Professional Development Opportunities that Support Participation
Recreation staff, volunteers, and partners can significantly impact community participation. From creating a positive and welcoming environment to correctly communicating how and where to access services to transparently and genuinely building relationships, the people interacting with your community contribute to community members knowing how to and continuing to participate.
List of Organizations who offer Professional Development in Recreation
Ensure everyone on your team is ready and trained to foster an inclusive and participatory environment by using these professional development opportunities:
Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) | Walking With Indigenous Communities – Online resources, eCourse module, and the Oral Knowledge Hub to guide how the recreation sector can support and move forward in reconciliation with Indigenous Communities.
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) – Hosts an online community resource and discussion board called The Bench, where recreation professionals connect to share best practices, answer questions and build community. Provides Professional Development Certification which provides recreation professionals with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to create a national standard of professional across Canada.
Canadian Women & Sport Gender Equity Lens – Online training to help sports leaders make more equitable decisions to more sport more inclusive for girls and women.
Communities ChooseWell’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion eCourse – Learn about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in recreation settings and provides a broad overview of education and awareness surrounding EDI.
Community Development Unit – Provides sessions and workshops on facilitation, public engagement, community collaboration and more.
Ever Active Schools Youth Wellness Leader Certification – Provides youth-focussed EDI leadership training recognized by recreation and human services employers in Alberta.
HIGH FIVE – Provides certificate training for children’s sports and recreation programming.
Indigenous Corporate Training INC. Offers free and paid resources and training to help people effectively work with Indigenous People’s in addition to live training opportunities.
InMotion Network – Offers learning opportunities for promoting physical activity for girls and women.
Keeping Girls in Sport – Online e-training that helps coaches and activity leaders understand the barriers, motivators and environments that keep girls in sport
SPARC Alberta – Provides training for coaches, leaders and volunteers to support child and youth community grassroots sports programs.
Sport for Life – Offers a variety of training and education to support physical literacy programming
Tamarack Institute – Provides workshops, conferences and online courses aimed to build community engagement, collective impact and more.
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