Ongoing Learning Hub

AI and Sexuality Basics is an introductory session intended to share what AI (artificial intelligence) is, how it can interact with human sexuality and identify the potential dangers. This short session is based on learnings from the Learning Network’s forum on AI and GBV (gender-based violence) in February 2026.

Please come take part with questions, suggestions and curiosities as we all figure out how to discuss things like deepfakes, cat fishing and companion bots. Don’t know what those are? Even better reason to attend!

Click here to go to the workshop registration page

This workshop is a great foundation for building a welcoming environment for 2STLGBQIA+ peoples at your workplace. This workshop is designed to be applicable for various settings and sectors.

The workshop will cover basics like the difference between sex, gender and attraction. It will also give you small changes you can make immediately, along with resources to keep building that welcoming environment long after the workshop is over.

This virtual workshop will be facilitated by Racheal out of our Brandon office, but participants can log in from anywhere. Anyone looking to learn more about 2STLGBQIA+ knowledge, skills and resources would benefit from this workshop.

Click here to go to the workshop registration page

[/acc-cont]

Why Do I Need to Learn This? (Webinar)

Monday, January  11, 11 am – 12:30 pm 

Based on a question that is often put in our question box, this quick session gives you fast, relatable answers for young people when they ask, “Why do I need to learn this?”
Not only will you be able to answer the question, but you’ll also be able to speak to the underlying values that comprehensive sexuality education reaches.

This session is mostly for those who facilitate conversations on sexual health with youth, but ultimately is for anyone who finds themselves faced with this question about sexual health mattering.

Click here to go to the webinar registration page

This mini-session is a 1-hour snippet of our full in-person workshop happening on March 19th.

During this “sneak preview” of a session, we will explore one module of our full-day workshop. Participants will leave with learning outcomes to use in their work, whether or not they choose to attend the full in-person session later.

This session is for anyone working in groups where the influence of the “manosphere” and other forms of misogyny is being boldly used in casual conversation.

Click here to go to the mini-session registration page

Click here to go to the full workshop registration page

It is hard to talk about sexuality without talking about how we talk about sexuality. What does “sexuality” mean? Why does that vary? If you want to have difficult discussions, come learn how to “do it.”

This session is for anyone who facilitates conversations on sexual health.

Click here to go to the webinar registration page

This mini-session is a 1-hour snippet of our full Sexuality and Disability workshop happening in person on April 9th.

During this “sneak preview” of a session, we will explore one module of our full-day workshop. Participants will leave with learning outcomes to use in their work whether or not they choose to attend the full in-person session later.

This session is for anyone who supports those labelled with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. It is ideal for those in frontline care roles who need help starting (or starting to respond to) these types of conversations.

Click here to go to the workshop registration page

Click here to go to the full workshop registration page

“With rights come responsibilities.” Yeah, that is true, but what are our responsibilities in upholding human rights for others? As humans, we are social animals. Talking about personal responsibilities is all well and good, but none of us are an island. This quick session will help folks learn to balance how they talk about responsibility so it’s less than 100% personal, victim-blaming content.

This session is for anyone who facilitates conversations about sexual health in a group setting.

Click here to go to the webinar registration page

No, we don’t teach people how to masturbate.

But discussions of masturbation are a part of comprehensive sexuality education. How do we talk about masturbation? Come to this short session to find ways to bring up this common topic.

This session is for anyone who facilitates sexual health conversations in a group setting. It is best for those who work with youth around puberty age.

Click here to go to the webinar registration page

Puberty is often sold as awkward, unpleasant, and confusing. Memories of being a pre-teen in a classroom discussing anatomy with an embarrassed teacher probably don’t bring up memories of pleasure. Let’s try to change that by discussing anatomy lessons with an eye on pleasure!

This session is for anyone who discusses sexual health in a group setting. It is best for those who work with youth.

Click here to go to the webinar registration page

Re-imagining Masculinity faces the current rise of misogyny by giving tools to the majority of us who don’t believe in biological determinism. Like many things fueled by internet culture, it isn’t new, but rather this wave of sexism is faster to spread and amplified.

This workshop starts at the entrance to the misogyny pipeline and explores how misogyny is normalized, creating an easy on-ramp further in. The tired stereotypes and arguments are then used to further divide people until conversations seem impossible.

This separation and isolation are the tools used to amplify this hate movement. This workshop will explore concepts of balancing empathy, intersectionality and accountability to create relationships with those ingrained in misogynist movements. Using the framework of gender transformation, we will then move the conversation forward to reduce isolation and harm.

This workshop is for anyone wanting to have important conversations about the misogyny we see in our communities. It is best for those who work with young men in various capacities.

Click here to go to the workshop registration page

We know… all this session is missing rock and roll, right? This quick session discusses the large amount of overlap between sex and drugs, including stigma, harm reduction and public health.

This session is for anyone who facilitates sexual health conversations in groups.

Click here to go to the webinar registration page

Starting the Conversation: Sexuality & Intellectual/Developmental Disability is a general workshop that covers a lot of ground. People labelled with disabilities are sexual beings like all human beings but often have their access to education, healthcare and privacy gate-kept to a higher degree for various reasons.

