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Aspiring Graduates

Step into the workforce equipped with the in-demand skills that top employers seek.
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Entry-Level Professionals

Sharpen leadership skills and strategic acumen to fast-track your career growth. 
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Youth Aged 20+

Forge your path with confidence, ready for the twists and turns of a dynamic future.

 

Venture for Canada has empowered thousands of young Canadians to not just keep up with, but shape the future. 

 

Meet Your Instructors

 

Meet our seasoned facilitators who provide the insight and inspiration to turn today’s learners into tomorrow's changemakers.

 

Touhami

 

Touhami is driven by building educational content and solutions that can disrupt for the better the way we learn and work together. He has over six years of experience working in instructional design, education technology and supporting ed-tech ventures grow. 

Touhami is driven by building educational content and solutions that can disrupt for the better the way we learn and work together. He has over six years of experience working in instructional design, education technology and supporting ed-tech ventures grow. 

Touhami is driven by building educational content and solutions that can disrupt for the better the way we learn and work together. He has over six years of experience working in instructional design, education technology and supporting ed-tech ventures grow. 

WORKSHOP 1: DEFINING THE ANCHOR OF YOUR VALUES

 

Strong leaders make good decisions, but with the world’s information at your fingertips, this abundance of choices can feel overwhelming. Participants will discover what matters to them the most; finding the roadmap to guide them through life’s tough decisions. 

WORKSHOP 2: WORKING WITH UNCERTAINTY

 

Uncertainty is the only guarantee. Participants explore two frameworks to tap into the important skills of resilience and initiative – empowering them to act confidently when navigate the next time uncertainty strikes.

DEFINE A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION

UNDERSTAND THEIR TYPICAL REACTIONS TO DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

PREPARE FOR A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION

FEEL CONFIDENT, STAY CALM, AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER THE CONVERSATION

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Touhami Abi
Training Programs Manager
Internationally-trained educator specializing in inspiring curiosity and growth.
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Jess Lee
Fellowship Programs Training Lead
High-energy facilitator perfect for groups who want to learn in conversation and play.
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Mariana Reyes
Student Programs Training Lead
Specialist in making complex topics accessible to quickly up-skill any audience.
Flexible Learning, Your Way

 

Find out more about our tailored workshop pricing and formats, including virtual, in-person, or on-demand options for self-paced learning.

 

Values Workshop - Uncertainty Workshop - Failing Workshop - Difficult Conversations Workshop

 

 

Our Workshops:

 

Values Workshop - Uncertainty Workshop - Failing Workshop - Difficult Conversations Workshop

 

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Defining the Anchor of Your Values

Strong leaders make good decisions, but with the world’s information at your fingertips, this abundance of choices can feel overwhelming. Participants will discover what matters to them the most; finding the roadmap to guide them through life’s tough decisions.
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Working with Uncertainty

Uncertainty is the only guarantee. Participants explore two frameworks to tap into the important skills of resilience and initiative – empowering them to act confidently when navigate the next time uncertainty strikes.
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OUR PROMISE

Unboring business education you can use immediately

No bad PowerPoints, cheesy ukulele music, mandatory quizzes to prove you were watching, smart-but-super-boring professors, or un-diverse panels. Ever.

 

WORKSHOP 3: FOUNDATIONS OF INTELLIGENT FAILURE

 

No innovation comes about without a trail of failures behind it, each contributing an important lesson or insight to the overall idea. Participants will explore Amy Edmonson’s Foundations of Intelligent Failure, reflect on their relationship with failure, and learn how to spot the lesson when faced with unplanned outcomes.

LEAN INTO THE DISCOMFORT OF UNCERTAINTY TO INNOVATE AND GROW

DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE AND INITIATIVE IN FUTURE PROJECTS AND TO FUTURE CHALLENGES

IDENTIFY THEIR PERSONAL BOUNDARIES WITH RESPECT TO UNCERTAINTY: WHAT'S TOO MUCH? WHAT'S HEALTH?

DEVELOP INTO A STRONG LEADER IN A WORLD THAT CAN BE VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, COMPLEX, AND AMBIGUOUS

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Failing Well

No innovation comes about without a trail of failures behind it, each contributing an important lesson or insight to the overall idea. Participants will explore Amy Edmonson’s Foundations of Intelligent Failure, reflect on their relationship with failure, and learn how to spot the lesson when faced with unplanned outcomes.
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Navigating Difficult Conversations

Tackling any problem head-on requires a difficult conversation, or two. There is power in knowing how to start, manage, and follow up on a tough topic. With practical exercises and personal examples, participants will enhance their communication skills and become more adept at navigating their next challenging conversation with confidence.
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    Dr. Ray Hsu
    Co-Founder, Phare Mental Health Ltd.
  • This experience has been so valuable. VFC makes it so that you cannot stay at the status quo. You must always be learning and pushing yourself beyond what you thought possible. I will be eternally grateful to this program and to all of the people who made this experience possible.
    Britt Anne
    2022 Training Participant
  • Venture for Canada's program is truly commendable and stands out as a shining example of a transformative experience for young professionals. The program's commitment to fostering a holistic learning environment, and empowering participants to excel... is truly admirable.
    Qianqi Zheng
    2023 Training Participant

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WORKSHOP 4: NAVIGATING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

Tackling any problem head-on requires a difficult conversation, or two. There is power in knowing how to start, manage, and follow up on a tough topic. With practical exercises and personal examples, participants will enhance their communication skills and become more adept at navigating their next challenging conversation with confidence.

DEFINE A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION

UNDERSTAND THEIR TYPICAL REACTIONS TO DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

PREPARE FOR A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION

FEEL CONFIDENT, STAY CALM, AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER THE CONVERSATION

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