The emphasis of this training program will be to develop the cultural awareness required for effective communication and cooperation with persons of diverse cultures, and the application of specialist workplace communication techniques to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients, based on respect and trust.
First training course will start 02 Feb 08 and run for five Saturdays. Participants will be paid a small fee to provide feedback on the course.
NMIT will design and deliver the course. They have an impressive understanding of the scope of the training and its potential for further study and employment pathways. Barbara Reeckman will train the first course.
We are now recruiting for four courses to be run Mar-Apr, Jun-July, Aug-Sept, Oct-Nov. Participants will need to attend 35 hours of class, plus a 20 hour community placement. Please let me know if you are interested to have trainees working on cross-cultural communication within your organization, and certainly pass on this info to potential participants. Students will be expected to have good spoken English, with less emphasis placed on literacy skills.
Training Program Outline
Program content will be accredited against two units from the Community Services Training Package with an integrated delivery. Program participants who successfully complete the program will achieve the competency (and a Statement of Attainment) in CHCCS405A Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers, and will cover elements from CHCCOM3C Utilise specialist communication skills to build strong relationships.
Further Study Opportunities
Program participants who wish to pursue further study may receive credit in related courses including:
Certificate III in Children's Services
Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs Work
Certificate IV in Disability Work
Certificate IV in Mental Health Work (Non-clinical)
Certificate IV in Youth Work
Certificate IV in Youth Work (Juvenile Justice)
Certificate IV in Community Services (Lifestyle and Leisure)
Certificate IV in Community Services (Protective Care)
Diploma of Out of School Hours Care
Training: Saturdays, possibly one course to run in the evening, one during the week, depending on availability of trainers
Time: 9am to 4pm for five weeks
Location: Neighbourhood Justice Centre, 241 Wellington Street Collingwood.
Student Support
Childcare and lunch will be provided at Collingwood Neighborhood House.
For more information please phone Kerry Wise on 0447 338 033.
Yarra Settlement Forum Blog
The Yarra Settlement Forum (YSF) was established in or around 1999 as a sub-committee of the The Yarra Ethnic Communities' Council (YECC). With the folding of the YECC in 2003 the YSF has continued as a network providing a forum for settlement providers in the CoY. Since 2001, through the Refugee and Asylum Seeker project, which was funded by CoY, the YSF has been under the shared leadership of North Yarra Community Health (NYCH) and CoY.
Purpose of the blog:
The Yarra Settlement Forum blog is intended to be the means by which members of the Yarra Settlement Forum communicate electronically, in addition to email. Anything that is related to the YSF or which members would like to inform others about, is material that is relevant to the blog.
However, it some main purposes including:
Building relationships between YSF members through enabling more frequent communication.
Notifying and keeping members informed of what is happening in the community, practically when it comes to settlement related issues.
Being a means to reflect and react about the effectiveness of the Yarra Settlement Forum, and allowing members to report back to the Forum about changes they would like to see to the YSF to make it more effective.
Minimum commitment expected:
Posting on the blog does not require a significant time commitment. However, as the blog is intended to be a collection of consistent and useful information, it is important that members see their participation in the blog as a part of their commitments to the Yarra Settlement Forum. It is expected that if members have any information that they would like to share with other members of the YSF, they do so via the blog.
It is also expected that members make every effort to make sure they are able to use the blog including liaising with their employer about the need to access the blog site, and undoing training on how to blog.
Code of Conduct:
To maintain trust and ensure the blog is used in an appropriate manner, it is important to:
Respect individuals, community members and/or service providers.
Never identify individuals, community members or services in a defamatory manner.
Make it clear in opinion pieces that the views expressed are yours alone and do not necessarily represent the views of your employer or the rest of the YSF.
Keep private issues and topics private, since discussing private issues can jeopardize personal and work relationships.
Disclose conflicts of interest.
Acknowledge and correct mistakes promptly.
Reply to emails and comments when appropriate, and do so promptly.
Consequences if policy is breached:
If you have any questions about what is appropriate to include in your blog it is important that you ask the administrator – Melinie Ridge, co-facilitator of the Yarra Settlement Forum as any breach of the policy will result in your blog being deleted an/or your membership to the blog being revoked.
How to post to the Yarra Settlement Forum Blog
Step 1:
Open internet browser and go to: www.yarrasettlementforum.blogspot.com
Step 2:
Right click on the sign in link (top right hand corner) and click open in a new window.
Step 3:
Sign in using your newly created Google account (unfortunately this is necessary).
Step 4:
Once you've logged into Blogger you'll see your Dashboard, showing your list of blogs. Click the blue “new post” icon to create a new post.
Step 5:
Next, you’ll see the page for creating a new post. Start by giving your post a title (optional), then enter the post itself
Step 6:
When you're done, click the "Preview" link to make sure it's ready to go
Step 7:
Once you're satisfied with your post, click the "Publish" button. This will publish your new post
Purpose of the blog:
The Yarra Settlement Forum blog is intended to be the means by which members of the Yarra Settlement Forum communicate electronically, in addition to email. Anything that is related to the YSF or which members would like to inform others about, is material that is relevant to the blog.
However, it some main purposes including:
Building relationships between YSF members through enabling more frequent communication.
Notifying and keeping members informed of what is happening in the community, practically when it comes to settlement related issues.
Being a means to reflect and react about the effectiveness of the Yarra Settlement Forum, and allowing members to report back to the Forum about changes they would like to see to the YSF to make it more effective.
Minimum commitment expected:
Posting on the blog does not require a significant time commitment. However, as the blog is intended to be a collection of consistent and useful information, it is important that members see their participation in the blog as a part of their commitments to the Yarra Settlement Forum. It is expected that if members have any information that they would like to share with other members of the YSF, they do so via the blog.
It is also expected that members make every effort to make sure they are able to use the blog including liaising with their employer about the need to access the blog site, and undoing training on how to blog.
Code of Conduct:
To maintain trust and ensure the blog is used in an appropriate manner, it is important to:
Respect individuals, community members and/or service providers.
Never identify individuals, community members or services in a defamatory manner.
Make it clear in opinion pieces that the views expressed are yours alone and do not necessarily represent the views of your employer or the rest of the YSF.
Keep private issues and topics private, since discussing private issues can jeopardize personal and work relationships.
Disclose conflicts of interest.
Acknowledge and correct mistakes promptly.
Reply to emails and comments when appropriate, and do so promptly.
Consequences if policy is breached:
If you have any questions about what is appropriate to include in your blog it is important that you ask the administrator – Melinie Ridge, co-facilitator of the Yarra Settlement Forum as any breach of the policy will result in your blog being deleted an/or your membership to the blog being revoked.
How to post to the Yarra Settlement Forum Blog
Step 1:
Open internet browser and go to: www.yarrasettlementforum.blogspot.com
Step 2:
Right click on the sign in link (top right hand corner) and click open in a new window.
Step 3:
Sign in using your newly created Google account (unfortunately this is necessary).
Step 4:
Once you've logged into Blogger you'll see your Dashboard, showing your list of blogs. Click the blue “new post” icon to create a new post.
Step 5:
Next, you’ll see the page for creating a new post. Start by giving your post a title (optional), then enter the post itself
Step 6:
When you're done, click the "Preview" link to make sure it's ready to go
Step 7:
Once you're satisfied with your post, click the "Publish" button. This will publish your new post
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