Newsletter Number 60 - September 2008

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Upcoming Events

AUSTAFE Conference, 1-3 October

The 2008 AUSTAFE Conference will be held at Regency Park, South Australia from 1-3 October. The conference's key theme is Forging Dynamic Futures, with sub-themes including leadership, business sustainability, innovation in teaching and learning, and social inclusion. For further information on this VET community conference, visit the conference website by clicking on the following link: Read More>>

Group Training National Conference, 15-17 October

The 2008 Group Training National Conference will be held in Cairns, Queensland, and will feature debate and discussion on key Group Training issues. For more information, visit the conference website by clicking on the following link: Read More>>

National Drug Trends Conference, 23 November

This conference will take place in Sydney and will feature discussion around illicit drug trends, along with the presentation of new findings. Please click on the following link to visit the website and find out more: Read More>>

Supporting the Health Professions - The Next Wave of Workers, 26 November

To be held at the Sebel Albert Park, in Melbourne, this national forum will provide an opportunity for Health Professionals, Workforce Policy Makers, Training Providers, and Employers to discuss Health & Community Service Support Worker roles, as well as covering the diversity of issues impacting on Workforce reform at national, state, regional and enterprise levels. To register, please click on the following link: Registration Form>>

Symposium: Creating Centres for Excellence in Training Delivery in Remote & Rural Australia, 18-19 November

Taking place at Crowne Plaza, Darwin, this two-day symposium will look at the issues around building and sustaining skills development in rural and remote areas, bringing together a range of influential stakeholders from industry and the VET system to discuss issues involved with meeting industry demand for skills development in the bush. To find out more, click on the following link: Read More>>

To register your interest, please click here Register>>

Bridging the Cultural Divide

Seminar: Working Successfully with Indigenous Communities

Two seminars have been scheduled for Nhulunbuy on the following dates:

The seminars will be conducted by Richard Trudgen, author of the influential book "Why Warriors Lie Down and Die", and will cover such diverse topics as: traditional political, kinship, and land ownership systems; human dynamics; communication across cultures; traditional languages; learning approaches; and world views. For further information, click on the following link: Read More>> or visit the website of Aboriginal Resources Development Service Inc.(ARDS), at the following link: visit ARDS>>

Public Workshops - Employee Assistance Service Australia (EASA NT)

Managing Change in the Workplace

EASA will run this public workshop aimed at Managers and HR Personnel in Darwin on Thursday, 18 September from 8.30am - 4.00pm.

Coaching and Mentoring

EASA presents its Coaching and Mentoring workshop in Darwin on Tuesday 30 September from 8.30am - 4.00pm. The workshop will give participants a better understanding of human nature and learning principles and will enable you to set up and manage a mentoring relationship, as well as improve staff performance, motivation and leadership skills.

For further information on EASA workshops, or to enrol in a workshop, please click on the following link: Read More>>

Reframing the Future

ENcircles update

As reported in last month's Humbytes, Human Services Training Advisory Council is running a series of two Enrolled Nursing forums. The first ENcircle was held on Friday 29 August, with a second one set for this Friday 19 September. The project scope is to realise a sustainable model for Enrolled Nursing in the NT. Eight personnel from Registered Training Organisations, along with a practising Enrolled Nurse from the Royal Darwin Hospital, as well as a Guest Speaker from the Royal Adelaide Hospital attended. The day was facilitated by HSTACs Executive Officer, Barbara Pitman, and Operations Manager, Marilyn Harris. The second and final ENcircle will be held this Friday 19 September, and outcomes of the project will be communicated through Humbytes at a later date.

Reframing the Future: ENcircle forum, 29 August.