GAC Learning Catalogue

Working with Global Affairs Canada often requires one to be prepared when called on to write talking points, responsive lines, short interventions like introducing a guest speaker, or speeches meant to be delivered by senior managers and Heads of Missions. This course in writing and delivering a speech will help participants hone their skills in writing material meant to be spoken. It will also provide tips on how to effectively deliver compelling speeches or talking points.

This course provides participants with the knowledge and hands-on skill practice of some of the following subjects: emergency scene management, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillation (AED), dealing with various injurie

Part II of the Canada Labour Code governs the health and safety of employees for workplaces under federal jurisdiction. This course will allow you to acquire general knowledge on the Code and its application.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course introduces strategic foresight and how to contemplate future challenges and opportunities to improve the appreciation of the potential evolution of complex political and strategic issues. We will explore a variety of tools/methods for thinking creatively about the future of technology, security, intelligence, geopolitics, and governance in Canada and abroad.

Strategic Analysis and Report Writing provides guidance and practical activities that provide approaches to targeting issues of importance, developing evidence-based analysis, and strengthening writing skills in order to craft strategic and focused reports for senior management.

This course is intended for consular officers or individuals who will be delivering consular services to Canadians abroad. Based on the trends and issues in your region, understanding how to identify the right outcome to address issues affecting Canadians abroad will help in creating a targeted advocacy initiative.

This course addresses subjects such as the role of a supervisor, strategies to build strong relationships, performance management and best practices to work in an intercultural environment.

This course provides LES supervisors with the knowledge and strategies they need to carry out their work. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Strengthen intercultural effectiveness by taking into accou

This training for groups is also available to other government departments and non-governmental organizations on a cost-recovery basis. Working in fragile and conflict-affected area poses special challenges. Pre-departure training in intercultural effectiveness can minimize the risk of failure and enhance personal and program outcomes in these environments. The course is custom-designed for anyone who will be undertaking a mission in a fragile or conflict-affected area.

This course explores challenges specific to developing countries in relation to the ways in which development assistance can be leveraged to promote trade and investment for inclusive and sustainable development.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course discusses how changes in global commerce, technology and geopolitical power are affecting Canada, and what this means for our long-term policy priorities. It analyzes the role of SMEs, global value chains, services and FDI in our relations with the rest of the world. It also discusses the implications for trade and investment agreements.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. The course will give trade officers, particularly those who have not taken the Core Training Program, greater insight into how work being conducted in trade and geographic divisions in Ottawa supports the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS). It will assist trade officers in understanding their own roles and that of the broader TCS network in achieving the Government of Canada’s international business development objectives and give HQ-based officers a better understanding of how the TCS serves Canadian clients in Canada and abroad.