In an effort to help equip your team to meet settlement responsibilities, team members must attend
RSTP webinars or watch a recorded webinar as outlined below:
Required by the Team Lead plus one other Core Team Member:
- What is the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program?
- Preparing for the Visa Office Interview
- On-line Workshop
Required Training by each Core Team Member:
- Preparing a Settlement Plan
- Preparing for Arrival and Orientation
- Fulfilling Your Obligations through Assurance
- Completing a Successful Sponsorship Year
- Power Imbalance - 3 minute audio
- Managing Expectations - resource kit with activities and video links. This training will be facilitated by the Team Lead or another "teacher" among you using the curriculum available below.
Volunteer Screening & Cultural Awareness
Along with the webinars/videos, each core team person and volunteers who wants to work one-on-one with newcomers after arrival must:
- submit the results of a Vulnerable Sector Screening Check to their Team Lead
- participate in Cultural Sensitivity training facilitated by the Team Lead
- participate in Volunteer Screening and orientation as provided by their church. If a church does not already have a volunteer screening program in place, the AGC recommends Plan to Protect Orientation Training. Due to outdated and some erroneous information, we do not recommend you take their Refugee and New Immigrant module, but rather their basic training.
This webinar is offered monthly and is required training by your SAH. Every member of the Core Team must take this webinar. Date: Thursday, Nov 9, 2023Time: 2 pm - 4 pm EST Continue to learn with Aliya's sponsorship group as they discover…
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This webinar is offered monthly and is required training by your SAH. The Team Lead and finance person from the Core Team must take this webinar. Date: Thursday, Nov 23, 2023Time: 2 pm - 4 pm EST This interactive webinar allows sponsors to…
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This is required training by your SAH. The Team Lead and one other from the Core Team must take this webinar. Date: TBD Time: TBD This webinar delivered by RSTP for new and experienced sponsors will provide an in-depth look at the Private…
This webinar is offered a few times throughout the year and is required training by your SAH. The Team Lead must take this webinar, and then communicate the applicable content to the refugee before the Visa Office interview. Date: TBD…
This workshop is offered on the last Saturday of the month and is required training by your SAH. At least 2 members of the Core Team must attend this on-line workshop. Date: Saturday, November 25th, 2023Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm EDT This online…
