Learning and development

The HRO can provide training in different formats tailored to the needs of students, professors and support staff. For example, we can:  

• Host workshops on:
  • Prevention of harassment, discrimination and sexual violence  
  • Our office, services and ways we can support you
  • Your rights, our policies, and resolution and complaint mechanisms
  • Any other topic related to our mandate
• Give presentations on consent to first-year students to prevent sexual violence
• Participate in lunch-and-learn activities  
• Have a table at your event   

The Human Rights Office is also responsible for online training courses related to our mandate, such as:  

• Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
• Working Together: The Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
• Respect in the Workplace
• What to Do When Someone Discloses an Alleged Incident of Sexual Violence

The Ontario Human Rights Commission offers multiple learning opportunities. It also produces publications to help understand issues relating to human rights.

See the Ontario Human Rights Commission learning resources. 

The Human Rights Office Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Team offers a variety of learning activities for students, support staff and professors. In addition to workshops tailored to your needs, we offer in-person and online training, such as bystander intervention training and online training for students (mandatory for students in residence and student athletes).  

See more about Human Rights Office learning and development on sexual violence. 

The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has created an accessibility resources website, where you can find much information related to accessibility on university campuses. You can learn more, for example, about how to interact with persons with disabilities, organize an accessible event, create accessible documents and teach with accessibility in mind.

See the Council of Ontario Universities’ accessibility resources.  

The Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS) offers free training for teaching staff. Some workshops are for professors and others for teaching assistants. They cover various topics in post-secondary education, including inclusive pedagogy. For more about optional workshops to improve your skill set, see the Teaching and Learning Support Service workshop calendar.

You can also find more learning resources on the Accessibility Hub.  

To explore the training opportunities available to students, staff and professors on policies and procedures related to anti-racism and anti-hate, see the Anti-Racism and Anti-Hate Hub.  

If you have any questions or needs to organize a training activity with the Human Right Office, email us at respect@uottawa.ca.