1 NOVEMBER 2018
NESA LEADERSHIP FORUM
Industry Briefing - Employment Policy
What changes are coming for employment services?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
NESA members only!
This forum is targeted to CEO’s and Senior Industry Executives in the employment services sector.
Topics to be covered...
Targeted jobseeker compliance framework
Online JSCI Trials – what progress has been made
Working with the political landscape – what we need to consider
Presenters
The Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP
Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women
Kelly was appointed as the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations in the Morrison Government in August 2018 in addition to her role as Minister for Women, which she was appointed to in December 2017.
She is a member of Cabinet and Cabinet’s Expenditure Review Committee (ERC).
In April 2017, Kelly became the first female Cabinet Minister to give birth whilst in office. She was also the first woman to sit in Cabinet in a Treasury portfolio.
Kelly O’Dwyer was elected to represent the people in Higgins in December 2009.
Kelly has held a number of Ministerial positions including Minister for Revenue and Financial Services from July 2016 to August 2018, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service from December 2017 to August 2018, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer from September 2015 to July 2016 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer from December 2014 until being appointed to Cabinet in 2015.
The Hon Sarah Henderson, MP
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services
Ms Terri Butler MP
Shadow Minister for Young Australians and Youth Affairs and the Shadow Minister for Employment Services, Workforce Participation and Future of Work
Terri is the Shadow Minister for Young Australians and Youth Affairs, the Shadow Minister for Employment Services, Workforce Participation and Future of Work, and the Member for Griffith. She has served in the parliament since 2014, when she was elected in a by-election after former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd left parliament.
As an MP, Terri co-founded the Parliamentary Friends of Innovation and Enterprise, co-chaired parliamentary friends groups for Tourism, the AFLW, and Meals on Wheels. She has previously served as a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary and Shadow Assistant Minister in the fields of domestic violence, universities, and equality. In the latter capacity she worked closely with the LGBTIQ community in relation to attaining marriage equality. Terri has also served on parliamentary committees for employment, education and training, corporations and financial services, social policy, and parliamentary procedure. In 2014, as a new backbencher, she led Labor’s cost of living committee.
Nathan Smyth
Incoming Deputy Secretary Department of Jobs and Small Business
Janine Pitt
Group Manager - Activation & Work for the Dole Group Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business
Janine has held senior positions within the Employment, Education and Human Services portfolios with positons involving legislation and policy development, national procurement, national program management and delivery across a broad range of employment, training, skills and Indigenous-specific programs.
Janine was Minister-Counsellor (Employment) to the OECD in Paris and Australia’s representative to the International Labour Organisation. Prior to commencing in that role Janine was the NSW/ACT State Manager for the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. In this role she delivered programs and services from across the Education and Employment portfolio including employment, disability and remote employment services, early childhood education and care, Indigenous employment and economic development, youth, skills, labour market, industry and regional strategies.
Janine is currently the Group Manager of the Activation and Work for the Dole Group within the Commonwealth Department of Jobs and Small Business. She manages key program elements of the Government’s national employment services program, jobactive, along with job seeker activation, and participation.
AGENDA
9.00 - 9.30
REGISTRATION
9.30 - 10.00
Sally Sinclair welcomes The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP
10.00 - 10.30
Industry Update
10.30 - 11.00
Department of Jobs and Small Business - Janine Pitt
11.00 - 11.30
MORNING TEA
11.30 - 12.00
The Hon Sarah Henderson MP
12.00 - 12.15
Introducing Nathan Smyth
12.15 - 1.00
Industry Caucas
1.00 - 2.00
LUNCH
2.00 - 2.30
Ms Terri Butler MP
2.30 - 3.00
Summary of Day
3.00
CLOSE
EVENT PRICES
#1 DELEGATE
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Tea and coffee at registration
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Morning and afternoon tea
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Lunch
#2 DELEGATE
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Tea and coffee at registration
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Morning and afternoon tea
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Lunch
EVENT DETAILS
Thursday 1 November 2018
9.00am - 3.30pm
PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, Arrival Dr, Melbourne Airport VIC 3045
Friday 23 November 2018
NESA MASTERCLASS SERIES 2
THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF MARKETING
Join Andrew Griffiths at our upcoming Masterclass
Andrew travels the world teaching organisations how to master their marketing in this brave new world, taking the complexity out of the equation and providing clear, simple advice that will create an approach to marketing that engages and converts.
Andrew is renowned for his lively hands on and robust forums, packed with practical gems.
Topics to be covered
#1. What the new world of marketing actually looks like
#2. The good, the bad and the ugly of marketing – and where most organisations go wrong
#3. Tropic cascade – and how it applies to your business
#4. How well do you really know your customers?
#5. It’s time for some meaningful communication (messages, platforms, storytelling)
#6. Meaningful connection – exactly what is engagement?
#7. The importance of cross industry innovation and communication
#8. How is your corporate karma?
#9. If you’re not growing you’re dying
#10. Bringing it all together
Our Presenter
Andrew Griffiths
Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur and Global Presenter
Who exactly is Andrew Griffiths?
