Available Trainings

Foundations in Violence Against Women
In this four hour self-directed on line course, violence against women is seen to reflect and reinforce women’s inequality made more difficult for many women by the additional forms of oppression they experience. This course provides an overview of definitions, frequency, severity, scope and effects of violence against Canadian women generally and domestic violence against Canadian women and their children specifically. A brief history of the transition housing and anti-violence advocates’ movement, gains made and lost through such issues as gender neutral language and discourses and services which reprivatize domestic violence against women. Finally, this course outlines the principles of an intersectional feminist framework as a grounding assumption for practices outlined in subsequent BCSTH courses/trainings. 

This training is required before participants can take any other training with BCSTH (including in person, fee for service or online).  

Please note that participants are not required to complete this training in one 8 hour time frame.

Training Fee (Until March 31, 2012)
$30 for Full/Associate members, $100 for Non-members 

Training Fee (From April 1, 2012)
$30 for Full members, $100 for Associate Members / Non-members  

Register online here. If you have any questions regarding online training, please contact Hannah.

Technology Safety to Enhance Women’s Safety
This one day in person training is geared towards all those working to increase women’s safety from violence. Learn how technology keeps women and girls safe and puts them in danger at the same time.

Training Fee: $495.00 per day for a maximum of 20 participants and other logistics as per BCSTH Training Policy

Training Coming Soon

Introduction to Transition House Work Online Training
In this facilitated on line course, anti-violence workers will be provided with the opportunity to develop their skills when supporting women and their children fleeing violence. This module will build upon the VAW 101 online training and it is recommended that VAW 101 be taken prior to this module.

Training Fee: $75 for members, $150 for non-members  

Reducing Barriers in Person Training
This training provides Transition Housing programs, and other service providers that support women, with the principles and tools to support women fleeing violence who have varying levels of mental wellness and/or substance use. Taking into consideration that no one set of practices will be appropriate for every program, the training focuses on a number of promising approaches that have been identified as essential for supporting women, and how these approaches might be put into practice.  This in person training will be available to 7 agencies across BC until March 2012.

Training Fee: Selection criteria for which agencies will receive training will be sent out shortly. Agencies are encouraged to apply. At this time there is no fee for this training and we are not offering it on a fee for service basis.