Training & Workshops

To support our work in creating a campus environment where all members of the University community can study, work and live free from sexual violence, the SVPS Centre offers a variety of training sessions, workshops, and self-paced modules. We encourage all U of T students, staff, faculty, and librarians to complete either the online Sexual Violence Prevention Education Module (for staff, faculty, and librarians) or Building a Culture of Consent at the University of Toronto (for students).

In addition to these modules, we facilitate learning sessions by request (virtual or in-person), and standing trainings that individuals may register for. Staff, faculty, and librarians may sign-up for trainings through SuccessFactors. Students may register for standing trainings via Folio.

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Asynchronous Trainings
Educational Toolkits
Synchronous Trainings
External Offerings

Training Requests

We offer training and tabling to U of T community members. To request a session, please complete our Training Request form.

Training Request Form

Student Collaborations

If you are an organizer of a student club interested in teaming up with us to host an event related to sexual violence, or another relevant topic, please complete our Student Collaborations form.

Student Collaborations Form

Asynchronous & Online Trainings

Building a Culture of Consent Module (for students)

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This module intends to teach students about consent and how to incorporate the concept of consent into building healthy boundaries, communication, and consent practices within relationships. It also teaches students about sexual violence, the landscape in which sexual violence occurs, and available on- and off-campus support services for survivors of sexual violence.

Note: As of September 2024, all students living in a U of T Residence, must complete this module (excluding those living at UTM Family/Graduate Housing, UTSG Family Housing and CampusOne). Completion of the Building a Culture of Consent module is required as part of the new Foundations in Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Certification.

Learn more about the Building a Culture of Consent module

Sexual Violence Education and Prevention Module (for employees)

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The Centre provides an online Sexual Violence Education and Prevention (SVEP) training for staff, faculty and librarians at the University. Completion is strongly encouraged and constitutes an important step toward creating a campus environment in which all members of the University community can study, work, and live free from sexual violence.

Learn more about the Sexual Violence Education and Prevention module

NEW CCR Certification: Foundations in Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Certification (for students)

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The Foundations in Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Certification encourages students to build-up a culture of consent within their own campus community. Participating students will learn about consent, communication, bystander intervention, and how to respond to disclosures of sexual violence in a trauma-informed way. This CCR-recognized activity combines asynchronous online reflection with various trainings, and in-person programming to foster learning and develop student leadership skills.

Learn more about the Foundations in Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Certification

Educational Toolkits

Our educational toolkits offer practical, trauma-informed guidance to help community members and advocates respond to disclosures, support others, and practice sustainable self-care.

Staff and Faculty Toolkit:
Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence (PDF)

Student Toolkit:
Supporting a Friend Who Has Experienced Sexual Violence (PDF)

Orientation Coordinator Toolkit:
Building a Culture of Consent During Orientation (PDF)

Access more toolkits in the
SVPS Centre Public Resource Library

Synchronous Trainings (Online or In-Person)

This virtual workshop is a unique, interactive and comprehensive training which teaches participants to support a disclosure of sexual violence. This workshop empowers participants to manage a disclosure effectively using an empathetic and trauma-informed approach. Through role-play, discussions and story-telling, participants will come to learn the supportive steps in taking a disclosure. Participants will gain key concepts of the university’s Sexual Violence and Harassment Policy.

Length of Workshop: 90-120 minutes recommended

Learning Outcomes:  

  • Explain two reasons why you would reach out to the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre at U of T  
  • Identify the key differences between a disclosure and a university report 
  • Discuss how colonization and interlocking systems of oppression relate to our understanding of sexual violence  
  • Understand responder and survivor intersectionality 
  • Identify steps in providing a supportive, trauma-informed response to a disclosure of sexual violence
  • Describe two impacts that sexual trauma may have on someone’s academic and/or workplace success  

*Pre-requisite Required: Please note that in order to attend this workshop, you must complete the Online Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Module. You can access the module and register for this workshop through the Learning Management System (LMS). You can access the module and registration information by searching for the ‘Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Program.’

Register for the Skills for Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence workshop
Request the Skills for Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence workshop for your Office/Division

This virtual workshop provides participants with an interactive and practice-based virtual training for U of T student leaders on how to supportively respond to a disclosure of sexual violence. This workshop touches on the link between systemic oppression and sexual violence that can impact and create barriers for those impacted by sexual violence. Participants will gain supportive language, resources, and interventions techniques when receiving or witnessing sexual violence. By the end, participants are equipped with the knowledge, resources, and skills to support survivors when receiving a disclosure of sexual violence.

