Courses

ONPHA’s online and in-person courses offer in-depth learning opportunities designed to prepare staff and board members to meet changing and complex demands in governing and managing high-quality, sustainable, tenant-focused housing. Complete courses online at your own pace, attend one of our pre-scheduled courses, or work with us to develop and deliver a tailored course to meet your specific needs.

Pricing for courses will be based on your membership type under ONPHA’s new membership fee model. Upgraded members will receive 25% off the price of training and customized courses. All other member types will be priced accordingly.

Want to become an ONPHA member, or are you about to renew your membership?
Learn more about the new structure and core vs. upgraded membership types, or please contact us to discuss your choices: membership@onpha.org.

Online courses

ONPHA’s online courses allow you to participate in professional training at a time and place that works for you.

Courses starting this fall
The New Simplified World of RGI (September-December)

The new, simplified rules will make RGI administration and calculations easier for community housing providers and tenants to predict and understand.

Governance Essentials (October-December)
This course aims to support learners in effective leadership and stewardship.

Courses coming soon

Each can be completed at your own pace over a three-month period from any internet-enabled computer, smartphone or tablet.

Ready, Set, (Re)Build
This in-depth course is a must for those looking to dive into the world of Non-Profit housing development and redevelopment and succeed in the modernized social housing landscape

Supportive Housing Core Competencies: Enhancing Your Skills
Our newest online course is offered in partnership with the Toronto Mental Health & Addictions Supportive Housing Network with the aim to help supportive housing workers develop a common understanding and knowledge-base of current and proven practices.

Courses with flexible start dates

Finding your way: Living safely in the community (Available in English or French)
Learn how to support people with dementia to live safely within their communities. This one-hour course is offered in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, and can be completed in English or French at no cost.

In-person courses

More courses coming soon

Customized courses – just for you

ONPHA can tailor courses to meet your needs. We have experts that can come to you and help your organization build capacity in areas like housing legislation, governance, finance, strategic planning, operations and more.

We can do full or half-day training. Tell us what you need. We’ll work with you.

See what’s available

Attention: housing providers in Toronto

The City of Toronto, in partnership with ONPHA, will be offering a customized course that will be mandatory for Toronto housing providers and will meet both new province-wide RGI administration requirements as well as requirements based on Toronto’s local rules. Please watch this space for this offering, coming Fall 2021.

We would like to provide clarification that while ONPHA’s standardized RGI course is open to everyone, all new staff administering RGI in Toronto will be required to register for the customized RGI course for Toronto when it becomes available. This requirement will apply to all Toronto housing providers, regardless of whether they have taken the standard RGI course offered by ONPHA.

If you have any questions about Toronto’s new requirements, please email HSS@toronto.ca.