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Angela Lewis

Become a member of the Australian Institute of Training & Development (AITD) and receive access to leading industry publications, professional development events (State based + National events), exclusive member benefits and direct interaction with key-players in your industry.

1. Contract Corporate Trainer Required  |  Australia Wide $500 - $700 + exp
2. Contract Trainers required across Australia  |  Australia Wide Day rate up to $600 based on expereince
3. Defence Trainers  |  RAAF BASE RICHMOND Negotiable
4. Director of Teaching and Learning  |  Victoria Attractive salary package will be negotiated
5. Education Development Manager  |  Melbourne $ to be negotiated
6. Education Officer  |  VIC $ to be discussed
7. Educational Designer (eLearning) and Educational Designer (multimedia)  |  Cumberland Campus, Lidcombe $79,753 - $86,884
8. Educational Designer / Project Manager - 033/0509  |  Cumberland Campus, Lidcombe $89,265 - $100,671
9. Lean Manufacturing Trainer / Facilitator  |  Sydney $ to be discussed
10. Learning Coach & Assessor  |  Pyrmont $55K + Performance Bonus + 6 weeks AL
11. Opinions don't change anything... Volunteers do!  |  Africa Volunteer living allowance
12. Retail/ Business Trainer and Assessor  |  Sydney - West $ to be negotiated
13. School Business Manager - Curtin University of Technology  |  Bentley - Perth $83,246 - $88,000, Level HEGS G09
14. Sessional VET Trainers and Assessors  |  Sydney Sessional rates
15. System and Procedures Trainer - CSO2009/001  |  Sydney CBD $75-80K
16. Trainer - International Luxury Brand  |  Sydney $ to be discussed
17. Trainer/Assessor - Human Resources  |  Gosford - Central Coast $ to be discussed
18. Training and Development Manager  |  Perth  $72,000 plus superannuation
19. Training Consultant  |  Sydney $ to be discussed
20. Training Manager - Sales & Service  |  Sydney  $80,000 - $100,000

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10-Jul-2009 QLD - Implementing Coaching & Mentoring Programs 1 day workshop
IMPLEMENTING COACHING & MENTORING PROGRAMS

Developed for training / organisational development professionals who have an interest in developing or implementing an in-house coaching program.

 

There are three keys to the success of in-house programs; quality coaches and mentors; willing and informed participants and effective project management, reporting and evaluation.  People responsible for implementation need to focus on all three or programs may fall short of expectations.

Workshop outcomes

You will learn how to:

  • Identify obstacles when implementing an in-house coaching and mentoring program
  • Navigate challenges and gain buy-in
  • Support in-house coaches and mentors
  • Implement mechanisms for continuous improvement

Agenda

This program explores

·         Coaching and mentoring programs and  when to use one or both
·         Key design features of coaching and mentoring programs
·         Things to take into account when setting them up
·         Monitoring and reporting
·         Evaluation of effectiveness.

 

Presented by Ann Whyte

Five years ago, while at the Australian Graduate School of Management, Ann Whyte created an approach to performance coaching that links individual goals to organisational outcomes. Based on the success of the approach the group has grown to engage 30 coaches spread across Australian capital cities.


Ann herself has held executive positions in education and public companies. Her areas of expertise include; leadership, change, organisation development, policy, strategy and systems thinking. She is the current chair of the Human Resources and Employment Committee of Standards Australian and is a past chair of Ministerial Advisory Committees on Education and Community Services.  Ann holds masters degrees in education (Melbourne University) and sociology (Swinburne University).


Venue

Cliftons Level 23, 288 Edward St


Timing

Brisbane 10 July
2009

9:00am-4:30pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided


Fees

Member fee: $500 (incl of GST)

Non-member fee: $620 (incl of GST)


 
13-Jul-2009 TAS - Innovative Training Methods 1 day workshop

INNOVATIVE TRAINING METHODS
Designed for trainers who are seeking fresh ideas and games to energise groups and keep them engaged

Trainers often are seeking creative and alternative ways to train staff. This workshop aims to enhance the existing skills of trainers and will provide simple tips in order to make approach to each training day an exciting event for participants and the trainer alike.

