Course Description

Employers need strategies to identify, recruit, and hire top-quality candidates. Now more than ever, businesses recognize that their best competitive advantage comes from their people. 

In addition to finding great employees, employers have to respond to ever-changing environments, such as the current disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the regulatory environment. A full framework of employment laws exist in Canada, including  hiring and employing people living with disabilities.

In this course, we take the need to abide by laws regarding the employment of people living with disabilities and see how that can be turned into a competitive advantage, through finding top talent.


Learning Outcomes 

  • Benefits of diverse and inclusive workplace practices to make change happen
  • Ways to address company culture around employing people living with disabilities
  • Identifying and removing barriers
  • Addressing bias and stigma in the workplace 
  • Consideration for employees living with disabilities
  • Disabilities, functioning, and accommodation
  • Ideas for change


Members

If you have been provided with a Record ID through your organization, please update your profile before enrolling in a course. In order for your certificate to be issued, your profile needs to be up-to-date prior to your enrollment.

If you are having any issues, please contact membershipservices@workwellnessinstitute.org


Tara Beaton

With over 25 years of experience as a consultant, coach, leader and trainer in disability management, vocational rehabilitation, and career development, Tara Beaton has provided guidance to thousands of Return-To-Work specialists, rehabilitation specialists, case managers, HR practitioners, and leaders. In addition to her work in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors, to date Tara has developed and delivered courses for eight Canadian post-secondary institutions from coast to coast. Tara’s formal studies include a Master’s degree in Adult Education, focusing on critical Human Resource development and accessible workplace learning. She sits on the Board of Directors for VRA Canada, co-developed Canada’s national certification exam for the CVRP designation, and is a passionate advocate for disability rights. Tara maintains multiple professional designations, including the CDMP, RTWDM, CVRP, and RRP. Ontario-raised, she is still a Cape Bretoner at heart, and in her free time, you can usually find her either reading a great book, or snuggling with her 2 dogs.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Recruiting and Hiring People Living with Disabilities

    • Introduction

    • Course Instructions

    • Pre-Survey

    • Zoom Registration Link

    • Pre-work

    • Participant Guide

    • Slides
  • 2

    Post-course

    • Evaluation Survey