Events

Use the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to recruit a diverse talent pool and institute inclusive work practices that build your knowledge bank and maximise performance. This workshop will provide practical advice about applying the key principles, processes and tools that underpin lawful and effective inclusive recruitment and selection. The workshop will: clarify how equal opportunity … Continue reading →

Facilitators: Will & Kylie Shacklock About the Workshop: Master Your Mind is a unique training program for building stress resilience and empowering you to perform at your peak. Blending psychological skills training with physiological stress management techniques, the program provides you with the knowledge, skills and resources you need to increase self awareness, build meaningful … Continue reading →

The disability sector is now facing an ageing population, yet many services and staff are not equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate support to people with disabilities in the long term. This short course provides participants with an overall understanding of the ageing process and how this will impact on people with … Continue reading →

Has your organisation experienced an increase in the number of clients with employment law problems? Do you want better outcomes for these clients? This forum will explore the range of issues confronting the legal assistance sector when dealing with employment law matters including: how to deal with the increase in requests from clients on employment … Continue reading →

Managers and others with supervisory responsibilities play a major role in building inclusive, safe and flexible workplaces. Understand your obligations under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, learn how to prevent unlawful discrimination and consider effective management strategies to promote a motivating, healthy and productive workplace. The workshop will: provide practical explanations of equal opportunity and … Continue reading →

How come Marlon Noble spent almost ten years in a West Australian prison without ever being convicted for a crime? This forum will explore the human rights and legal issues for people with a psychiatric disability and cognitive impairment (intellectual disability / acquired brain injury) who come before the courts and are assessed as having … Continue reading →

Take the heat out of workplace disputes and keep your organisation productive and harmonious by developing or refining your skills in mediating workplace concerns successfully. The workshop will: help participants understand the principles and process of successful mediation identify the steps used in the mediation process examine the communication skills required to mediate a dispute … Continue reading →

Learn how equal opportunity law can help you protect your members from discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation at work. Whether they are ongoing, temporary, casual or contract employees, the law protects your members from discrimination when applying for a job, seeking promotion, accessing terms and conditions, and during dismissal. Make sure you have this knowledge … Continue reading →

This two day course is designed for people involved in international development who wish to understand more about a disability inclusive approach to development, and how to ensure that development projects are disability inclusive across all stages of the project cycle. It is appropriate for people working across a range of international development agencies and … Continue reading →

The conference is being organised by a group which includes organisations of and for people with disability, and universities and their research centres.  The theme is ‘Research Rights: Disability Inclusion Change.’ A series of workshops will be run across the two days where participants will hear how people with disability have been actively engaged in … Continue reading →