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Indigenous Culinary & Agritourism Success Series
Learn how to design immersive indigenous food experiences, navigate regulations, and market your offerings while celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions in the Indigenous culinary or agritourism space.
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LGBTQ2+ Diversity and Inclusion Training for Workplaces
Build a stronger, more inclusive workplace. This online self paced training helps you understand LGBTQ2+ history, terms, challenges, and allyship strategies to gain tools to create a respectful environment.
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Unconscious Bias
Unconscious biases influence how we see, think, and act – often without us realizing it. This online self paced training will help you learn practical ways to reduce their impact, fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace.
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WHMIS
Hazardous materials pop up more often than you’d think in tourism – from cleaning supplies to pool chemicals. WHMIS training makes it easy to stay safe, feel confident, and get certified.
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Navigating Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Want to create more welcoming experiences for guests from every background? Learn how to build stronger communication and inclusive tourism workplaces with this practical, self-paced intercultural training.
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Joint Health & Safety Committee Training
Ready to serve on your workplace’s safety committee? This essential training gives you the tools to fulfill your role, learn how to keep your workplace safe, and meet provincial requirements.
Respect and Inclusion in the Workplace
In an inclusive workplace, employees from all backgrounds and identities feel safe, respected, and able to do their best work. Respect and Inclusion in the Workplace is a foundational self-paced online course designed to help participants understand the value of diversity, identify respectful and disrespectful behaviours, and support an inclusive, positive workplace culture. This course is endorsed by Safety Services Canada as an essential component of workplace health and safety training.
What You’ll Take Away
- The benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- Characteristics of a respectful workplace culture.
- Attitudes and behaviours that demonstrate consideration for others.
- Practical strategies for ensuring conversations remain respectful.
- How to recognize and respond appropriately to discrimination, harassment, and bullying.
- Interactive scenarios, exercises, and quizzes to reinforce learning.
Who Should Attend?
This training is ideal for anyone working in hospitality, tourism, or related sectors who wants to build skills in fostering respectful, inclusive workplaces. It’s also valuable for tourism professionals who want to create positive, welcoming environments for both colleagues and guests.
Session Details
This is an online, self-paced course you can complete on your own schedule. Most learners finish in about one hour, but you can move through the material at a pace that works best for you. Accessible on computer, smartphone, or tablet—wherever you have an internet connection.
Eligibility
Indigenous Tourism BC will cover the full costs of this training for eligible participants:
- Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) residing in BC
- Indigenous-owned tourism businesses (51%+ Indigenous ownership), and their employees
- First Nations-owned tourism businesses (51%+ First Nations ownership), and their employees
- First Nations communities in BC
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this training—just a willingness to learn and grow. A background in customer service or workplace communications may help you move through the material more quickly, but it’s not required.