Training and Education

This training and education hub was created to help Edmontonians come together to support one another in living happier, more meaningful lives. Whether you're caring for family, friends, coworkers, or even strangers, we all play a role in looking out for each other.

These courses are designed to support your growth—whether you're a peer, a service provider, or someone just trying to help. Topics include mental health and addictions, suicide prevention, peer support, poverty and housing, parenting, and more. All trainings emphasize approaches that are fair, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and rooted in community values. See a calendar view of upcoming locally offered training →

 
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CITC811 Critical Thinking – NAIT

Learn how to build your critical thinking skills and communicate with others.

Critical thinking calls for the use of reasoning skills. Being an active learner rather than a passive consumer of information is key. Instead of accepting ideas and presumptions at face value, critical thinkers vigorously challenge them. They are constantly willing to discover that the concepts, justifications, and conclusions do not fully capture the situation. Instead of relying on gut instinct or intuition, critical thinkers will discover, analyze, and methodically solve problems.

Today, many people experience information overload. We are bombarded with messages urging us to believe certain ideas, purchase certain products, support specific causes, and live our lives in this or that particular way. How do you know what to believe? How do you separate the truth from the myths? The answer lies in critical thinking skills. The ability to clearly reason through problems and present arguments logically and compellingly has become a key skill for survival in today’s world. With the tools you gain in this course, you will be able to differentiate critical thinking from non-critical thinking, recognize and evaluate assumptions, identify types of faulty reasoning, and apply practical techniques to achieve clarity in thinking and problem-solving.

Offered in self-paced on-demand or remote live formats.

To register: NAIT – CITC811

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Strategic Thinking for Everyone Specialization – Arizona State University

In this online Coursera 4 course series, learn to imagine and plan for future scenarios, identify relevant data about them and choose the optimal approach in your interactions.

With the expertise of Dr. Timiebi Aganaba from the ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society, the Strategic Thinking specialization will put the tools, knowledge and strategies of strategic thinking directly into your hands. You’ll learn the fundamentals and get acquainted with your strategy toolkit. Then, you’ll directly apply them in hands-on scenarios.

By the end of the specialization, you will be able to:

  • Imagine possible futures with intentional questions and maintain agency over those futures.

  • Analyze possible scenarios to plan for each and identify how to achieve desired outcomes.

  • Gather relevant, comprehensive data for scenario planning and retain lasting insights to share.

  • Identify the perspectives and strategies of others and gain influence using these insights.

Courses:

Futures Thinking (7 Hours)

Information Gathering and Vetting (5 Hours)

Perspective-Taking (5 Hours)

Strategic Thinking (7 Hours)

To register: Coursera – Strategic Thinking Specialization

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