1 3 INSTITUTE FOR WORK & HEALTH
• Implementation tip: If your workplace structure is not conducive to
hosting in-person workshops, online webinars or modules may be a
favourable option.
• Beyond offering training, reinforcing and facilitating the uptake of training
content is important to the success of training efforts. Make sure that
training content is relevant and applicable to your workplace's unique
needs.
Gilles, the HR manager for a group of early childhood educators, had been thinking for a while about
offering mental health awareness training to his workers.
Gilles was aware of a few factors that could limit the success of the training. For example, his workers
were scattered across different sites in the city and, as a result, were not able to participate in in-person
workshops during working hours. Additionally, much of his workers' administrative time was dedicated to
documentation and paperwork, so he was worried about adding yet another demand on their time.
However, Gilles felt strongly about offering training on this topic, and he persisted in researching options.
Eventually, he found an online training program consisting of a series of interactive modules, which could
be completed by workers during their regular administrative hours over the course of a few weeks as time
allowed.
Gilles also made sure to check that the content of the training was relevant to the early childhood
education context, and that his workers would feel represented by the training examples.
Case Study:
A training program that fits
