Mandatory Trainings to Counter Sexual Violence

Short training sessions are provided to the INRS community to explain the content of the Policy Against Sexual Violence (SV).

About the trainings

To satisfy the training requirements under the Act to prevent and fight sexual violence in higher education institutions, the 10 member institutions of the Université du Québec network (UQ) pooled their efforts to develop shared training materials.

Coordinated by Université du Québec and funded at the network level, the project made remote training available for all members of the university community covered by the act.

Are you a new member of our community? You must complete these training courses as soon as you arrive at INRS. 

They are a first step in developing a culture of consent and respect throughout the community. According to the law, only staff members are required to complete all of the modules. For students, only the first module, “Fight and prevent sexual violence,” is mandatory, and it is also available in French. 

1. Basic training capsule

The basic training capsule “Fight and prevent Sexual Violence”, approximately 30 to 40 minutes long, is made up of 4 modules:

• Module 1 : Sexual violence
• Module 2 : Consent
• Module 3 : What a bystander can do
• Module 4 : How to support victims

2. Capsule “Against the Trivialization of Sexual Violence”

The training capsule, approximately 19 minutes long, was integrated into the training platform coordinated by the Université du Québec in 2020-2021.

3. Capsule “Gender Social Norms and Sexual Violence”

The training capsule, approximately 15 minutes long, was integrated into the training platform coordinated by the Université du Québec in 2021-2022.

4. Module: “Together, let’s build a culture of respect and consent”

The training module, which lasts approximately 19 minutes, was added to the training platform coordinated by Université du Québec in 2022–2023.

5. Video: “Power relations and sexual consent”

The training video, which lasts approximately 20 minutes, was added to the training platform coordinated by Université du Québec in 2023–2024.

6. Module: “Educational and authority relationships and sexual consent in higher education”

The training module, which lasts approximately 20 minutes, was added to the training platform coordinated by Université du Québec in 2024–2025.

How to do the trainings

Access the trainings through the following link preveniretcombattrevacs.ca. Then, click on “Formations” and then on “INRS”. On your first visit, you will need to create an account and register by choosing your status, either as:

• Étudiant (student)
• Employé (employee), or
• Étudiant et Employé (student and employee), to go through both trainings. The scenarios and examples used are different for students and employees.

Please note that it is mandatory to indicate your employee number or your INRS student number when you create a new account. For staff members, this is the six-digit employee number found on your pay slip. For students, this is the four-letter, eight-digit number you receive when you create your student account at INRS. Also, to select the language of your training, either French or English, please click on “Training language” in the box, under the legend.

Afterwards, you will also have to choose the language of the training, either French or English.

Watch our short tutorial for guidance, if needed (in French).

It is also important to view the entire capsules and complete the evaluations at the end of each capsule in order to obtain your certifications. This will be sent to you by email once your training is completed, and you do not need to send those to us.

If you have taken this training at another institution of University of Quebec, you do not have to do it again but you will have to send us a copy of your certification by email to comitevacs@inrs.ca.

For any questions regarding the present note or any technical questions regarding the viewing of the training capsules, please write to comitevacs@inrs.ca.

Please note that your computer must have speakers.

You already have created an account and you want to complete all your trainings?

You will need to enter your user code and your password, created during the viewing of the first capsules (if you forgot, please follow the instructions on the website and you will receive an email including your username with a link to create your new password. If you do not receive the link, please check your quarantined emails).

Note: If you are a former member of the community and your email address registered on the platform ended with your centre’s acronym (@ucs.inrs.ca, @emt.inrs.ca, @ete.inrs.ca, or @iaf.inrs.ca), use this address to log in or recover your credentials. You can change the address in your profile on the training platform. 

Awareness-raising activities

Information workshop on the prevention of sexual harassment and violence at INRS. 

This information workshop will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the INRS Policy Against Harassment, Discrimination, and Incivility (HDI) and Policy Against Sexual Violence (VACS). 

What resources are available to you in these situations? How do you file a complaint? What steps can you take if you don’t want to file a complaint? 

Link to the workshop 

Link to the PowerPoint presentation (in French) 

“On s’écoute” video 

This three-minute video explores power relationships, lack of respect for consent, and the crucial role of institutions in preventing sexual violence. — “On s’écoute” is a campaign aimed at raising awareness, providing information, and educating students, staff, and members of the university and college community in Québec about the issues surrounding sexual violence in higher education. 

Link to the “On s’écoute” video — Testimony: Relationship of authority