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| UPDATE: All OPA in-class training sessions have been postponed until after September 1, 2020 due to COVID-19. If you were scheduled to attend a training session, please check you email for further details. Please be sure to watch your email for notices of online training sessions! Wondering how other municipalities are dealing with COVID-19 related issues? Check out the Discussion Forum where you can post questions and read discussion threads on how others are responding. Please note that our office will be closed until further notice, with staff working remotely during this time. Please contact us by email if you have any questions or concerns. |
Did you know new and young workers are 4x more likely to get injured within their first month on the job than any other time? This is because they are not properly trained, unaware of the hazards, afraid to ask questions and/or unsure of what to expect.
Our training sessions are instructed by industry experts, all across Ontario. Through a combination of in-class theory and hands-on experience, attendees leave confident in their new skills, and ready to take on additional responsibilities in their workplace. We are always working to develop new courses based on feedback, and to continue to meet the needs of our members
For your convenience and to help stretch your budget dollars, OPA will bring any of our courses to your municipality or organization. We encourage you to let us know if you are interested even if you can only send one or two staff. We will promote your training to neighbouring organizations to fill the course and foster opportunities for networking with other people in the industry.
If you have questions about any of the OPA training sessions or are interested in hosting a session please click here to email the Training Department.
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Parks Practitioner Designation Program
Parks employees are a wealth of experience and knowledge, and we want to help recognize that. We hope applying for the Intermediate and Advanced designations in this program will assist members in planning their professional development goals, and give them confidence in the knowledge they have in their field. This program will also help employers confidently choose employees, knowing they have the skills required to competently do the job. | Parks Practitioner Application Form
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