Learning Opportunities

Learning Programmes

The Sudbury Workers Centre helps learners explore practical learning options that support employment,
education, career growth, workplace confidence, and community service.

Programmes include virtual reality training, English and French language learning, soft skills training,
trades preparation, construction safety, healthcare and seniors care learning, homelessness-sector
certificate courses, education pathways, and Personal Support Worker training.

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Virtual Reality

Practise workplace, safety, interview, communication, and healthcare scenarios using immersive tools.

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Education Pathways

Support for learners exploring high school, college, university, upgrading, and career training.

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Language & Online Learning

Build English, French, soft skills, workplace confidence, digital skills, and job readiness.

This page is organized as a learning pathway. Start with a general area of interest, then open each course group
to see what is available. Some programmes are free and self-led, some offer certificates, and some may require
registration or additional steps. Learning options may change based on provider availability.
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Virtual Reality & Simulation Training

Immersive and AI-powered learning for safety, job readiness, interviews, healthcare communication,
teamwork, leadership, and confidence building.

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GWPro

VR Health & Safety Training

GWPro uses virtual reality to help learners practise workplace safety, hazard recognition,
and skilled-trades safety scenarios before entering real work environments.

  • Workplace safety practice
  • Hazard recognition
  • Forklift and work-at-heights training
  • Construction and industrial safety

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ImmersiveLink

Job Readiness & Indigenous Culture

ImmersiveLink supports learners with career exploration, job readiness, life skills,
workforce development, and Indigenous culture learning through immersive experiences.

  • Career exploration
  • Life skills
  • Indigenous learning
  • Workforce development

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BodySwaps

VR + AI Soft Skills Training

BodySwaps helps learners practise communication, interviews, teamwork, leadership,
healthcare conversations, and confidence using VR and AI feedback.

  • Communication and soft skills
  • Interview readiness
  • Healthcare communication
  • EDI and inclusive leadership

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InStage

AI Interview & Presentation Simulation

InStage helps learners practise interviews, presentations, pitch conversations,
discovery meetings, and professional communication using AI-powered simulations.

  • Mock interviews
  • Presentation practice
  • AI feedback
  • Professional conversations

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Access note: Selected VR learning opportunities may be accessible through SWEAC with support,
equipment, and guidance depending on availability.
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Education Pathways & Career Training

Support for learners who want to complete high school, attend college or university,
upgrade skills, complete professional training, or explore long-term career options.

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Full Education Support

High-Support Learning Pathways

For learners who need help choosing education options, applying to programmes,
planning funding, and staying supported throughout longer learning journeys.

  • High school, college, or university pathways
  • Professional training and upgrading
  • Funding and application support
  • Career planning and motivation

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Personal Support Worker Program

Kenjgewin Teg PSW Program

A paid online Personal Support Worker programme for learners interested in entering
healthcare, home care, long-term care, or community care work.

  • Online learning
  • One-year programme
  • In-person skills requirement
  • Limited cohort seats

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Trades, Construction & Soft Skills

Build practical skills for work, trades, apprenticeships, safety, digital confidence,
communication, money management, and career readiness.

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Trades Preparation

CTAO Apprenticeship Preparation

Free online courses to help learners prepare for successful careers in the trades.
Learners can build foundational skills, practise math and science, and prepare for trade-specific learning.

  • Pre-apprenticeship skills
  • Trade math and science
  • Trade-specific preparation
  • Red Seal preparation

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Construction Training

Safety & Professional Development

Free online construction courses for new workers, experienced workers, apprentices,
and supervisors who want to build safety, technical, and workplace skills.

  • Health and safety
  • Supervisor training
  • Apprenticeship readiness
  • Workplace communication

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Short Online Courses

Colleges & Learning Providers

Short online courses from different colleges and learning providers, including Lambton College,
Sault College, Sheridan College, and Seneca Polytechnic.

  • Employability and career skills
  • Life skills and workplace skills
  • Healthcare and equity learning
  • Business, digital, and financial literacy

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Soft Skills

Work, Digital, Math, Money & Life Skills

Free online courses that help learners build everyday skills for work, life, communication,
digital tools, math, money management, health, civic participation, and cultural learning.

  • Workplace confidence
  • Digital and math skills
  • Money and health skills
  • Civic and cultural skills

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Language Learning

Language learning supports communication, workplace confidence, community participation,
job readiness, school readiness, and everyday life skills.

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English Language Learning

Queen’s University QSoE Program

Introductory English language training using videos, written exercises, and spoken activities
to make communication at work and school easier.

  • 100% free
  • Entirely online
  • Self-led learning
  • No deadlines to complete

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Beginner French

La Cité & Discover French Options

Beginner French learning for learners who want to build practical communication,
workplace language, and everyday conversational skills.

  • Free French options
  • Online learning
  • Beginner conversation
  • Workplace and daily communication

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Healthcare & Seniors Care Learning

Free online self-led courses for caregivers, healthcare workers, long-term care workers,
and community members supporting seniors and healthy aging.

What this section is for

These courses are useful for people who care for seniors, support someone living with dementia,
work or volunteer in long-term care, want to enter healthcare, or want to understand aging,
safety, communication, caregiver wellness, and senior support.

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McMaster iGeriCare

Dementia & Caregiver Learning

Dementia education for families, care partners, and people supporting someone with dementia.

  • Dementia basics
  • Caregiver wellness
  • Brain health
  • Dysphagia

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Geriatric Essentials

Senior Wellness & Geriatric Care

Interactive modules on aging, senior wellness, health conditions, and geriatric care.

  • Advance care planning
  • Delirium and depression
  • Falls prevention
  • Medication review

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CLRI Long-Term Care

Long-Term Care Learning

Courses for people entering, working in, or supporting long-term care.

  • Clinical leadership
  • Infection prevention
  • Resident rights
  • Palliative care

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McMaster Continuing Education

Caregiving & Workplace Support

Courses for caregiver-friendly workplaces and caregiving essentials.

  • Caregiver-friendly workplaces
  • Caregiving essentials

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Alzheimer Society of Ontario

Dementia Courses & Webinars

Online-anytime courses and webinars for people living with dementia and their care partners.

  • Dementia education
  • Care partner support
  • Estate planning
  • Communication

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Lambton College CARE Passport

Long-Term Care Micro-Credentials

Micro-credentials for long-term care orientation, safety, infection prevention, and care support.

  • PointClickCare
  • Resident rights
  • Transfers and lifts
  • PPE and infection prevention

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Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario

Caregiving & Frailty Support

Self-paced caregiving learning for people supporting seniors living with frailty.

  • Caregiving strategies

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Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Older Adult Care

Learning for older adult care, dementia, depression, delirium, and elder abuse prevention.

  • 3Ds in older adults
  • Abuse and neglect prevention

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Community Service & Homelessness-Sector Certificates

Free online certificate courses for people working in housing, homelessness, youth support,
harm reduction, prevention, and community services.

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Homelessness Learning Hub

English & French Certificate Courses

Courses help workers and community service providers strengthen their capacity to prevent
and respond to homelessness.

  • Free, self-directed learning
  • Real-world scenarios
  • Learn at your own pace
  • Certificates of completion

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Interested in a Learning Programme?

Registration support is available for learners who want to explore virtual reality training,
education pathways, PSW training, online courses, trades preparation, healthcare learning,
language learning, or certificate-based programmes.

Use the registration page to share your learning interests and next steps can be discussed from there.

Register for a Learning Programme

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