What's happening in the community sector?

Social Enterprise Study Tour Over the course of a day, tour participants will hear from key practitioners, giving in depth and practical insight into the establishment, development and operations of their successful social enterprise. Visit www.communitynews.infoxchange.net.au

Fatigue Self Management Program A six week self management program led by the Occupational Therapists focussing on Fatigue and management strategieswww.disabilitynews.infoxchange.net.au

Comedy Fundraiser for Mental Health Research The Mental Health Research Institute and One in Five invite you to our Comedy Night. www.disabilitynews.infoxchange.net.au

Cloaks of Many Cultures Cloaks of Many Cultures is a free program intended for young women who have a passion for the arts and are newly arrived in Australia.www.youth.infoxchange.net.au

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Training Calendar (February – June 2010)

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Professional and Management Development Courses

Managing Projects - Introduction - Friday 9 April

This workshop will show you how to plan, deliver and coordinate effective project management.

Managers as Leaders – Friday 16 April; also Monday 21 June

This workshop will challenge your assumptions about leadership and help you to develop your own leadership philosophy and frameworks. Inspirational training!

Communication and Interpersonal Skills – Monday 19 April

Develop your communication skills to a more advanced level. This course covers identifying your communication style, and using your ability to listen and understand the message being delivered.

Conflict Resolution Workshop – Friday 30 April

This workshop focuses on minimizing conflict; networking in organizations; basic communication models; office politics; managing upwards; understanding teams; difficult people; overcoming cross cultural barriers; etc.

Managing Challenging Behaviours – Friday 23 April, also Monday 10 May

Essential skills in handling those difficult behaviours and awkward situations – for frontline staff and other complex situations.

Successful Submissions and Grants Proposals – Wednesday 12 May

All you need to know to improve your success rate in generating project and program funds through formal submissions and tender.

Managing Complex Caseloads – Wednesday 26 May

This 1 Day Interactive workshop is designed to build on skills to effectively manage complex case loads from a case management perspective.

Accredited Training

TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - Day class : Thursdays commencing 8 April 2010

The essential entry level qualification for Trainers in the VET sector.

Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Upgrade to Office 2007, MYOB, Touch Typing - Upcoming sessions 25 March, 6 April, 28 April

Self-paced flexible delivery learning with one-to-one help from our expert trainers when you need it. Participants can attend our computer lab to work on any of the listed Microsoft packages. Courses are generally of six hours duration and you can choose to attend either one full day, or two half days. You can even purchase extra time if you require it. Touch typing courses are also available.

Introduction to Computers – Monday 31 May [a.m.]

Intro to Windows XP and Internet Explorer for the absolute beginner.

Customised solutions

Infoxchange delivers a calendar of courses for individuals and groups at our Abbotsford Training Suite, or we can customise training services for organisations for delivery at our premises or yours. Contact us to discuss your organisation's training needs - we can develop tailored training solutions for ICT skills, management and personal development.

More Information

To find out more about professional development or computer courses with Infoxchange, visit the Training website at www.training.infoxchange.net.au. To enrol in a course or discuss your training needs further, please contact the Infoxchange Training team on 03 9418 7401, enrol online or email training@infoxchange.net.au.

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Top jobs in your state

Victoria: The Brotherhood of St Laurencel is looking for a Saver Plus Worker (Casey-Cardinia).
New South Wales:Multiple Sclerosis Ltdr is seeking a Welfare/Outreach Work.
Queensland:Cerebral Palsy League of QLD is appointing a Personal Care Assistants
South Australia: University of South Australia is recruiting a Workforce Development Coordinatorr.
Western Australia: amicus recruit is looking for Social Workers - great new bonuses to the UK from amicus recruit.
Northern Territory: Victoria Daly Shire Council are seeking a Team Leader.
Tasmania: amicus recruit are looking for Social Workers - great new bonuses to the UK from amicus recruit

To view all the latest community sector and human services jobs, or to post your own vacancy, visit www.jobseeker.org.au today. You can also follow Jobseeker on Twitter and be alerted to new jobs as soon as they're advertised.

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S2S Wait List

S2S Wait List is a convenient and affordable answer to coordinating demand for health, welfare and community services. As a centralised online database, S2S Wait List enable straightforward and equitable responses to client need across the full range of service sectors.

Client demand for services is lodged centrally on S2S Wait List. Requests are then prioritised and made accessible to service networks according to categories of need. S2S Wait List saves time and effort, and ensures that the distribution of sought-after services is fair and efficient.

For more information about S2S Wait List and the full range of service coordination programs, visit www.s2s.org.au

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Connecting people with services

Infoxchange Service Seeker is Australia's most extensive directory of community services, currently containing more than 240,000 records.

Service Seeker is freely available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The directory is readily searchable by agency name, keyword and free text search and can be refined by geographic area.

The information can also be provided in hardcopy & CD-ROM directories and is the basis for the S2S electronic referral system. The records provide not only contact and address information, but also detailed and precise descriptions of the services offered by the organisations providing those services.

For more information about Infoxchange Service Seeker, visit www.serviceseeker.com.au.

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Other Infoxchange services and initiatives

yarraReporter - www.yarrareporter.org.au

Digital Inclusion Initiative training government housing residents in journalism and multimedia in the City of Yarra

TOP STORY: Storm in a teacup: yR resident profile

Language Factory - www.languagefactory.org.au

Community interpreting and translating service.

Volunteer Seeker - www.volunteer.infoxchange.net.au

Advertise and search volunteer opportunities.

Career Seeker - www.jobseekers.infoxchange.net.au

Add your resume or search through others for the perfect employee.

Useful Links - www.links.infoxchange.net.au

Promote your public, community or not-for-profit organisation.

Infoxchange Australia

03 9418 7400

info@infoxchange.net.au

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