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.
Tamarack Institute
Tamarack offers workshops, webinars, and courses to help community members, organizations, and institutions create community change. Learners can explore areas like Collective Leadership, Community Engagement, Asset-Based Community Development, and related topics.
The Ripple Effect Education (TREE)
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, Peace Building, and related topics.
Conflict Management Certificate Program
The Conflict Management Certificate Program is a versatile and well-rounded professional development program in conflict management and leadership 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.
Mennonite Central Committee
MCC provides opportunities for the public to learn about peace work around the world and build interpersonal peace skills through their Training Active Bystanders workshops and Certificate in Peacebuilding course.
Just Outcomes
Just Outcomes offers custom workshops, training, presentations, and consultations to enable businesses, organizations, institutions, and multi-sector initiatives to use restorative approaches to conflict and harm.
Instructors Spotlight
Jennifer Ball (PhD, RPP, MCIP), co-facilitator in the Peacemaking Circles workshop within the Conflict Management Certificate Program. Her areas of research pertain to Circle as pedagogy & community engagement processes.
Yas Hassen, Associate Director of Tamarack Institute's Learning Centre (MA in Adult Education and Community Development). She is also the workshop facilitator for "Transforming Conflict into Growth".
Rashmi Narkhede, Centre Researcher at the Centre for Community Based Research (Master in Public Health). She is also one of the instructors for the course, "Principles and Strategies for Community Engagement".
