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Training Opportunities
Training Opportunities
Agency Guide to the Adults Living With An Intellectual Disability Act (Formerly The Vulnerable Persons Act)

Abilities Manitoba, with support from The Province of Manitoba, brings you this training on The Agency Guide To The Adults Living With An Intellectual Disability Act (formerly the VPA). Employees of service providers funded through Community Living Disability Services are eligible to attend the training for free. Online sessions run 5 hours, and in-person sessions run 7 hours. Questions and requests for accommodation can be sent to Abilities Manitoba at [email protected].
Below are the upcoming sessions. Follow the links to register.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm WINNIPEG
Monday, January 19, 2026 9:00am - 2:00pm ONLINE
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm WINNIPEG
Monday, February 9, 2026 9:00am - 2:00pm ONLINE
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm WINNIPEG
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 9:00am - 2:00pm ONLINE
Past 2025_WINTER-SPRING_ALIDA_-Training_Sched.pdf
Orientation to the Protection of Vulnerable Persons From Abuse And Neglect
Download: An Administrator’s Guide to Managing Employee E-Learning
ELEVATE: Board Training
Abilities Manitoba is proud to partner with SARC in offering the ELEVATE program to our Member Boards of Directors.
Governance best practices and trends continue to evolve and ELEVATE has the information to take you to the next level. Enjoy 14 modules that can be taken in any order, and experience interactive content, videos, additional resources and templates, and much more. Take the modules you want, when you want.
ELEVATE will help support you in your role of leading and governing an organization and will help to maintain a standard of excellence in the nonprofit sector by showing leadership related to best practices, and increasing sustainability with knowledgeable leaders governing the organization.
Abilities Manitoba Members can purchase a one-year ELEVATE subscription for $829+GST (a savings of over $90!) by using Promo Code AMELEVATE at checkout! If your organization chooses to renew its annual subscription, a 20% discount for return customers will be applied.
Learn more about building exceptional board expertise, and hear testimonials from directors who have participated in ELEVATE by visiting: https://www.sarclearningcentral.ca/programs/ELEVATE

