Speakers

Dr. Keith Suter, Social Commentator & Futurist
Conference Keynote Address – The new era for Community Services and Health
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Patrick McKendry, Chair of the NQC
Reform Agenda – Quality as a Driver
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Peter Noonan, Workforce Consultant
"Skilling the Existing Workforce"
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Dr Rory Truell, Executive Director and Justine Te Moananui, Policy Manager, Te Kaiawhina Ahumahi – Social Services Industry Training Organisation Incorporated New Zealand
Connecting Diversity
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Carol Hunter, A/Director Training Quality Unit, Training, Quality and Regulation Branch, Department of Education, Training and the Arts
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Amanda Burgess, Policy Analyst,Ministry of Health New Zealand
Career Development and Career Support in the New Zealand health sector
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Tony Farley , Director of Workforce, Sydney South East/Illawarra Area Health Service
Health Employers: Implementing the COAG Agenda for Health at a regional level
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Jo Justo, National Industrial Officer, Australian Services Union (ASU)
Building Social Inclusion in Australia
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Robb Reiner, ELNET & Evolve Studios
Blended Learning Solutions
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Elayne Mitchell, Senior Policy Analyst (Smoking Cessation),NSW Health Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement
Population Health - reaching students across the country
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Delia Pascua-McGlew& Elizabeth Haythornthwaite, C.Y. O’Connor TAFE
Winners of Australian Flexible Learning Framework Innovative Business Award 2006 & Australian Training Initiative Award 2006
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Fay Mound, National RTO Coordinator & Gavin Tapp, Webmaster, Lifeline
Lifeline Australia - An Industry exemplar case study
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Jana Scomazzon, Language, Literacy and Numeracy Consultant for Service Skills Australia
Communication Leverage and Workforce Potential
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Barbara Pitman, Executive Director, Human Services Training Advisory Council Inc
Telling Stories about Language - WELL and the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Qualifications
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Anita Roberts, ISC WELL Network Consultant (IBSA)
The work of the ISC WELL Network
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Marina Gray, L&D Manager & Rosaland Stiffle, Personal Care Assistant (Employee & Learner), Scalabrini Village Aged Care
Scallabrini Villages: WELL - What a Success!
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Father Chris Riley, Youth off the Streets
Youth Off The Streets supports chronically homeless and drug addicted young Australians as they work to turn their lives around. It is their goal that these young people will leave their care drug free, with a high school education, living skills and a full or part time job in hand.
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Tom Dawkins, Founder & National Director, Vibewire Inc.
Gen Y: Innovative strategies to give youth ownership and opportunities to engage and express themselves through various media
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Hayley Maloney
Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence - Highest achieving student in Community Services and Health 2006 (Disability Services)
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Michael Smith
Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence - Recipient 2005 (Aged Care), Finalist for Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year 2006
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Di Lawson, CEO, Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
Career Advice Australia (CAA) – Creating and promoting career opportunities in the Community Services and Health sectors for young people
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Tomi Winfree, National Centre for Sustainability at Swinburne University of Technology
Knowledge and Skills required for Sustainability
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Jay Duncan, Latrobe Community Health Service & Leah McFadzean, Gippsland Lakes Community Health Service
We weren’t dreaming. Achieving a qualified workforce and establishing a learning culture in Home and Community Care in Gippsland
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Anne Maley, Kate Appleton, Natasha Bobic, Gricel Mendez, Philomena Carneiro, Personal & Community Services Section, Granville TAFE
Capacity Building through Negotiated Training Partnerships for Frontline Industry
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Sue Steele-Smith & Olga Ford, Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney
How do we train Allied Health Assistants? An Industry based RTO approach
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Rita Maguire, Hollywood Private Hospital
Creative and Innovative Strategies for Recruitment and Retention across three generations of workers
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John Buchanan, Workplace Research Centre, University of Sydney
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Report 2007
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Kate Southall, More MAGIC Coordinator
Using the MAGIC (Mature Aged workers Giving in Care) process, Kate has assisted 60 long-term unemployed and mature-aged people – some with a disability – in finding jobs in the CS&H industries.
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Sue Hopkins and Glenda Whiting, Community Services and Health, TAFE SA
Industry-led Programs in Health, Engaging Industry and TAFE
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Jacquie Ford & Helen Becker, Southern NSW HACC Region
Developing a Regional/Rural Network of Trainers (HACC)
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Laurel Draffen, NSW Federation of Housing (NSWFHA) & Annie McCabe, NSW Housing
"Goodbye the Bricks and Mortar Road - A partnership for supporting change in social housing via accredited training"
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Val Crowther & Heather McNaughton, Leveda Inc & TAFESA
"Getting the mix just right – Meeting regulatory requirements, organisational training needs and ensuring staff receive their qualifications"
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Susan Dawe, NCVER
"Training and casual workers: A snapshot of home and community care"
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Ros Bauer, Allied Health Director, Greater Southern Area Health Service
Rural Allied Health Assistants: A multi-faceted solution for the Future Rural Allied Health Workforce
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ISC Project Update: Population Health Resource Kit Development
Under development in this project is a Population Health Resource Kit to support the implementation of the Population Health Qualification Framework within the VET sector.
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ISC Project Update: Improving the Capacity of workers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to Recognise and Respond to Mental Illness and Related Alcohol and Other Drug Issues Project
Under development in this project is a much needed suite of resources and training support materials.
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CHC 02 Review Update
The latest news on the Community Services Training Package review.
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Gill Genet, Deputy CEO, CareerForce (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation Incorporated), New Zealand
Industry Engagement and New Qualifications
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Kevin Mead, CEO, The Ascent Group (formerly Challenge Armidale)
Winner of the Minister’s Award for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprenticeships 2006 and Employer of The Year - CS&H Industries, Training Awards 2006
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Cecilia Doyle, Educator, Marr Mooditj Foundation Aboriginal Health Training College
Winner of Small Training Provider of the Year Award, Training Awards 2006
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Jason Walton
Vocational Student of the Year 2006, Training Awards 2006
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