Travel Risk Resources

One-on-one consultations are available for faculty and staff organizing international travel. Contact Breanne Guiboche, International Engagement Officer, at Breanne.Guiboche@umanitoba.ca for assistance with:

• designing pre-departure training
• integration of assessment (for example, IDI Intercultural Development Inventory)
• developing mobility program administration and mobility data management

International SOS Foundation Duty of Care Training – the world’s only IOSH-certified Duty of Care Training provides the knowledge and skills necessary to actively participate in the management of safe, healthy and secure travel for the mobile workforce (or students)

Safety for Supervisors training resource through the U of M’s LOD – workplace health and safety considerations for supervisors (not specific to travel, useful primarily for domestic travel)

CURIE’s Risk Travel online course – contact the Office of Risk Management for more information

• Bon Voyage, But… Essential Information for Canadian Travellers (Global Affairs Canada)
• Living abroad - A Canadian's guide to working, studying, volunteering or retiring in a foreign country (Global Affairs Canada)
• Her own way – a woman’s safe-travel guide (Global Affairs Canada)
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – a resource for LGBTI travellers
• Disability Travel Resources – travel planning tips and resources for those with disabilities

• Travel Smart app (Global Affairs Canada)
• Say Yes to Travel Insurance (Global Affairs Canada)
• United Kingdom’s foreign travel advice – UK-based but useful for any travel
• U.S. Department of State Consular Information Program – U.S.-based but useful for any travel
• Depart Smart – a resource devoted to travel safety
• Safety Abroad First – Educational Travel Information (SAFETI) – comprehensive safety resources
• Overseas Security Advisory Council – best practices for driving overseas
• Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) – international driving resources
• Smart Traveller Enrollment Program (STEP) – for U.S. students travelling abroad, similar to ROCA
• Protecting Your Information While Travelling (U of M)

• Global Affairs Canada publications – download PDFs and order free paper copies
• Canadian Consular Services Charter (Global Affairs Canada)
• Better Abroad Check-in – check if your program meets best practices
• Canada’s Education Abroad Lexicon – definitions from the Canadian Bureau for International Education
• Matrix for Self-Care and Creating Brave Spaces as Education Abroad Program Directors –by Fuhs, K., Madden, M., & Roy, P. (2018) as part of the Diversity Abroad Faculty Development Task Force (pdf) 
• In Globetrotting or Global Citizenship? Perils and Potential of International Experiential Learning edited by Rebecca Tiessen and Robert Huish, 2014, University of Toronto Press. (PDF available through U of M Library)
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• Professional Resources
• Trends & Insights
• Forum on Education Abroad– standards of good practice for study-abroad programs (U.S.-based)
• Resources
• Training & Events
• The Center for Global Education – an international research and resource centre that provides support for faculty, staff, students and parents with information and resources for integrated international learning, health, safety, diversity, and the impact of study abroad on student retention and success
• Global Health Ethics Student Curriculum – from American Medical Health Association (for health sciences mobility coordinators)
• Webinar - Should I Stay or Should I Go? – International Travel Guidelines for the Newer or Solo Risk Manager (YouTube)
• Death Abroad Factsheet (Global Affairs Canada)
• UK Education Abroad Faculty Toolkit – instructional activities to support courses with travel 
• Universities Canada – study abroad news
• Game of Pawns – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) video that provides advice to U.S. students travelling or studying abroad regarding how to avoid inadvertently becoming a spy (opens video download)

• Well on Your Way - A Canadian’s Guide to Healthy Travel Abroad (Global Affairs Canada)
• Drugs and Travel: Do’s and Don’ts (Global Affairs Canada)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
• Disease Directory
• Resources for Travellers
• Travel Health Notices
• World Health Organization – comprehensive health resource

• Gift-Giving Guide for Overseas Volunteers (Verge Magazine)
• The Danger of A Single Story TED Talk – recommended to students travel1ing to resource-scarce countries
• First, Do No Harm: A Qualitative Research Documentary – exploring the ethics of global health clinical electives
• How Facebook Can Ruin Study Abroad – article on digital device usage in resource-scarce areas
• Canadian Council on International Cooperation (CCIC) Narrative Toolkit – tools for sharing development cooperation
• UBC’s Ethics of International Engagement and Service-Learning Project – web-based guidebook
• Ethics in North-South Student Mobility (Universities Canada)
• Building Ethical Global Engagement with Host Communities: North-South Collaborations for Mutual Learning and Benefit – Karim-Haji, F., Roy, P., & Gough, R. (2016) pdf)
• A Holistic Model for Ethical Mobility Programs – Gough, R., Roy, P., & Karim-Haji, F. (2018) (pdf)

• A World of Learning: Canada’s Performance and Potential in International Education (CBIE 2016 report) (see page 26 onward for Education Abroad)
• Go Global Canada: Global Education for Canadians: Equipping Young Canadians to Success At Home & Abroad – a report on the current state of global education in Canada
• 55 Study Abroad Statistics: Facts and Figures (IvyPanda)
• The cultivation of ‘Cultural Intelligence’ through studying abroad (Study International)
• The ROI of Studying Abroad infographic (Course Hero) 

• Volunteers Unleashed (CBC’s Doc Zone) – highly recommended for medical and resource-scarce placements
• Viewpoint: Is gap year volunteering a bad thing? (BBC News)
• Making volunteering abroad a more ethical experience (University Affairs)
• Global Citizenship (University of Ottawa) – online course material and resources prepared by Rebecca Tiessen
• What kind of global citizens are teachers creating? (The Guardian)
• How to Communicate the World – Radi-Aid’s Social Media Guide for Volunteers and Travellers
• Instagram Is Good for Lots of Things; Posting Photos of Poor Black Children Is Not One (Vice)
• Ethical Photography Guide (Foundation for Sustainable Development)
• Code of Ethics (Photographers Without Borders)
• The Importance of Ethics in Photography (photographylife.com)