Professional development

Hosted by National CHSP Sector Support and Development Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Working Group. Participants will connect with a national community of leaders, practitioners, and advocates committed to advancing cultural safety alongside older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Thursday, 19 November, 11.30am-1pm
Registration | Contact: Lilly or Danni, sectorsupport@yourside.org.au or Ian, sectordevelopment@socialfutures.org.au

Tenancy laws have recently changed to allow more people to help victim-survivors of domestic abuse end tenancies quickly so they can keep themselves and their children safe. Kellie McDonald from Women’s Legal Service NSW, outlines these reforms and how to best support victim-survivors. Via GoToWebinar – choose from two dates:
Tuesday, 3 November, 11am-12pm | Registration or Thursday, 3 December, 11am-12pm | Registration

As part of SPELD NSW’s Be Dyslexia Aware activities, they have released a webinar bundle for teachers, tutors, allied health professionals or parents to build their understanding of learning difficulties and practical ways to support learners. The webinars are:
– Understanding Blending for Word Reading
– Understanding & Responding to Reading Difficulties including Dyslexia
– Assistive Technology for Reading & Writing
– Understanding & Responding to Writing Difficulties including Dysgraphia
Access webinar bundle

This post expires on Wednesday 20 January 2027

Canterbury City Community Centre – Skills Training and Resource Service (STARS) and Macarthur Disability Services (MDS) workshop to assist aged care providers better understand and provide targeted support to this group within the Aged Care Diversity Framework.
Tuesday, 17 November, 10.30am-12pm, via Zoom
Flyer | Registration | Contact: 9750 9344 or ibtisam.hammoud@4cs.org.au

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

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.
Access training

This post expires on Sunday 6 December 2026

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

Designed to support people from government agencies, not-for-profit organisations, and organisations in the community services and education sectors to gain an understanding of intersectionality, creating affirming and accessible spaces, best practices and practical strategies, and building an inclusive culture for LGBTIQIA+ people with disability.
Available dates:
– Wednesday, 26 August, 12pm-1pm
– Wednesday, 16 September, 6pm-7pm
– Tuesday, 22 October, 12pm-1pm
– Tuesday, 24 November, 6pm-7pm
Registration of interest form | Website: PWDA Community Attitudes Project