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2025 Fall Workshop Series

September 2, 2025

During the 2025 Fall term, your Students’ Association is bringing you exciting workshop opportunities at discounted or NO cost to you!

Check out the listing below to find out how to sign up or register, what the cost (if any) is as well as full details on what they cover and how they’ll enhance your experience at NorQuest, and your resume! Make sure to note any registration deadlines and requirements so you don’t miss out!

Blended Intermediate Standard First Aid CPR/AED C

SANQC is offering Blended Intermediate Standard First Aid CPR/AED C training at a discounted rate to 2025 Fall NorQuest students. All you’ll pay is the non-refundable $75 registration fee (plus applicable Eventbrite fees). This also gets you lunch during your in-person session. This type of training alone can cost up to $160!

This offer is only valid for 2025 Fall NorQuest students.

Register for the session on Eventbrite HERE.

The deadline to register is 10 days before the start date of your chosen session.

Available Dates

You only need to attend one in-person session, and you need to be available for the entire duration, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. There are 18 spots available for each session and they will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Fri, Oct 17 • 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
  • Thu, Nov 13 • 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
  • Sat, Nov 22 • 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Information about the blended course administered by Big Hearts First Aid

  • Students will need to complete an online portion of the course prior to attending the in-person training.
  • The online portion will be sent to your email and can take 6-8 hours to complete.
  • The in-person portion will take place at the NorQuest College main downtown campus.

Upon completion

Students will receive a certificate in Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Level C that is valid for 3 years from Canadian Red Cross.

*Note: For students in the health care field, this first aid training DOES NOT replace the Basic Life Support (BLS) first aid training that may be required in your courses.

Non-refundable registration fee information

  • A registration fee of $75 (plus applicable Eventbrite fees) per person is required for the Blended Intermediate Standard First Aid CPR/AED C training workshop.
  • Registration fees must be paid to secure your spot.
  • If you are not able to attend the full workshop, your registration fee will NOT be refunded.

Naloxone Training

Your Students’ Association is working with Recovery Alberta to provide 2025 Fall NorQuest students with Naloxone training, at no cost to you.

Available Date (15 spots available per session):

  • Wed, Oct 22 @ 1 – 2:30 pm

Naloxone is a life-saving drug that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose, giving emergency medical services time to arrive. This training covers the following:

  • Hands on training on Intramuscular Naloxone administration
  • Harm reduction 101 discussion

Naloxone kits will be provided to participants.

Sign up HERE.

The Inquiring Mind

SANQC is working with the Centre for Growth and Harmony to provide 2025 Fall NorQuest students with The Inquiring Mind training, at no cost to you!

Available Date (20 spots available per session):

  • Thu, Oct 30 from 9 am – 1 pm

The deadline to register is Wed, Oct 29 at 9 am.

About The Inquiring Mind training

This 4 hour certificate program is issued by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. It is designed especially for post-secondary students, and facilitated by the Centre for Growth and Harmony.

The statistics and examples that are used in our training are drawn from the campus community at NorQuest from sources such as the National College Health Assessment survey results.

Course Structure:

Training is delivered in an in-person workshop format.

It covers three main components:

  1. Stigma reduction
  2. Resiliency skills
  3. The Mental Health Continuum Model. The Continuum Model changes how we think and talk about mental health by categorizing signs and indicators of good to poor mental health under a four-colour continuum: green (healthy), yellow (reacting), orange (injured), and red (ill).

The overall goals of the training are to:

  • Reduce stigma and negative attitudes towards those struggling with poor mental health
  • Support participants to maintain mental health and improve resilience and coping strategies
  • Teach participants about the Mental Health Continuum Model
  • Foster a supportive campus community
  • Support others

Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Sign up HERE.

The deadline to register is Wed, Oct 29 at 9 am.