Workshop outcomes
You will learn how to:
- Create synergy within a training group form the outset
- Maintain energy and attention
- Refocus groups when attention strays
- Adapt delivery techniques to suit the dynamics of the group

Agenda
Morning
- Starters to focus concentration
- Respecting adult learning principles while having fun in training
- Setting ground rules in their own words
- Moving the focus of the group without fuss or threat
- Utilising how people learn in activities
- Keeping group focus whilst covering vast amounts of information

Afternoon
- Present training in systematic and entertaining ways
- Modifying delivery techniques when required
- Activities to revise content and terminology
- Developing resources for the whole training team to use
- Closing the session with panache

Presented by Catherine Logue
Catherine has been training facilitators and trainers for 17 years, however she has been coaching people managers for 25 years.
 
Some of those skills we need as trainers are the same as those we need daily for interaction in the workplace & home, so the learning enhances the quality of work life and multi-skills the staff. Catherine uses the fundamentals of adult learning principles & creative techniques which ensure fun and learning. Her style allows adaptation of the techniques explored to your own needs in the training role, as well as the opportunity to share your knowledge and skills, and collect more techniques for your training kitbag.

Venue

The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, 1 Macquarie Street


Timing

Hobart 13 July
2009

9:00am-4:30pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

 

Fees

FREE OF CHARGE to Tasmanian members

Non-member fee: $620 (incl of GST)
 

 
14-Jul-2009 VIC FREE TO MEMBER EVENT - Speed Networking
Speed Networking event
Coming up is the Victorian/Tasmanian “Speed Networking Event”.  An amazing two hours of meeting new people and getting to network like you have never networked before.  All are urged to bring business cards.  Well how else will you remember all the wonderful people you can continue your follow up network experience with? 

Just to make it even more interesting because it is Bastille Day we are going to have a French theme.  So dress to suit the occasion if you dare.  (Red, white and blue are the colours to look out for).  All those wearing the appropriate colours go into a draw for a bottle of French champagne

Finger food and basic drinks will be provided.

Date: Tuesday July 14th

Registration: 6.00pm

Start time: 6.30pm
Finish time: 8.30pm

Venue: Cliftons, Level 1, 440 Collins St, Melbourne
 
All are urged to bring business cards.
Finger food and basic drinks provided.
 
Fees:
FREE TO MEMBERS
Non-members attending with out a member $15.00
Non-members attending with a member $10.00



 
17-Jul-2009 NSW - Measuring & Evaluating Training Initiatives 1 day workshop
MEASURING AND EVALUATING TRAINING INITIATIVES
A workshop developed for training managers and coordinators who are seeking ways to assess the contribution and impact of learning initiatives.

There is often an alarming gap between the good intentions of L&D Managers to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and what really happens in practise. Evaluation remains a challenge, from the ‘What?’, to the ‘How?’ and the ‘When?’ Research shows that organisations with an integrated planning and measurement process are more effective and efficient than those without such a process.

As L&D practitioners we are accountable for demonstrating the contribution that L&D makes to the business in terms that make sense to our stakeholders. This workshop aims to provide some practical strategies and tools for L&D practitioners. The participants will also investigate case studies which will enable them to gain valuable insights and customise their own evaluation approaches to suit a variety of program objectives and methods.

Workshop outcomes
You will learn how to:
Create a set of evaluation metrics to suit learning programs relevant to their own business.
Develop processes and templates that efficiently integrate evaluation with other L&D processes.
Evaluate your own L&D programs.
Use evaluation data to inform design and facilitation of L&D programs.

Agenda
Morning
- Context and Purpose. Why should we measure and what do we want to achieve?
- Where does L&D Evaluation fit into the business context, strategy, planning and scorecards?
- Why should we measure? What should we measure?

Mid-morning
- Expectations of stakeholders: CEO, managers, trainers and learners.
- The importance of managers as partners in design, evaluation and application of learning.
- Defining metrics to measure reactions to programs, learning achievement, alignment, behaviour, business impact. - How do we choose?
- Efficiency Measures, KPIs, Benchmarking and Return on Investment / Expectation

Mid-afternoon
- Data collection, analysis and reporting
- Inputs and Outputs. Who do you listen to and who do you tell?
- Tools and technologies
- The process – how do we design an evaluation system that becomes a natural and integral part of what we do and what our learners expect?

Afternoon
- Communicating value and generating commitment. Making sure that the right people receive the right feedback and information.
- What factors influence program success?
- A checklist for effective evaluation.
- Action Plan.

