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New round of Short Courses launched – book now for 15 April

April 2010

A new round of sector-specific short courses has been launched for 2010. They include the very popular public speaking course Speak Up! Speak Out! 1, and new Speaking with Impact for Board Members. For anyone who has previously completed Speak Up Speak Out 1, there is now an advanced workshop to further hone your skills. For more information and to enrol visit the SVM website.

RPL Graduation Ceremony planned for 14 May

April 2010

Last year, 50 participants were involved in a recognition (RPL) project, funded by DET NSW (COAG) RPL Skills Express – Industry Partnership Project. 30 people were successful in attaining the full Certificate I in Active Volunteering, seven people attained the full Diploma of Business and 11 people were successful in Statements of Attainment from the Business Diploma. To send these graduates off with a bang, The Centre has requested the Minister for Volunteering, the Hon. Peter Primrose MLC, to present the certificates in a graduation celebration on Friday, 14 May from 10am.

New Registered Training courses planned for this year

April 2010

The School is applying to VETAB to add a further two courses to its scope of delivery. The courses from the Community Services Training Package CHC08 – Cert IV in Volunteer Program Coordination and Diploma of Community Services Coordination - aim to address more of our sector and offer greater learning pathways for managers of volunteers and team leaders.

SVM Now Offers the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA)

November 2009

The School is please to be able to offer the TAA in a range of flexible options, including the full qualification, the upgrade, and the very popular previously titled “Train Small Groups”, all by Distance Learning, which includes tutor support and in some cases e-learning and virtual classrooms. All options are available at very competitive prices.

"Mille Grazie" to our Italian Interns

November 2009

We said farewell to our Italian interns, Francesca and Paolo, on the 1st October after 10 weeks with The Centre. During their intern program (through the Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the Universita Cattolica del Saro Cuore in Milan) they found time to travel (as far as Cairns!). Their easy going manner helped developed many friendships, while their determination in a foreign country, produced quality work-based outcomes.

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