Gender-Based Violence Support & Safety Training

BC Housing offers online courses to help people support survivors of gender-based violence.

Overview

These training courses provide a comprehensive introduction to understanding gender-based violence, assessing risk, enhancing safety, and supporting survivors through trauma-informed approaches. 

Courses are free for eligible learners and intended for:

  • Support workers
  • Management staff
  • Volunteers
  • Practicum students

Intimate Partner Violence Safety Planning Online Training

This course provides a practical resource to assist support workers. It focuses on safety planning with survivors and families affected by partner violence. Modules provide the foundational tools for safety planning.

Duration: 5–6 hours

Format: Online, self-paced (must be completed within 60 days)

Modules:

  • Module 1: Intimate Partner Violence and Approaches to Safety
  • Module 2: Identifying Risks and Collaborating Across Sectors
  • Module 3: Working with Survivors to Develop Safety Plans

Cost: Free for eligible learners

How to enrol

Supporting Survivors: Addressing Gender-based Violence Training

This course gives an overview of how to work with survivors of gender‑based violence. It uses a trauma‑ and violence‑informed approach and focuses on supporting survivors with brain injuries, as well as Indigenous and 2SLGBTQQIA+ survivors.

Duration: 1–2 hours

Format: Online, self-paced (must be completed within 60 days)

Modules:

  • Module 1: Understanding Gender-Based Violence
  • Module 2: Recognizing and Responding to Brain Injury
  • Module 3: Supporting Indigenous Survivors
  • Module 4: Working with 2SLGBTQQIA+ Survivors
  • Module 5: Applying Trauma- and Violence-Informed Practice

Cost: Free for eligible learners

How to enrol

Eligibility

To enrol for free, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be employed by a program funded under one of the following:
    • Women’s Transition Housing & Supports Program
    • Supportive Housing Program
  • Have consent to enrol from your employer
  • Agree to complete the training within 60 days of your first login

How to enrol

  1. Ensure you meet all eligibility criteria listed above
  2. Download and complete a course-specific application form:
  3. Email completed application form(s) or any questions to [email protected]

Open School BC

For those who are not eligible for free training through BC Housing, courses are available directly through Open School BC.