Presented by Robert Wilson
Rob’s first career in Geology was short lived. His next, in secondary school education, was more geological in scale!  He made the transition from education to business and for the last 15 years Rob has focused on adult learning and development. His passion for challenges in this field have taken him on a journey to the I.T., Telecommunications, Transport, Legal and Chemical industries. At RLM Systems, a defense contractor, Rob held the position of HR Manager through a period of major organizational change.

Rob has been with Yarra Valley Water since early 2004. During this time he has centralized and grown the L&D function and has also made significant contributions to Performance Management, Organisational Development, HR Systems and Internal Communications. At the A.I.T.D. National Awards for 2007 he received the ‘Learning and Development Achievement’ Award for Yarra Valley Water’s Environmental Education Program and presented his research on the long term value of L&D activities at the 2007 National Conference.

He holds a B.Sc, B.Ed, Grad Dip in Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and a Graduate Diploma in Business.

Venue

Cliftons Level 6, 190 George St

Timing
Sydney 17 July
2009

9:00am-4:30pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Fees

Member fee: $500 (incl of GST)

Non-member fee: $620 (incl of GST)


 
23-Jul-2009 QLD FREE TO MEMBER EVENT - Virgin Blue & the Service Promise
Spend the night with 
 as they uncover their Service Promise and reveal how L & D has been the key to achieving their distinctive competitive advantage
 
This rare opportunity to discover the inside story of Virgin Blue’s famous service and style is a free-to-member event for the first 50 members only. Numbers are strictly limited, so don’t delay. Click here

Date: Thursday 23rd July, 2009
Location: Brisbane
Venue: Cliftons, 288 Edward St
“Check-in” opens at: 5.45pm
“Take off”: 6.00pm
“Landing”: 8.00pm
Speaker: Stewart Tudor-Jackman (Manager, Service Delivery Virgin Blue Airlines)


About the story:


In the past few years Virgin Blue has been making the transition from a traditional ‘’Low Cost Airline’’ to a ‘’New World Carrier’’ that still operates with a low cost base, and yet also provides a range of products and services that attract a range of travellers, including frequent and business Guests.

Discover the inside story of this transition, and the challenges Virgin Blue have faced while rolling out their training program to almost 4000 people across 4 airlines and a million miles. You will also learn:

•    Why L & D must help achieve key business objectives
•    Why customer service is a system, not a lucky accident
•    The process involved in designing a company wide training program (‘’The Service Promise’’) in a short space of time
•    What Virgin Blue are learning from the process

About the speaker:

Stewart has 18 years experience in the customer service world, and has spent the last 12 as an L&D practitioner aiming to improve the customer experience. His role at Virgin Blue is to design and deliver the Guest Experience (and the associated training programs) across the Virgin Blue group of airlines.

Prior to joining Virgin Blue, Stewart worked for a range of customer service businesses in the UK including TKMaxx and the Kingfisher Group.

He also has an entertaining haircut.

Unfortunately all FREE TO MEMBER places have been allocated. Limited number of paid places are available.




 
23-Jul-2009 SA FREE TO MEMBER EVENT - AITD National Conference comes to SA
Join AITD for this exciting event that gives AITD members and professional associates the opportunity to sample some key topics from the April 2009 Sydney National Conference.

Members from the SA AITD committee will share their experiences of the presentations that made an impact on them.  The committee members presenting on the evening are:

- Catherine Logue – AITD National President – Principal of Training for Learning Company
- Allan Keogh – SA AITD President – Principal Consultant from Keogh Consulting
- Sharon Ferrier - Persuasive Presentations - Professional Speaker and Trainer
- Gair Bethley - Training & Development Manager Adelaide Convention Centre
- Francesca Hinkins – L&D Consultant from Keogh Consulting

The session will cover the following:

1. A summary of the key note speakers including and not exclusive to:
- Dr Rich Allen – Dynamic presentations
- Gordon Dryden – The seven keys to unlock the future
- Dr Eddie Blass – Talent management
- Paul Bowles – Corporate universities

2. Experience one of SA own presenters - Margaret Hypatia as she shares Poisoned chalice or promising change? Organisational learning in implementing performance development

3. An opportunity to experience some training tips presented by our AITD National President, Catherine Logue

4. Time to network with like minded people and have fun!!

Date
Thursday 23rd July 2009

Venue
Education Development Centre – Milner Street, Hindmarsh SA

Timing
5.30pm    Welcome and introductions
5.45pm    Program begins
7.00pm    Program closes

Fees
AITD Members Free to members
Non Members $20.00 GST inclusive



 
27-Jul-2009 NSW - Advanced Facilitation Skills 1 day workshop
ADVANCED FACILITATION SKILLS
Designed for experienced trainers who want to extend existing skills and take their training effectiveness to the next level

Are you finding that your learners rely on you for all the answers? Do you have difficulty managing the behaviour of some groups or individuals? Would you like to be more successful at structured activities like games, role plays and case studies?

