Professional Development Workshops

For many years the skilled trainers of the School have delivered high quality professional development training to thousands of volunteers, coordinators, managers and management committee members throughout NSW.

Professional Development Workshops are delivered to client organisations at their request. Individuals wanting to attend one of the workshops please see Individual Training for details on to how you can access this training. Workshops currently offered by the School are:

WHS Act Changes

• WHS Act Changes – What you need to know (1 day) 
• WHS Act Changes – What you need to know and do (2 days)
• WHS Workshop Booking Form

Leadership

• Effective Leadership (Master Class – 2 days)
• Building and Leading Teams (1 day)
• Performance Management (1 day)
• Personality Profiling – Extended DISC

Interpersonal Skills

• Managing Conflict (1 day)
• Speak Up! Speak Out! (½ day and 1 day)

Management

• Setting up your Volunteer Program for success (1 day)
• Volunteer recruitment:  Maximise your success (½ day)
• Induction and Orientation: The beginning of an important relationship with your volunteer (½ day)
• Retaining volunteers:  A 5 star approach (½ day)
• The National Standards for Organisations Involving Volunteers
  • Option 1: Introduction and establishment (½ day)
  • Option 2: Integrating the National Standards into your Program (½ day)
• Managing Projects (1 day)
• Effective Meetings (½ day)
• Introduction to Legally Speaking (½ day)
• Legally Speaking I  (1 day)
• Legally Speaking II (2 days)
• Occupational Health and Safety (½ day)

Strategic Management

• Strategic Management
  • Option 1: An introduction to Strategic Planning (½ day)
  • Option 2: Tools and techniques of Strategic Planning (½ day)
• Strategic Leadership and Good Governance – The Role of the Management Committee/Board (1 day or two ½ days)
• Submission Writing (1 day)

Organisations wanting to book any one of these workshops please complete the online booking form.

For further information on any of the Professional Development Workshops please contact the School on 02 9261 3600 or email pdworkshops@svm.edu.au