement Services in the Bow Valley
Jeanie.godfrey@banff.ca
403.762.1248
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
This workshop provides an overview of intercultural communications and introduces the role of a cultural bridge. Students will also learn key terms related to intercultural education.
British Council (via FutureLearn)
Communicating across Cultures
A 4-week introductory online course aimed at helping "boost your intercultural communication skills and better understand how to behave in multicultural and multilingual situations."
Intercultural Competencies
Intercultural Competencies for Leaders Certificate Program
This certificate program includes 4 core courses that can also be taken separately. This program is Approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) Alberta.
Indigenous Perspectives Society: Centre of Excellence in Community Education (IPS)
Cultural Perspectives Training
Cultural Perspectives Training (CPT) to help governments, organizations, businesses and individuals deepen their understanding, increase cultural competence and develop actionable ideas to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
University of Alberta (via Coursera)
Indigenous Canada
Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada.
Workplace Inclusion
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA)
Safe Harbour: Respect for All eLearning Course
An award-winning AMSSA diversity and inclusion training workshop for workplaces aiming to support understanding the value of diversity and inclusion, addressing issues of discrimination in the workplace, and attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and clientele.
Allyship at Work
An allyship training program that empowers employees to take meaningful action and build an inclusive workplace culture - focused on gender, race, and other intersectional factors. This is a free, train-the-trainer program with full resource support to share the program with your team.
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion & Building Collaborative Relationships
An online course designed to support leadership capacity to foster EDI practices in the workplace.
University of Lincoln (via FutureLearn)
How to Develop Cultural Awareness
Learn how to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace to create a supportive working environment.
… conversations surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion are not always comfortable, nor should they be if we are truly challenging ourselves to grow in our worldviews.
- Mark Maron, 2021. 4 Steps to Creating a Brave DEI Space in the Workplace.