This course will examine the importance of clear, inclusive written communication in the healthcare setting, and provide tools to remove different barriers to communication, which is especially important when communicating with internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs).
This course examines the value of open communication in the workplace, with a focus on the interview process and the feedback process. It also explores some challenges and solutions when communicating across cultures.
This course will look at the reasons why hiring and integrating internationally educated health professionals makes good business sense. An assessment process will help you examine your own organization’s opportunities to harness the potential of diversity and inclusion.
This course provides an overview of Ontario employment legislation, focusing on four key laws, and emphasizing how they apply throughout every step of the employment process including: writing a job description; conducting interviews; training, supervision, and evaluation; and termination of employment.
In this course you will hear from diversity experts working in a variety of healthcare settings, each of whom has played a key role in developing and implementing successful diversity programs for their organizations. They offer insights and advice for you to consider within the context of your own organization. With this in mind, this course has been designed for you to pick and choose the topics that you find helpful.
This course will introduce you to IEHPs from a variety of countries, at different points in the process of building their lives in Canada. You will also meet a range of other employers and managers within the Canadian healthcare sector. By drawing on their expertise and personal experiences, each video is designed to provide you with helpful tips and insights about successfully integrating into the Canadian healthcare system. Each phase of the integration process is covered: adapting to Canadian culture, planning your career path, finding employment, and finally, adapting to your new job within the Canadian healthcare system. We have provided additional interesting resources for you to explore after you have completed the lesson.
In this course you will learn about four key employment laws in Ontario and how they shape all aspects of the employment process, including applying for a job, the interview process, and workplace practices. We will look at a variety of measures in place to ensure that workplaces in Ontario are safe and fair.
This course examines the concept of cultural competence and the role it plays in developing an inclusive workplace, helping internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) to achieve their full potential on behalf of your patients, your team, and your organization as a whole. Through the insights of a group of IEHPs, and through a series of self-reflective exercises, this course encourages you to reflect on your own perceptions of cultural competence.
Welcome to Communication Matters: Workplace Integration Network (WIN)
This suite of 5 short courses is designed to help think through ideas, challenges and benefits in hiring IEHPs. Based on feedback from potential users these courses are short, practical and to the point.
Why take the time? The courses are not long. Take a look at the course list and descriptions to curate a tailored experience. Always check out the resource section at the end of each course. Laced through all the courses are short videos – insights from professionals. Courses 1 & 2 are less interactive Courses 3, 4 & 5 are versatile in their potential application e.g. staff development.
Course 1: International International Academic and Professional Credentials
Basics about the professional credentialing and verification processes with excellent resources, should you need them. The course begins with a short quiz to determine any potential gaps in knowledge and information needed to effectively judge an internationally educated applicant’s qualifications.
Course 2: Professional Regulatory Bodies
Practical information about professional regulators, their roles and responsibilities. The self-assessment knowledge quiz about regulatory bodies will help determine benefit from additional learning and resources provided. Worthwhile information about language proficiency and supports such as mentorship and orientation to the workplace.
Course 3: Equitable Hiring Practices
Interactive blend of practical information, video vignettes and short reflective puzzles to surface and inspire ideas, explore beliefs and biases surrounding the engagement of internationally educated professionals. Practical tips and resources.
Course 4: Diversity and Integration
Video vignettes highlight the many facets of diversity in the workplace. Useful insights from experts. Handy resources.
Course 5: Workforce Health
Vignettes about workplace atmosphere, communication and team function are explored. Practical demonstrations of collaborative working relationships.
Navigation Tips
Three are 2 windows on the landing page: one that leads to the 5 Workplace Integration Network (WIN) courses specific to employers and the other to the 10 Practice Readiness e-Learning Program (PReP) aimed at health professionals.
As previously mentioned, the courses will take between 20 and 45 minutes to do. They can done them individually or in groups, at any time. Each course has extra recommended resources, links to other websites and relevant journal articles that allow deeper exploration. Courses 1 and 2 form a consolidated picture of professaionl body rules, regulations and requirements – the ‘hoops’ through which health professionals are put. Courses 3, 4 and 5 are focussed on the workplace. The courses can be done in English or French by making the selection at the top right corner of the website.
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Register here: http://hireiehps.com/register/
You are welcome to enter the site without registering. However, the site will not be able to track your progress or remember which courses and lessons you have completed.
Course Organization
You can follow your interest – each course has a unique focus. If you are registered on the site, remember to click the Mark Complete button at the bottom of the page when you complete a lesson or topic. This will track your progress on the Course Content list, and on the green Course Progress bar.
For the WIN courses it is important to use the light blue tabs or ‘breadcrumb’ trail under the purple band to navigate. If you use the very top tabs you will be routed to the 10 PReP courses and you will have to take one more step back to the home page in order to return to WIN.
Subtitles are available in both the English and French courses. The option seems to appear in two different ways:
Ce cours est composé de trois sections. La première section présente un aperçu et des vignettes sur l’atmosphère du milieu de travail. La deuxième section explore la communication et le fonctionnement de l’équipe. La troisième jette un regard sur la manière de favoriser des relations de travail axées sur la collaboration.