Many trainers begin their career developing the skills to deliver instruction in a learning environment but soon look for alternatives. They begin to move towards other structured learning activities that are more learner-centred but find the skills of instruction are quite different from the skills of facilitating these kinds of learning events.

Workshop outcomes
You will learn how to:
- Plan and navigate a facilitation learning event
- Respond to unforeseen changes in group or individual behaviour and outcomes
- Respond to unhealthy competition, collusion, withdrawal, domination and criticism
- Manage boundaries and ensure behaviour is within limits of tolerance
- Use micro skills (incl. noticing, internally processing and controlling emotions)
- Use macro skills (incl. intervening, confronting, and emoting)

Agenda
Is it about the journey or the destination? - a Pilot’s guide to facilitation
- Establishing the destination
- Planning the journey

Contracting for facilitation
- Managing ‘client’ expectations and interventions
- Engaging with participants and setting boundaries
- Permission – the secret power

Changing course mid-flight
- Around or through the storms?
- Behaviour challenges
- The Magic formula

Skills development
- Multiple intelligences and facilitation skills development
- Practicing micro-skills for facilitators
- Practicing macro-skills
- Structured activities with games, role plays and case studies

Presented by Kevin Lohan

Kevin Lohan has been facilitating learning since 1985. You might have read his regular column in the AITD journal or the world class award-winning book ‘Creating Training Miracles’ that he wrote with Alastair Rylatt. He’s been an AITD member for 20 years and has shared his insights about training and learning with hundreds of other educators. Kevin has won many awards including international training awards and speaks at conferences around the world. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn with Kevin and other colleagues in this engaging workshop.

Venue

Cliftons Level 6, 190 George St

Timing

Sydney
27 July  2009

9:00am-4:30pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

 

Fees

Non-member fee: $620 (incl of GST)

Member fee: $500 (incl of GST)


 
31-Jul-2009 VIC - Essentials of Coaching for Trainers 1 day workshop

ESSENTIALS OF COACHING FOR TRAINERS
An entry point into coaching for trainers and training facilitators who want to introduce coaching elements into their delivery repertoire

Coaching and mentoring  have multidisciplinary roots and draw on adult learning, psychology (particularly Cognitive Behaviour Theory), sociology  and business theories to achieve behavioural change.   They have grown in popularity as they are effective.  

You will learn how to:
- Differentiate between coaching, mentoring and training
- Select when to use the different approaches
- Mentor and coach within a training context

Agenda
This program provides insight into core individual and group coaching skills that can be utilised by a trainer as part of a training program.

In the morning the program will cover

- Training and coaching competencies – similarities and differences
- Essential skills for one-on-one coaching
- When to use coaching
- Practice sessions and feedback

The afternoon session will look at the more complex issue of group coaching

- What distinguishes group coaching
- When to use it
- Additional skills required
- Practice sessions and feedback.

Presented by Ann Whyte
Five years ago, while at the Australian Graduate School of Management, Ann created an approach to performance coaching that links individual goals to organisational outcomes. Based on the success of the approach the group has grown to engage 30 coaches spread across Australian capital cities.   

Ann herself has held executive positions in education and public companies. Her areas of expertise include; leadership, change, organisation development, policy, strategy and systems thinking. She is the current chair of the Human Resources and Employment Committee of Standards Australian and is a past chair of Ministerial Advisory Committees on Education and Community Services.  Ann holds masters degrees in education (Melbourne University) and sociology (Swinburne University).

Venue

Cliftons Level 2, 440 Collins St

Timing

Melbourne 31
July 2009

9:00am-4:30pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

 

Fees

Member fee: $500 (incl of GST)

Non-member fee: $620 (incl of GST)


 
03-Aug-2009 SA - Escaping PowerPoint purgatory. Networking event.

