Professional development

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) session for community workers and volunteers. It will explore ways to resolve complaints regarding phone and internet bills, electricity, and other utilities disputes for victim survivors of intimate partner financial abuse. It will also help participants identify when a client needs to get legal advice.
Wednesday, 21 October, 11am-12pm, via MS Teams
Registration | Watch previous RLC webinars | Contact: education@rlc.org.au

Welfare Rights Centre webinar for community workers, volunteers, social workers, and lawyers about Centrelink payments for people caring for others. It covers eligibility requirements, medical evidence, assessment tools, income tests for carer payments, support services, and rejected claims.
Tuesday, 20 October, 2pm-4pm
Registration

UTS Open self-paced course equips participants to measure social impact. They will learn to conduct evidence-based, methodologically-rigorous program evaluations, and develop a theory of change and a practical logic model linking planned activities to intended short- and long-term program outcomes.
This course can be followed by “Measuring Social Impact – Part 2” which will equip participants with the tools, processes and means to correctly measure social impact programs.
Measuring Social Impact – Part 1 Course

This post expires on Tuesday 22 December 2026

Family and Community Services Insights, Analysis and Research (FACSIAR) webinar exploring findings from a survey investigating NSW community attitudes towards data sharing and privacy protection. The session examines benefits, risks, and key trust drivers, and discusses how findings inform the Human Services Dataset.
Thursday, 22 October, 11am-12pm, via MS Teams
Registration

A solicitor from Working Women’s Centre NSW will explain how to respond to urgent employment issues like redundancy, dismissal, underpayment, illness, and domestic violence – covering legal options available to employees and practical steps community workers can take to support clients experiencing these time-sensitive issues.
Tuesday, 6 October, 11am-12pm, via GoToWebinar
Registration | Previous Women’s Service NSW webinars

Success Works training to help organisations make inclusive, informed, people-centred hiring decisions – to learn to assess criminal records fairly, challenge assumptions about convictions, interpret police checks without stigma, navigate disclosure conversations, and develop an action plan for inclusive recruitment.
Training can be run at workplaces in the Sydney metropolitan area or online.
Flyer | Website | Contact: 1800 255 736 or info@successworks.org.au

This post expires on Monday 14 December 2026

Topics include: Creating Safe Spaces for Volunteering: LGBTQAI+; AI for Volunteer Leaders; Advanced Communication for Volunteer Leaders; Value of a Diverse Volunteer Workforce; Becoming an Inclusive Volunteer-Involving Organisation; International Day of People with Disability & Volunteering; and more.
Various dates & times, September to October
Information & registration

Everymind training builds skills, knowledge, and confidence to support refugees and people seeking asylum experiencing mental health concerns or suicidal distress in non-clinical settings. Participants learn culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches to recognise signs of distress, communicate respectfully, and connect individuals to support.
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This post expires on Sunday 6 December 2026

Delivered by Lifeline Australia, this two-day workshop provides practical knowledge and resources to support safer and more consistent responses when domestic and family violence is identified. Designed for professionals who may not be domestic and family violence specialists, but who may recognise concerns and connect people with support.
Various dates & locations, including Rockdale/Kogarah (Monday, 12 October & Tuesday, 13 October) & Online, throughout 2026 & 2027
Registration

Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) training covering understanding abuse of the older person and their rights; Identifying, responding to, and preventing abuse of the older person; and rights of older people, power of attorney, the law and organisational governance. Self-paced – approximately 6 hours.
Flyer | Access training

This post expires on Wednesday 25 November 2026