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Education, Workshops & Training

Welcome to the Office of Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation (OHRCRM) Education, Workshops, and Training page. At OHRCRM, we strive to foster an inclusive and equitable environment for all members of our community. We offer a variety of in-person workshops for faculty, staff, and students. Past workshops included topics such as:
  • Accessibility
  • Cultural Competency
  • Implicit Bias
  • Homophobia
  • The Politics of Language
  • Fair Hiring Practices
  • Racism
  • Sexual Harassment
  • And many more
In addition to our in-person workshops, we have facilitated online options to accommodate diverse learning preferences and schedules. Along with our internal subject specialists, our office also assists in engaging external partners to bring specialized expertise to our campus community to ensure comprehensive and impactful learning experiences.

Mandatory Training

Should you have any questions or experience any difficulties with any of the online training, please contact a staff member in the Office of Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Mediation (OHRCRM) at hrcrm@uwindsor.ca or call (519) 253-3000 ext. 3400. These modules are available in alternate formats, upon request.

Accessibility Trainings

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) requires all faculty, staff, student employees, volunteers, and 3rd party service providers to complete two (2) accessibility training modules. Please complete both training modules (you will receive a certificate of completion for each module once it is finished). If you are a university employee, please ensure that you sign with your employee uwinid. 

Faculty, Staff, Student Employees, Volunteers, and 3rd Party Service Providers Training

As contained in Ontario Regulation 191/11, s.7(3), all faculty, staff, student employees, volunteers, and 3rd party service providers are required to complete accessible customer service training. To complete the training:

  1. Please review the Accessibility Awareness Handbook and Learning Module, and;

  2.  Complete the Accessible Customer Service Quiz. (A valid UWin ID is required to access this quiz).

Upon completion of the quiz, you will receive an email notification confirming completion of the training.

Note: If you are a volunteer or a 3rd party service provider without a UWin ID, please contact the Office of Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Mediation (OHRCRM) at hrcrm@uwindsor.ca or ext. 3400 to complete the quiz and to register that you have completed the required training.

Should you have any questions or experience any difficulties with the online training, please contact OHRCRM at hrcrm@uwindsor.ca or (519) 253-3000 ext. 3400. Training modules are available in alternate formats, upon request.

Faculty, Staff, Student Employees, Volunteers, and 3rd Party Service Providers Training

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) requirements, the University must ensure that every employee, volunteer, policy developer and all other persons who provide goods, services, or facilities on behalf of the University, receive training on the relationship between the AODA and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

This training consists of the five (5) short video clips shown below, followed by a brief quiz.

In total, this will take approximately 25 minutes to complete. The video clips can be viewed and revisited at any time, however, exiting the quiz part-way through requires you to re-start from the beginning of the quiz. Please note that closed captioning for video content is available by clicking on the "CC" symbol in the lower part of the video frame.

Should you have any questions or experience any difficulties with the online training, please contact OHRCRM at hrcrm@uwindsor.ca or (519) 253-3000 ext. 3400. Training modules are available in alternate formats, upon request.


GA/TA's Accessibility Training

This alternative learning version is only valid on a pre-approved basis. The employee must meet both of the following criteria:

  1. fewer than a total of 5 hours employment in a semester; and
  2. no direct contact with students or the public.

Please contact OHRCRM at hrcrm@uwindsor.ca or (519) 253-3000 ext. 3400 to request permission to use the following booklet:  AODA & Ontario Human Rights Code Training Handbook.


Training Videos:

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5


Quiz:

Access the AODA and Human Rights Quiz

Optional External Trainings

Employment Equity Training

  • Employment Equity Level 1 Training (Coming Soon)
  • Employment Equity Level 1 Test (Coming Soon)

Unconscious Bias Training

What is Unconscious Bias?

It is important to be mindful of unconscious bias, as it can impact the workplace, especially in recruitment, promotion and retention. Unconscious bias cannot be completely removed, however, it can be minimized through training and raising awareness. Unconscious bias refers to the life experiences, information, influences, actions and other's reactions that form the thoughts, feelings and judgements that are unintentional and not controlled. It can cause missed opportunities, poor decisions, lead to discrimination, stereotyping, and limit potential

 

Unconscious Bias Training

This training was developed by the Canada Research Chairs Programme to help understand what unconscious bias is, understand how unconscious bias can impact the peer review process, and integrate methods for mitigating the influence of unconscious bias.

 

Unconscious Bias Training

 

Unconscious Bias Test

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) was founded by researchers from the University of Washington, Harvard University, and the University of Virginia. Provided are online implicit association tests to educate the public about hidden biases.

 

Unconscious Bias Test