In-house Training Opportunities

field can deliver a number of professional development programs in your workplace to strengthen the capability of:

field is also able to develop new materials and workshops to meet your organisation's particular needs. So please contact field to discuss your requirements

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1. Strengthening Disability Service Organisations

1.1 Governance

Boards

1.2 SDA

Boards

1.3 Strategic Planning

Boards

1.4 Risk Management

Boards

1.5 Financial Literacy (with Westpac)

Non-finance managers and board members

1.6 Ready4work (1)

(1) Managers of induction & orientation

1.7 Learning@work (1)

(1) Managers & supervisors with L&D responsibilities

1.8 TAC Independence Support (1)

(1)TAC PP Org* Managers intending to deliver this TAC resource in their workplace

1.9 IT applications; using web 2.0 in the workplace

Boards and/or managers

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2. Strengthening Disability Support Workers*

2.1 Values and Attitudes in Action

Direct Support Workers (and others)

2.2 Active Support

Direct Support Workers (and others)

2.3 Sustaining Active Support

Direct Support Workers (and others)

2.4 TAC Independence Support (2)

Direct Support workers with TAC clients*

2.5 Ready4work (2) ; general or tailored to organisation

(2) New Workers

2.6 Learning@work

(2) Workers engaged in on-going learning & dev.

2.7 Learning Partnerships; guided exploration of the direct support relationship (workshop series by arrangement only)

Direct Support Workers (with people with a disability using support)

2.8 IT applications; using web 2.0 in the workplace

Direct Support Workers (and others)

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3. Strengthening Inclusive Communities

3.1 Disability Sector Overview and Introduction ; general or tailored to organisations as required.

Recruitment Agencies

3.2 Introduction to People with a disability as Colleagues; practical introduction to preparing the open workforce (and workplace) for the inclusion of staff with a disability

Open  labour market

3.3 Inclusive workforces; sessions developed in conjunction with employer organisation/s to foster long-term success of diverse employment practices with particular regard to people with a disability in their workforce

Open  labour market

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4. Strengthening People with a disability

4.1 Self Directed Approaches Overview

People with a disability & families/carers

 1.3 to 1.7 adapted as required  for people using Self Directed Approaches

People with a disability & families/carers (where relevant)

4.2 IT applications & web 2.0 technologies; communicating service needs and planning

People with a disability & families/carers (where relevant)

4.3 Learning Partnerships; guided exploration of the direct support relationship (workshop series by arrangement only)

People with a disability using in-home services (with direct support workers)

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