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Newsletter Number 31 - March 2006 |
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DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HUM-BYTES? If not, please click here to cancel. BOOK SERVICEDarwin City Council Libraries offer a free home service for people unable to visit their library due to frailty, injury or disability. Call Casuarina Library on 8930 0200 or Darwin Library on 8930 0230 for information. 'SUICIDE ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION: MEN AT RISK' - eLEARNING TOOLThis is a valuable training resource for teachers of specific units within the (CHC02) Community Services Training Package, and other training packages. It is appropriate to be used in several core units and elective units in nationally recognised qualifications. The tool is acknowledged as an important resource in the assessment of risk of suicide and intervention strategies and is endorsed by a range of agencies and initiatives. For further information contact Michael Ried at mried@crisissupport.org.au or Tim Chamberlain at tchamberlain@crisissupport.org.au, or phone Crisis Support on (03) 8371 2800. HEALTH TRAINING PACKAGE HLT02 REVIEWThe training package is at Draft 2 Validation Stage of the Health Training Package Review and is now available for review and feedback until Monday 24 April 2006. As part of the validation process, Draft 2 Validation Focus Group Sessions will be held for targeted sectors and for the Enrolled Nursing Sector in each state and territory. The aim of these sessions is to gather feedback on key aspects of qualifications and units of competency to enable the third draft to accurately represent work roles and to provide stakeholders with information and skills they may need to provide future feedback relevant to the development of Draft 3. The Enrolled Nursing Validation Focus Group Session will be held in Darwin on Monday 3 April 2006 from 9.30am-12.30pm. Contact Sarah Fuller, Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council, at: sarah.fuller@cshisc.com.au or on (02) 9263 3645. RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNINGAn information research sheet and a research bulletin on Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Learning: Understanding Learners and Learning is available at: www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1662.html |
TRIAL CLINIC FOR YOUTH!The Family Planning Welfare Association of NT is conducting a youth clinic for the 25 years and under age group from 8-29 March 2006. The clinic will target young people who are eager to book appointments with a sexual and reproductive health doctor or nurse. In line with Family Planning's very busy drop-in Saturday Youth Clinic, this trial clinic will allow young people who have Wednesday afternoons free to book appointments rather than walk in and wait on Saturday mornings. Trial Clinic for Youth Wednesday Arvo 1 - 4 pm 8 - 29 March 2006 Booked appointments only Call 8948 0144 FIRST EDITION OF GWALWA-GAI NEWSLETTERThe Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health welcomes you to the first edition of their new look newsletter. Although the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health is a national body, this new newsletter, named in the Larrakia language, reflects the Centre's physical location on Larrakia land in Darwin. Feel free to comment on the newsletter. Any feedback you have to offer will be appreciated. To view Gwalwa-Gai, please click here ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTH WORKER QUALIFICATIONS PROJECT UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2006Please click here for a brief project update. GOVERNMENT SKILLS AUSTRALIA eBULLETINGovernment Skills Australia is the national Skills Council for the government and community safety sectors. GSA has the responsibility for the management and maintenance of the five Industry Training Packages: Public Sector, Public Safety, Local Government, Water and Corrections. Click here to view the first GSA eBulletin.
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