Volunteer in the CBSS Sector Training Modules. 

This volunteer resource is provided for Community Based Seniors Service organizations to supplement volunteer training in their existing training programs.

An account is required to track your course participation and send you your completion certificates. For support to create an account, please click here.

These online modules provide topic specific training for volunteers who work with seniors. Please click the link to read more about each course.

• Introduction to the CBSS Sector
• Communicating Well with Senior Participants
• Setting Healthy Boundaries and Prioritizing Self-Care when Volunteering With Seniors
• Respectfully Navigating Older Adults' Heath Challenges
• Dementia-Aware Volunteering

These modules are designed to be self directed and are structured with videos, slide decks and a short multiple-choice quiz.  

On completion, participants will be sent certificates for each module completed. Organizations may request certificates from their volunteers.

We encourage you to register and try out these courses and integrate them into your volunteer training.

If you are a volunteer requiring support to sign up, please visit our support guide.

We gratefully acknowledge that these modules were created with financial support from a CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant.