| READ MORE - click on selected programs below: Appreciative Inquiry : 4 days This workshop is designed for anyone interested in initiating, facilitating, advising on, leading and working with change. Read more Change Management : 2 days This practical program develops participants' ability to stimulate a pro-change culture, understand the dynamics of change and work effectively with complex change in the workplace. Read more Project Management : 2 days Participants develop the fundamental skills of project initiation, project planning, project organisation and project control. Co-ordinating, motivating and managing people in projects is also covered. Read more  People Management : 2 days Managing people and creating a positive work environment requires skills to organise work and people, to help people solve problems, to manage performance and to set goals and plan activities. This two day program equips managers and supervisors to manage staff and contractors in today's complex and challenging work environment. Read more Time Management : 1 day This program builds appreciation of diverse networks which require strategic and operational co-ordination to achieve synergies from integration and to build capability from specialisation. Read more Resource Management : 2 days This program provides participants with the practical tools, techniques and conceptual framework to apply sound financial management. Areas such as outcomes management, benchmarking, accrual accounting, budgeting, resource allocation and control are covered. Read more Mentoring : 1.5 days Workshops for mentors, mentorees and mentoring partnerships are specially designed to maximise mentoring relationships and mutual benefit. Organisational mentoring programs offer high impact, low cost professional development, leadership, diversity and change benefits. Read more Managing Client Agression : 1 day Our extremely successful 1 day Managing Client Aggression workshop is supported by a workbook and practical skills development for all staff dealing with clients. Read more  Cooperative Work Practices: 1 Day This workshop aims at developing knowledge and understanding of team dynamics and skills needed to work cooperatively with others including: interpersonal skills, individual interpersonal style, decision making processes, and understanding and managing conflict. Read more Coaching & On-the-Job Training : 2 days The way we delegate, coach and train our staff effects our productivity, level of effective teamwork and job satisfaction. This program develops and models these skills in a practical and encouraging manner. Read more Lifestreaming: Balancing Work & Home : 1 day As a part of career management, this workshop supports participants in developing a map of their current and potential work and life commitments, and strategies for managing their lifestreams. In particular, the changing meaning of "work" and "career", life priorities and understanding individual roles, goals, values and skills is explored. Read more Communication Skills : 1 Day This one day workshop is designed to develop important personal and organisational communication skills. Read more  East Meets West : 1 Day This new and innovative one day program will help you to get on top of your stress levels. Focusing on the lost art of deep relaxation, this course is designed for people who need effective ways to recognise and manage their personal responses to stress. Using an holistic approach you will learn to integrate the mental, emotional, physical and social approaches to stress management. Drawing on Yoga techniques participants will also learn how to achieve a deep state of relaxation. Read more Corporate Governance : 1 Day This workshop aims to encourage effective board membership by providing information about roles, responsibilities and the practical realities of board membership. Read more Appreciative Consultation / Community Engagement : 1 Day Appreciative Consultation/Community Engagement - 1 DayThis introductory workshop enables participants to experience Appreciative Inquiry as an participatory approach to consultation and community engagement. Read more Ethics At Work : 2 - 3 Hours The Ethics at Work workshop is a 2-3 hour participatory process relevant and helpful for all staff. The workshop uses case studies to illustrate the dynamics of ethical decision making. Read more Advanced Facilitation Skills : 1 - 2 Days Aimed at enhancing participation in group decision making, joint problem solving and shared learning, this experiential 1-2 day course is relevant to people who work with groups of different stakeholders, community representatives and staff. Facilitation concepts and techniques such as learning styles, group effectiveness, functioning and roles are covered. Read more Community Engagement : 2 Days a) knowledge and a working understanding of Community Engagement principles and practice: - Understand the processes of Community Engagement within the Queensland government context
- Understand the benefits of undertaking Community Engagement and the risks of non-inclusive policy and program development
- Understand the fundamental principles of social capital, community capacity building and place management
- Identify the diverse methods of Community Engagement practice and be able to select appropriate methods for different situations and stakeholder groups
b) applications and skills to design, implement and evaluate Community Engagement interventions and processes: |