Prevention Link is thrilled to announce that our virtual training dates for this Summer and Fall are now open for registration! Along with our popular introductory workshops, we have added other one-day workshops including Return to Work 101, Principles of Accommodation Law, and Hearings in Writing.
Participants will also have an option to enroll in our in-person Workers’ Compensation Fundamentals Training Series, taking place at Bayview Wildwood Resort September 25 – 30, 2022. Details are forthcoming.
Who should attend:
WSIB representatives, Workers’ Compensation activists, RTW specialists, union leadership and union stewards, H&S representatives and activists, supervisors, human resources specialists, employers and young workers.
Learn from the comfort of your own home with the support of the Prevention Link Team!
LEVEL 1: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Duration: 12 hours Prerequisites: None
The first of six core certification courses offered within Prevention Link’s disability prevention curriculum. This introductory course begins by exploring the history of Ontario’s compensation system and the development of legislation and the general principles of the system.
Participants learn the basics of a disability prevention framework, including:
- Types of workplace injuries and occupational illnesses;
- The legal tests applied by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) when considering entitlement;
- The method to report an injury;
- The steps to initiate a claim;
- Reporting strategies, including time limits and potential penalties.
» July 5 – July 19, 2022
» September 7 – September 21, 2022
Cost: $399.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!
LEVEL 2: BENEFITS AND SERVICES
Duration: 12 hours Prerequisites: Level 1
In the second of six core certification courses, offered within Prevention Link’s core curriculum, participants will become familiar with the significance of legislation (WSIA), regulations, and policies, including the history of legislative change and Bills that have amended the WSIA.
Participants will:
- Explore changes to the legislation and their effects on benefits and services;
- Discuss the benefits and services available under three district eras;
- Explore benefit calculations including Non-Economic Loss (NEL) and Loss of Earnings (LOE).
Cost: $399.00. Register early to get $50.00 discount!
» August 3 – August 17, 2022
» October 12 – October 26, 2022
RETURN TO WORK 101
Duration: 6 Hours Prerequisites: None
This workshop provides participants with the tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively; and return them to long term healthy and productive employment.
The workshop will review noteworthy case law and Human Rights legislation.
» July 26, 2022
» September 27, 2022
Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOMMODATION LAW
Duration: 3 hours Prerequisites: None
With a focus on the protected ground of disability and the social area of employment, this workshop will advance a participant’s understanding of human rights legislation and the Duty to Accommodate.
The definitions of discrimination will be explored, the requirements for requesting and responding to accommodation needs will be outlined, and what constitutes “undue hardship” will be examined.
This workshop provides participants with the resources and tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively, and support return to long-term healthy and productive employment.
» July 27, 2022
» September 28, 2022
Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!
HEARINGS IN WRITING
Duration: 6 hours Prerequisites: None
This workshop will help participants understand the goals and challenges of legal submission writing and how to address them.
In accordance with the WSIB’s Practice and Procedures and with WSIAT’s Practice Directions, participants will learn how to organize and structure submissions to be clear and reader focused.
Using various outlines and templates, the traditional structure of a submission is examined with attention given to strategies and guidelines to produce an effective written hearing submission.
Participants will explore making facts and law persuasive and the technical components of writing, including referring to and attaching documents and a professional format will be reviewed.
» August 18, 2022
» October 4, 2022
Cost: $99.00. Register early to get $20.00 discount!
