Training
CBRCanada provides interactive, stand-alone workshops and courses on community-based research for organizations and post-secondary institutions. Workshop content can be tailored to staff at non-profit organizations, graduate students, early career researchers, faculty, and university administrators. Workshops are currently offered online however, in-person workshops may be available at a later date.
Custom Workshops
This 9-week interactive, cohort-based certification course is facilitated by leading experts in community-based research. The course bridges community-based research capacities by equipping you with research theory and tools helpful in conducing community-based research with excellence.
It is an online self-paced course
with a variety of opportunities for networking via Community Based Research Canada’s pre-existing programming.
Community-Based Research Course
Coaching
Leading experts in community-based research can lead coaching sessions with students, researchers, and other research professionals to bridge capacity in areas including:
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Designing and conducting community-based research or evaluation
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Community-based, participatory decision-making and/or facilitation
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Participatory data analysis
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Ethics and community-based research
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Participatory and action-oriented knowledge mobilization
Community-Based Research Canada bridges capacity with researchers, students, academics, and community practitioners in community-based research. We offer three fee-for-service opportunities, which may be requested at any time.
Who Would Benefit
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Researchers (academic or community-based)
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Reviewers of community-based projects/proposals
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Graduate students or other trainees
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Administrators
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Funders of community-based research projects
The Community-Based Research Excellence Tool (CBRET)
All CBRCanada training includes exclusive accress to CBRET, a reflective tool that assesses the quality and impact of projects when 1) planning a community-based research project; 2) designing existing projects; and 3) evaluating proposals or past projects. CBRET was collaboratively developed as a result of the 2014 SSHRC-funded National Summit on Community-Campus Collaborative Research Indicators of Excellence held in Waterloo Ontario and tested nationally and internationally (read more).
What People are Saying
CBRET workshops have taken place across Canada. Workshop participants highly praised the effective facilitation, hands-on application, networking, learning about community-based research, and thought-provoking discussions. Read the workshop reports here.
Researchers, students, and practitioners at the University of Toronto
Vancouver Foundation grantees at Work Centre for Dialogue at SFU
CBRET launch at the University of Waterloo
Researchers, students, and practitioners at the University of Toronto
This tool helps to balance power among people and describes how to work well with all. This is not a math formula, it is really a new mindset for designing and conducting community-based research”
- Workshop participant
Community-Based Research training, workshops, and coaching is currently provided via the Community Based Research Secretariat, located at the Centre for Community-Based Research. Community-based researchers may also consult the community research ethics office (CREO) for guidance on ethics and community-based research.