*** Date and further details to be confirmed ***

Speaker: Sharon Ferrier - Personal Presentation and Communications Consultant

Enquiries: sa@aitd.com.au

 
03-Aug-2009 SA - The future us here! Wake up and take action NOW! Networking event

*** Date and further details to be confirmed ***

Debrief from the WFS conference in Chicago

Speaker: Charles Brass - Chairman of Futures Foundation

Enquiries: sa@aitd.com.au

 
04-Sep-2009 QLD - Finding Your Training Style 1 day workshop
FINDING YOUR TRAINING STYLE

Designed for trainers who are seeking skills to help them develop their own training style. This workshop is also a great re-energiser for experienced trainers who need an inspiration boost.

Presented by Dr Rich Allen

Read an article by Rich Allen by clicking here

 

Based on brain-based research, Finding Your Training Style offers you a host of training strategies, tips and techniques to incorporate into your teaching forum. The strategies are designed to accelerate learning, engage participants with training course content, embed strong memories and trigger recall to prompt behavioural change.

 

At the workshop, you’ll discover how to use the latest research in group dynamics, presentation styles and brain-based concepts, to make sure your participants have the greatest opportunity to understand and recall new information.

 

In a day packed with high levels of humour, energy and participant interaction, you can expect to be physically engaged, mentally challenged and thoroughly entertained.  You will leave inspired, confident and ready to train.

Workshop outcomes

You will learn how to:
- Be confident at the front of the room and easily build rapport with participants
- Quickly ensure all participants are in a listening /learning mode
- Energise participants and maintain their attention
- Save yourself time and energy by giving instructions that participants follow easily
- Increase the recall of your learners
- Communicate key ideas more efficiently
- Enjoy your role more as your training effectiveness increases

 

Agenda

Morning
- Ensuring the group is at optimum learning and adapting the presentation to meet their needs.
- Understanding and using state management techniques to keep participants awake and fully engaged.


Mid-morning
- Framing activities and sessions so participants see the value in new material
- Giving clear directions - the key to developing an interactive learning environment
- Phrasing questions in the ‘Open’ to increase responses and interaction

Mid-afternoon
- Using music effectively in the training environment for interest, learning and memory
 

Afternoon
- Making learning easy through brain-based memory techniques 


Presented by Dr Rich Allen

Dr Rich Allen is a world class specialist at training trainers and presenters to help your groups learn faster and remember content longer. Rich is a highly regarded master trainer and educational psychologist, used by corporations worldwide because they know his techniques are simple, effective and most importantly... they work! 

Dr Rich Allen graduated from Arizona State University in 1998 with a Ph.D. His cognitive learning theory research provided understanding on how the brain receives, processes, stores and recalls information. For the past fourteen years he has been involved in developing and leading corporate and professional development programmes. Rich has led top management teams of well-known companies such as Dupont, AT&T, General Motors, IBM and Porsche in motivational and values and vision seminars. He has written two books - Impact Teaching and TrainSmart.

Venue
Cliftons Level 23, 288 Edward St

Timing
Brisbane
4 September 2009
9:00am-4:30pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Fees
Member fee: $605 (incl of GST)
Non-member fee: $740 (incl of GST) 

 
15-Sep-2009 WA evening networking event - High Level Presentation Skills

*** Further details to be confirmed ***

Speaker: Glenn Capelli

Enquiries: wa@aitd.com.au

 
24-Sep-2009 SA - Building a global business leveraged from China. Evening networking event

*** Further details to be confirmed ***

Timing: 5:30-7:30pm

Panel presentation:

Wilson Peng - GM Carl Zeiss Vision

Nigel Godde - Global Michell - Michell Suzhou

Peter Hobart - Trainer

Julie Clifford - Go Get Organised

Charied by Allan Keogh - Keogh Consulting

Enquiries: sa@aitd.com.au

 
01-Oct-2009 SA - Innovative Traiining Methods

*** Date and further details to be confirmed ***

Presenters:

Catherine Logue, National President AITD and Prinipal Consultant

Monica Magann, Drama in Training

Enquiries: sa@aitd.com.au

 
05-Nov-2009 SA - Speed learning networking event

*** Further details to be confirmed ***

Annual new and existing members night - speed learning and 4-5 speakers.

Enquiries: sa@aitd.com.au

 
17-Dec-2009 SA - AITD SA Christmas function

*** Further details to be confirmed ***

"The year in review vision to reality - the pathway to success" an interactive forum.

Allan Keogh - Principal Consultant, Keogh Consulting

Enquiries: sa@aitd.com.au

 

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