Training Opportunities

 We have multiple training opportunities for community members and service providers. Some active training opportunities are listed below:

ACB Youth Peer Educator Training

Rainbow Resilience Peer Service Navigation Training

This six-month training opportunity is for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) immigrant, refugee, non-status, and newcomer (IRNN) youth who are living with HIV, are 30 years of age or younger, and live in the Greater Toronto Area.

The training covers:

  • Peer leadership and community-based work
  • Sexual health and HIV education
  • Supporting other young people and connecting them with services
  • Communication, outreach, and engagement skills

Participants will build practical skills through interactive learning and reflection. Compensation is provided for participation, and your privacy will be respected throughout the application and training process.

Interested in joining? Complete the Peer Educator registration form. For more details, check ACB HIV Prevention or contact Edgar Ndogo at [email protected].

This training opportunity is for peers with lived experience as immigrant, refugee, non-status, or newcomer (IRNN) people who identify as LGBTQ+. Peers from Eastern, Western, and Central Ontario will be considered.

The training covers:

  • Introduction to peer roles and community-based work
  • Service navigation and community resources
  • Ethics, confidentiality, boundaries, and trauma-informed practice
  • Facilitation, communication, and engagement skills
  • Reflection, self-care, and ongoing development

Participants will complete evaluation activities as part of the training. Peer participants are eligible for compensation after completing the training.

For more details, check Rainbow Resilience program or contact Syed Mustafa Jamal at [email protected] for more details. 

Legacy Ambassadors Program

Legacy Ambassadors is a capacity-building initiative that supports community members in developing the skills and confidence to facilitate workshops, deliver presentations, and lead health-promotion activities.

The initiative welcomes community members who may identify as immigrant, refugee, non-status, or newcomer (IRNN); gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (GBMSM); and/or people living with HIV.

The training covers:

  • Facilitation and presentation skills
  • Sexual health and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)
  • Cultural safety
  • Harm reduction
  • Community-based health promotion

Following the training, Legacy Ambassadors may support CAAT’s programs as facilitators, co-facilitators, and presenters, while also sharing health information within their communities.

For more details, check the Legacy Project or contact David Soomarie, Legacy Coordinator, at [email protected].