The Workshop
World Relief Durham
An e-learning space where you can connect, learn & grow with others on the journey.
Are you a volunteer with World Relief Durham? You can enroll in any course, free of charge! Contact us at [email protected] to get more details.
Free
Explore the global context of refugee resettlement, the process of resettlement within the U.S., and the role of organizations like World Relief. Est. time to complete: 45 minutes.
Free
In Navigating Friendships, you'll learn basics to build empowering, long-lasting friendships with those who may differ from you in culture, socio-economic status, and religion, and best practices for supporting a friend who lives with trauma.
$55
This course offers a foundational understanding of Afghan history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Afghan friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
$49
This course offers a foundational understanding of Syrian history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Syrian friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
$49
Explore the basics of cross-cultural friendship and gain a framework for how to recognize, navigate and be enriched by cultural differences. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
$55
How do we engage in friendship with those of a different economic status than us without causing harm? This course widens our definition of poverty and helps us strive for mutuality and authenticity in our friendships. Est. time to complete: 60 min
$55
This course helps build awareness and sensitivity to how the effects of trauma may be at play in friendships, and how we can support those who experience the effects of trauma in their everyday lives. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
$55
How do we effectively welcome and befriend neighbors of different faith backgrounds? This course helps us examine motivations in interfaith friendships, and to foster relationships with trust and mutuality. Estimated time to complete: 60 min.
$55
Equipping you to mentor a career-seeking immigrant with confidence. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes.
$80
Learn the ins and outs of the U.S. naturalization test and how to help an English language learner feel confident as they prepare for their interview. Estimated time to complete: 5 hours.
$59
Everything you need to support an English learner. Navigate a language barrier, be a culturally sensitive language partner, and choose helpful topics of conversation to support your new friend as they learn English. Est. time to complete: 90 mins.
$59
This course will prepare you to tutor an adult English language learner. Estimated time to complete: 6 hours.
$165
This course will equip youth volunteers to engage immigrant youth with confidence. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes.
$80
Explore immigration through a biblical lens. Gain deep insights into compassion, justice, and hospitality. Join us in this transformative journey. 90 minutes.
$50
Explore immigration through a biblical lens with your small group. Gain deep insights into compassion, justice, and hospitality. Join us in this transformative journey.
$59
These courses are intended for volunteers, employers, churches, and program participants within with World Relief network. To these users, courses are offered at no cost. For those unaffiliated with World Relief, many courses, including our volunteer role trainings, are available for purchase at a group level or as an individual.
If you are a volunteer with World Relief, your volunteer coordinator will communicate with you about training requirements for the role(s) you are interested in. The World Relief Orientation: U.S. Programs course is a prerequisite for any volunteer role.
Yes! You will likely need to take another course in addition to your Orientation. Talk to your volunteer coordinator if you are interested in a course that is not required for your particular volunteer role(s).
This answer will vary depending on the course(s) you are required to take. Some, like the Orientation, are short and video-based. Others, such as trainings for skill-based roles like ESL tutoring, can include quizzes, written assignments that are uploaded into The Workshop, and discussion questions. The most time consuming course is about 6 hours.
Expectations for finishing your course depend on your office. For example, you may have to complete the Orientation course before attending a live orientation session. Your volunteer coordinators will let you know if they expect you to complete a course by a certain date or time frame. While the flexibility of an online course is convenient, we want to empower you to get started in your tutoring role.
Your first point of contact is your volunteer coordinator at World Relief. They can direct you to someone who can help you. Someone will be able to help you with issues like forgotten usernames and passwords, or if you need help navigating your course.
Some courses are offered at a price, but if you are volunteering with World Relief, you will receive a coupon code to enroll for free. In the course preview, you will see contact information for a coordinator at your local World Relief office who can get you started on your training journey.
Some courses end with a completion certificate, which is yours to be proud of and share with your volunteer coordinator. While the knowledge and practice in these courses are applicable to opportunities outside of World Relief, they are intended to prepare you for your volunteering role, and do not come with a formal certification outside of this organization.
Your volunteer coordinator has access to your progress in The Workshop and will be notified when you complete your course. You may also want to let them know by email, so you can connect with them about your next-steps.