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4.9.5
Training Plan
We have developed a new user-friendly format for our internal training
calendar for January – June 2011.
The 2010 training calendar represented a focus on improving organisational
quality and compliance issues; embedding leadership skills; promoting
Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Understanding training; addressing
practice-based issues; and providing staff access to key international
speakers.
The diversity of other professional
summarised in Appendix 2.
4.9.6
development
opportunities
is
Conferences and Events
The Learning and Development Team demonstrated a markedly increased
capacity for event management in 2010. The highlight of the year was Dr
Bruce Perry’s Speaking Tour which was attended by over 3,500 people
across Australia; the National Therapeutic Residential Care Workshop; Tony
Morrison’s Tribute Day; Beyond Engagement Seminar; and visits from Clark
Baim and Robbie Gilligan.
Due to the increased focus on events, we invested in Cvent, an event
management program, which automated both our marketing and back-end
systems. This successfully allowed us to professionalise our approach to
running events and was also directly responsible for several requests for us
to coordinate events for external organisations, specifically the National
Therapeutic Residential Care Workshop (476 attendees) for DHS and
Beyond Engagement Seminar (196 attendees).
The major events for 2010 included:
Dr Bruce Perry’s Speaking Tour in September.
National Therapeutic Residential Care Workshop – attended by over 400
people from across Australia who have an interest in Therapeutic
Residential Care. Dr Perry was the keynote speaker, with over forty
workshops for participants to choose from over two days.