Cultural Competence in International Education
October 23 & 30 from 11:30am-1:00pm
Members $195 | Non-members $395
Registration Deadline: October 17, 2024
Training Overview
This module will explore frameworks for intercultural competence within the context of international education. It will emphasize the importance of understanding the application and limitations of these frameworks, and their impact on educational practices, policies, and student outcomes. Learners will explore historical and contemporary considerations, develop skills for fostering inclusive and accessible environments, and critically examine the role of educators and practitioners in promoting cultural competence among students, staff, and faculty. Embedded throughout this module is a justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access (JEDIA) lens, which will help participants deepen their understanding of JEDIA principles and practices.
Intended Audience
This workshop is geared toward new practitioners in the field of international education, and anyone interested in learning more about the sector and the higher education landscape in Canada. This training is also a pre-requisite for the International Students and Immigration Education Program (ISIEP).
Learning Objectives
- Review and develop familiarity with intercultural competence frameworks.
- Explore personal, cultural, and institutional contexts and considerations in developing and promoting cultural competence.
- Review historic and contemporary considerations.
- Develop an understanding of international mobility trends, challenges, and opportunities relevant to cultural competence.
- Develop an understanding of the role of educators and practitioners in advancing cultural competence in IE.
Program Delivery
Qualified instructors will guide you through two required synchronous online workshops over two weeks. Asynchronous independent learning, including readings and assignments, will also be required via CBIE’s online learning platform. Participants should expect at least 3-6 hours of independent learning plus 3 hours of virtual workshops. The final capstone project will be due approximately one week after the final synchronous workshop.
Schedule
The next cohort will be delivered on October 23 and 30 from 11:30am – 1:00pm (Eastern Time).
NOTE: The final capstone project will be due on November 6, 2024.
Certificate of Completion
Certificates of completion will be awarded to those who successfully complete the program. To receive the certificate, participants are expected to attend all the virtual workshops listed above and actively engage in a group project in the final module of the course.
Facilitators
Kate Jennings
Kate Jennings (she/her/hers) has worked in international higher education at five institutions in three provinces in Canada over the past 25+ years. Kate is also the Founder and Principal at Jennings International Education Leadership & Training through which she works with associations, organizations, and institutions to support their international education leadership, strategic planning, business performance, and staff training needs.
Kate is the 2024 Past-Chair for NAFSA’s International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL-KC), was listed in The PIE’s 50 Voices of 2023 – North American edition, and in 2021 was awarded the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) International Education Distinguished Leadership Award.
Kate and her husband, Bernd, are grateful to enjoy their home and work in the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, known to settlers as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kate identifies as a person with disabilities and is a strong advocate for building and supporting inclusive and accessible international education programs and services.
Sonja Knutson
Sonja Knutson (she/her) began her career in international education, teaching English to newcomers in St John’s, NL, in 1993. Now retired from over two decades of leading international education at Memorial University, she has returned to her first love, teaching. Sonja volunteers as Chair of International Education Newfoundland and Labrador, a not-for-profit organization she co-founded over a decade ago, that supports provincial institutions with their internationalization efforts. In this unprecedented time for the field, she firmly believes that training, mentorship, and confident advocacy will see us through the hard years and set us up for a positive future for International Education.