Length of Workshop: 90-120 minutes recommended

Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain 2 reasons why someone would reach out to the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre
  • Identify the difference between a disclosure versus a report 
  • Discuss how systemic oppression relates to our understanding of sexual violence 
  • Understand power dynamics in context of a student leader’s role when receiving a disclosure 
  • Identify what a supportive response looks and feels like through the use of case a scenario  
  • Identify what an unsupportive response looks and feels like through the use of a case scenario

Note: completion of the Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence for Student Leaders workshop is required as part of the new Foundations in Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Certification.

Register for the Sexual Violence Disclosure Skills workshop
Request the Sexual Violence Disclosure Skills workshop for your Office/Division

This interactive training will provide graduate students with an introduction to consent, sexual violence, and sexual harassment, as defined under the University of Toronto’s Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment. Additionally, participants will cover professional boundaries, bystander intervention strategies, and how to respond supportively to a disclosure of sexual violence. This workshop touches on the link between systemic oppression and sexual violence that can create barriers for those impacted by sexual violence. Participants will gain supportive language, resources, and interventions techniques when receiving or witnessing sexual violence.

Length of Workshop: 90 – 120 minutes recommended

*Pre-requisite Required: Please note that in order to attend this workshop, you must complete the Online Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Module.

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Request the Understanding Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment workshop for your Office/Division

In this virtual workshop series, participants will learn and apply the important skills by thoroughly addressing the elements of how to prevent unacceptable behavior. The workshop includes a detailed overview of sexual and racial harassment, explain key definitions. Participants will discusses sexual harassment prevention. Please note that this training requires 2 sessions which are each 120 minutes in length, and should be scheduled on two different days. It is recommended that the sessions be scheduled 1 week apart.

Length of Workshop: 2 sessions, 120 minutes each

Learning Outcomes:  

  • Provide an overview of key race-related and sexual harassment terms and definitions outlined within the Ontario Human Rights Code.
  • Identify manifestations of racial and sexual harassment and their impact on the individual and work environment.
  • Explain institutional processes and the role of the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office and the Sexual Violence Prevention & Support Centre in responding to instances of racial and sexual harassment.
No sessions currently scheduled
Request the Tools for Identifying and Addressing Racial and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace workshop for your Office/Division

This virtual workshop provides an overview of key concepts of consent and promotes learning and guidelines towards building a consent culture on campus not limiting to only sexual context. Using role-play, discussions, and polls, the facilitators share tangible tools student leaders can use to recognize the role of consent as it relates to their social identity, talk about consent with peers, as well as intervene in situations where consent is not being upheld. The training also equips attendees with relevant resource information including the Centre’s role. 

Length of Workshop: 60-90 minutes recommended

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe 2 of the services offered by the SVPS Centre 
  • Discuss the principles of consent through role-play practice 
  • Identify 3 ways one can contribute a culture of consent on campus 
  • List 3 ways one can teach orientation leaders about consent 
  • Describe one way of talking to a peer about consent 
  • Recognize the role of consent in one’s everyday life and relationships 
No sessions currently scheduled
Request the Building Consent Culture During Orientation & Beyond workshop for your Office/Division

This workshop builds bystander intervention skills grounded in an intersectional and trauma-informed framework, with a focus on harm reduction. Participants will learn about sexual violence, consent, and systemic oppression, discuss consent and intoxication, and practice creating safe spaces and intervening in environments involving alcohol and other substances through detailed case studies.

Length of Workshop: 2-hours recommended

Note: completion of the Bystander Intervention for Student Leaders:​ Environments with Alcohol & Other Substances workshop is required as part of the new Foundations in Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Certification.

Register for the Bystander Intervention for Student Leaders workshop
Request the Bystander Intervention for Student Leaders workshop for your Office/Division

Upcoming Training & Workshop Schedule

External Offerings

Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses (Online Program)

Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses in Ontario is developed by the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children. This training is designed to support all employees of universities and colleges in Ontario to respond supportively & effectively to disclosures of sexual violence.

This training includes 7 modules with video scenarios, practice quizzes and links to important resources to help you respond supportively and effectively to disclosures of sexual violence on campus. The practice quizzes test your knowledge and prepare you for the final quiz. The practice quizzes are not graded. If you fail a quiz you will have the chance to take it again. If you fail twice, you can then proceed through to the next practice quiz. There are unlimited chances to pass each practice quiz by simply refreshing your browser window and starting the quiz again. This is a large course and may take some time to load on your computer.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Respond supportively and effectively to disclosure of sexual violence
  • Know where to seek support and resources in your institution and communities
  • Examine one’s own attitudes, behaviours and beliefs
  • Learn about professional and institutional initiatives in education around the province
Access the Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence training program