Along with research and community engagement, training has been one of the core activities of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement since its inception. This page provides a window into the wide range of learning opportunities for students, professionals, leaders, and engaged citizens offered by organizations affiliated with our Centre, including formal certificate programs and one-off workshops delivered online or in-person.
Certificate Program in Community-Based Research
The Centre for Community-Based Research (CCBR) offers a range of practical skill-building mini courses to build the capacity of organizations, students, faculty and community members to use community research to make change. Courses are delivered synchronously online. **Bursaries available**
Conflict Management Certificate Program
The Conflict Management Certificate Program is a versatile and well-rounded professional development program which delivers skills-based training workshops led by accomplished practitioners and academics invested in learner success. The workshops incorporate a transformative approach to conflict that places people and relationships at the center. Workshops are delivered in person and synchronously online.
Tamarack Institute offers workshops, webinars, and courses to help community members, organizations, and institutions create community change. Learners can explore areas such as Collective Leadership, Community Engagement, and Asset-Based Community Development.
The Ripple Effect Education (TREE) offers custom workplace and community workshops, training for teachers and non-profit educators, and workshops for K-12 classrooms around Conflict Resolution, Social Justice, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Celebration of Diversity, and Peace Building.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) actively promotes the pursuit of peace through teaching conflict transformation skills and peacebuilding strategies, facilitating relationship-building across divides, and providing communities with educational and advocacy resources about peace.
Instructors Spotlight
Cayla Charles is a Consultant with Credence and Company. She has previous experience implementing Change Management and Dispute Resolution strategies within public sector workplaces, private sector businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. She also holds a Conflict Management and Mediation Certificate and Business Administration & Marketing Diploma. Additionally, Cayla sits on the Black Brilliance Advisory Committee of the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), supporting members of WRDSB schools in navigating racially charged disputes.
Heather Keam serves as the Director for Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) at the Tamarack Institute and a Steward of the ABCD Institute. With over 22 years of experience in community development, Heather has dedicated her career to empowering individuals and communities to thrive. Heather collaborates with all levels of governments, especially municipalities and organizations, to craft strategies that place community at the heart of community plans and foster belonging.
Betty Pries, as Co-Founder and CEO at Credence & Co., brings a wealth of experience to her work, having worked with a wide range of organizations, both nationally and internationally. With over 20 years’ experience mediating, facilitating, training, consulting and public speaking, Betty is highly regarded as a Conflict, Change and Leadership Specialist. Betty is a Chartered Mediator with the ADR Institute of Canada and a member of the ADR Institute of Ontario. Betty is also an instructor at the University of Waterloo.
