This program is about meetings from the minute-taker's point of view. You'll get practical, confidence-boosting tips that will help you support the Chairperson and make your meetings a success.

Workplace inquiries and investigations are usually complex and stressful. However, through this program you'll learn the steps and processes that will help to resolve the issues and minimise the negative impacts on your organisation.

Every manager needs to operate within a budget. Participants will examine a variety of approaches for developing a budget and monitoring their performance against an agreed business plan.

For those who need an understanding of finance in order to make sound commercial decisions. Participants will learn how to improve budgeting processes within their team, explore tax implications of business structures and learn how to ask insightful questions about the organisation's finances.

A well run meeting saves the time and frustrations of all participants. A good chairperson controls a meeting so that its particular purpose is achieved as efficiently, fairly and pleasantly as possible. Attendance on this program will develop your knowledge of a chairperson role and hone your meeting management skills.

Staff at all levels can, with training, play a significant role as technical experts or trusted individuals to support the development of other staff. This program introduces the key components of mentoring and the skills required of those who take up the mentoring role.

This program is designed for those who have had little or no exposure to accounting concepts and want to gain an introductory level of financial awareness. Obtain a greater understanding of profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow to improve communication with finance specialists.

If you are seeking to build your financial acumen and would like to integrate financial information into your decision making, this program is for you. Participants will learn how to link financial objectives to company strategies, interpret financial data to make better decisions and communicate and engage with others to improve business performance.

For those needing to use financial tools to support business planning, this program will explore the different finance variables that have to be taken into account when preparing predictive models for organisations or major projects. Participants will work through a series of case studies to demonstrate some of the most useful methods for forecasting and identifying potential scenarios which can be used to determine the optimum cost for financing your business.

Coordinated manager/assistant teams can be extraordinarily productive. The manager's time is freed to tackle more strategic, longer term thinking, whilst the assistant has a more interesting job coordinating the tasks and activities of the work area. On this program you will develop skills at anticipating the needs of the manager, for thinking ahead, and thus will become a more valuable member of the team.

This program explores the various aspects of this all-important role within an organisation. Participants will learn a number of skills to improve their capacity to service customer and client needs in an effective and professional manner.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission reports that workplace bullying costs Australian employers between $6 - $36 billion dollars every year when hidden and lost opportunity costs are considered. In addition, the high personal costs to the individual being bullied are very significant. This program aims to highlight some strategies employers can use to identify problems and take appropriate action.

A thorough understanding of employment law is essential to both maintain compliance with the relevant legislation and to maintain high quality employment practices. Refresh and update your knowledge of the current laws during this two day program.

The status and range of responsibilities of the human resource management function have increased substantially in recent years. The effective human resource specialist needs to be a skilled practitioner, counsellor, negotiator and adviser. This program will highlight the skills and knowledge which must be acquired by human resource professionals or staff with those responsibilities.

The high cost of making the wrong selection decision makes this an important program for managers and human resource professionals. No organisation can afford to enter the recruitment cycle without trained staff who are aware of the necessary skills and knowledge to make a successful selection decision.

This practical program covers how to set up a performance management system as well as practical aspects of preparing for and conducting the review, and giving constructive feedback. By the conclusion of this program participants will feel more confident in their ability to make the performance appraisal of their staff a transparent and fair experience.

Thousands of learning and development professionals have experienced this highly regarded program. Participants receive comprehensive exposure to the diagnosis, design, delivery and evaluation aspects of effective training.

With more and more training happening on-the-job, supervisors and team leaders are required to have training and coaching skills. This program provides a quick introduction to the skills and techniques of an effective on-the-job trainer.

This program covers the areas of resource service, effective workplace relationships, workforce planning, the process of recruitment, selection and induction, remuneration and employee benefits. The proper management of these areas is essential for any organisation to effectively meet the requirements of both the organisation and its employees.

Coaching is well established as an essential element of the development of executives and leaders. The three days of intense development covers the models, learning theory and practical skills of the effective coach.

Having established yourself as an effective coach, Coaching Skills - Stage Two takes your skills and expertise to the next, higher level. Advanced coaching skills development is combined with feedback from intensive post-program supervised coaching sessions.

Taking a longer term perspective of the role of HRM in organisations builds credibility and can add real value to the organisation. However, this requires the HR professional to look way beyond the tactical, day-to-day activities and identify those pivotal factors that will truly impact the performance of the organisation.

As communication among staff, community and clients becomes increasingly important, managers need to draw on their skills of facilitation. This three day program will assist participants to develop the people skills and group process strategies to facilitate meetings and focus groups.

This program stretches highly competent facilitators to the next level by exposing them to advanced techniques, personal reflection and feedback to further develop their skills.

Developing an Eye for Acuraccy... Did you spot the error? To enable you to get it right first time, every time, this program is proven to reduce errors by 50-60% by showing you how to read, check and transfer information accurately and quickly.

Sourcing, building and retraining talent requires the implementation of a comprehensive talent development strategy. This program explores the essential elements required in most successful talent development plans.

A skilful facilitator can significantly improve the engagement and outcomes of group processes. During this program you'll be exposed to many different techniques to manage a variety of settings, issues and personalities.

This program will expose you to models and frameworks which are an essental toolkit for all coaches. The program is interactive and practical, giving participants the skills that can be applied immediately back in the workplace.

For those seeking greater expertise in the area of Coaching, this program offers advanced skills development. You will be challenged in a variety of coaching scenarios with various clients.

Good workplace relationships are essential to ensure teams or business departments can work effectively. There are a multitude of essential skills covered in this program which will help participants increase their influence within their work team.