This workshop asks participants to identify what they want regarding sexual and reproductive rights for those they support. Using this rights-based framework, the workshop explores personal bias and the impact of organizational policies on sexual rights.

Tools and activities are demonstrated to address privacy, boundaries, consent, and gender/sexual diversity. There will also be group practice with a sex positive framework to respond to sexuality topics as they come up.

This workshop is for anyone who supports those living with intellectual/developmental disabilities and wants to start having conversations about sexual and reproductive health.

Click here to go to the workshop registration page

Facilitation Skills is our flagship service provider workshop formed from thousands of sexuality and reproductive health workshops in and out of schools across Manitoba. This 2-day workshop is designed to be a jump-start at becoming a sexual and reproductive health facilitator, with activities you can take with you to start facilitating after the workshop.

The beginning of the workshop starts with a theoretical basis for facilitating sexual health discussions along with our Operational Principles to guide our work. The bulk of the workshop then looks at different topic areas, giving background information, demonstrating activities to stimulate discussion and key messages to stay on track.

The topic areas included are:
• Consent
• Anatomy
• Puberty
• Fertility & Reproduction
• Relationships (with self, others and land)
• Safer Sex Decision Making (decision making and barrier use)
• Birth Control
• STIs
• Gender Norms & Violence Prevention
• Sexting, Porn, AI & Tech

This workshop is designed for those working with youth aged 10 years old and older, with a focus on teens and young adults. The information and activities are relevant for young adults and adults as well, with minor adaptations. Great for anyone wanting to learn about facilitating group conversations on sexual and reproductive health.

Click here to go to the workshop registration page

Formats: In-person & Virtual

Length: 2 days 

SERC has been training and consulting on comprehensive sexuality education in Manitoba for over 20 years. Teen Talk, our youth program, has been leading hundreds of workshops every year in and out of classrooms with youth for the same amount of time. This workshop is the foundation of our work.

As the world keeps changing, our workshop development is ongoing. If applicable, this training can speak to the Manitoba Health Curriculum learning outcomes, but we often go beyond those objectives to be more comprehensive. With a potential new curriculum on the horizon, we can help give you a head start. Not in a school? No problem, as comprehensive sexuality education has a place in many venues in and outside of school environments.

Interested in being a sexuality educator or sharpening your skills? This workshop is a great place to start. This workshop covers the values and approaches to our work. However, the bulk is exploring sexual and reproductive health topics with associated activities that you can use right away with learners of various age levels.

Format: LMS

Length: Self-directed (~3 hours)

Our Operating Principles course is part of the introduction to Teaching Comprehensive Sexuality: Facilitation Skills. This self-directed course goes over the Teen Talk operating principles and how they may come up in discussions about sexual and reproductive health. The course wraps with examples from the Question Box tool that demonstrate how these principles can be applied.

Formats: In-person

The Consent at Work project delivers culturally relevant, responsive and accessible training on consent and workplace sexual harassment to immigrants, newcomers, and international students.

The workshop is available in both official languages as a cost-free in-person session in Winnipeg, Brandon and Westman, Northern, and rural Manitoba.

Visit consentatwork.ca to learn more.

Formats: In-person & Virtual

Length: Half day & Full day

People living with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings with diverse experiences like everyone else, but face unique barriers to sexual and reproductive autonomy. This introductory training aims to support growth in service providers looking to enhance their skills being reactive to “teachable moments” as well as proactive in starting conversations around sexual and reproductive health with those they support. 

Formats: In-person, Virtual & LMS

Lengths: Half day, Full day, and LMS Self-directed (~3 hours) 

Supporting diversity and promoting inclusion are essential components of working with people in culturally relevant and safe ways. This training opportunity invites service providers to broaden their awareness and build capacity around Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Aromantic identities and experiences.

Formats: In-person & LMS

Lengths: Half day, Full day, and LMS Facilitated (~1 week)

People of all ages live much more of their lives online than 20 years ago. Digital dating apps are no longer trends, but norms in many places. Is it any surprise that young people are developing and experiencing their sexuality online as well? This training focuses on how to reduce the risks and increase the benefits of online sexuality through an essential life skill: consensual literacy. Service providers will leave with understandings of the legal aspects of viewing and sending sexual material and ways to have open, non-judgmental conversations about sexuality and technology with youth.

Formats: In-person & Virtual

Length: Half day

In this workshop, we will share information about Our Selves, Our Daughters Program, an award-winning initiative that provides space and resources for newcomer women from communities affected by female genital cutting (FGC) working for a change within their communities in Winnipeg, and advocating for improved care and support offered by service providers. This session will provide an overview of program learnings, challenges and successes, and SERC’s approach when working with these communities.

Formats: In-person & Virtual

Length: Full-day

The Queering the Compass training promoted sexual and reproductive health within 2STLGBQIA+ communities while improving the capacity of healthcare workers and service providers who serve them. This training addressed gaps in healthcare services and empower healthcare professionals in providing inclusive care.

View Queering the Compass page for module information