Andrew is known for being a bestselling author and a global presenter. His overnight success is the end result of a lot of hard work, taking his fair share of risks, and learning his lessons to keep on going.
Andrew’s three important keys to success – resilience, belief and determination. Mastering these makes everything change.
Andrew’s obvious success at the recent NESA National Conference was his ability to address issues surrounding business management and marketing at a very practical level.
We received wonderful feedback about Andrew Griffiths from the National Conference in Brisbane –
“He was engaging, well delivered and very relevant.”
“It was about identifying what is unique about us”
“Great content and all very thought provoking” “The opportunities to be able to talk with peers around best practise.”
Limited spots available!
EVENT DETAILS
Friday 23 November 2018
9.00am – 4.00pm
PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, Arrival Dr, Tullamarine VIC 3045
EVENT PRICES
REGISTRATION
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PRICE INCLUDES:
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Tea and coffee at registration
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Morning and afternoon tea
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Lunch
NESA Workshop
Emotional Intelligence Self – Awareness
Sydney NESA office
Wednesday 12 June 2019
9am to 4:30pm
DETAILS
DATE: Wednesday 12 June 2019
TIME: 9am tea & coffee for a 9:30am commencement. Finishes around 4:30pm
LOCATION: NESA's Sydney Office
Target Group
All staff
Summary
If your emotional abilities aren’t up to scratch; if you lack self-awareness; if you are not able to manage your confronting emotions; if you lack empathy and have difficulty forging effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. During this one day workshop, participants will learn the attributes of an emotionally intelligent person. They will leave with knowledge on how to engender and maintain positive relationships, how to foster success and how to remove obstacles to achieving professional and business results. Emotional Intelligence Self – Awareness will help you and your team go to the next performance level.
In this workshop you will explore
- Understanding Yourself: your strengths and your weaknesses
- Self-perception: identifying your own self-image and perceptions of others, recognising blind spots
- Communication Skills: understanding your communication style and the communication styles of others
- Managing Emotions: understanding how thoughts and emotions drive your behaviour, and learning mindfulness techniques to diffuse negative emotions
- Positive Thinking: gaining clarity on your consistent beliefs and how they impact you every day
- Motivators: discovering the top 5 key motivators in your career
- Developing Empathy: how to recognise people’s emotions and show empathy at work
- Building Resilience: strategies to help you navigate through organisational change and restructuring
- Continuous improvement: strategies to increase your self-awareness and advance your career
FACILITATOR
Leonie Lam
Leonie has been recognised as a leader in Career Development, leading and empowering individuals and teams to enhance their performance at work. Leonie is a qualified Trainer, Speaker, HR Consultant and Career Coach. She has previously held Training and HR positions at Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Veolia Water and Western Sydney University. She is also the Director of a training and coaching business.
In 2017, she was nominated for the Australian Leadership Excellence Awards, out of 42 nominations, she achieved 6th place in the category of Owner/Entrepreneur Leader of the Year.
As a Trainer, she is passionate about delivering training to help individuals and organisations maximise their performance and make an impact at work. As a Career Coach, she has helped more than 200 people secure employment in Australia. She consistently receives outstanding feedback in her training programs.
Leonie has a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, a Master of Commerce, Human Resources and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
COST
OTHER
All participants that complete the workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion
NESA Workshop
Motivating Resistant Clients
NESA Melbourne office
Friday 26 July 2019
Tea & Coffee at 9am, for a 9:30am sharp commencement. Finishes around 4:30pm
Target Group
All staff
Summary
Resistant clients require a different level of investment to get them motivated and change their mindsets. Specifically designed for the employment services sector, this workshop takes a close look at why clients may be resistant, reluctant or suspicious.
This one-day workshop provides employment consultants and practitioners with the skills to positively engage mandated clients and develop workable relationships. It will enable practitioners to confidently deliver effective services and achieve outstanding and sustainable results. Focusing on client accountability, the skills learnt will enable consultants to encourage clients to take personal responsibility whilst creating motivation. Instead of struggling when confronted by resistant clients, practitioners can adopt a more constructive method to achieving outcomes.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication method intended to move a person toward change, focusing on exploring and resolving ambivalence as a key to eliciting that change. MI facilitates and engages the client’s own personal motivations as a means to change their behaviour. The practitioner seeks to elicit “change talk” (participant-initiated discussion about the idea of changing), utilising the Stages of Change Model. A client’s readiness for change may be assessed and Motivational Interviewing can be provided to suit the client’s stage of change.
This workshop allows participants to:
- Identify resistant clients
- Understand the reasons for reluctance, including complex barriers
- Learn the importance of deliberate and collaborative conversations about change using the Stages of Change model.
- Learn Motivational Interviewing techniques for employment services
- Learn effective ways to resolve discrepancy and ambivalence
- Acquire skills in effective goal setting and change measurement
- Learn skills to apply a solution-focused problem solving approach
FACILITATOR
Sharon Mamo
Sharon is a qualified human services program designer and lecturer with many years of experience in Human Resources. For the last 5 years she has focused on researching and working with disengaged job seekers and their complex needs. Sharon combines clinical psychotherapy and professionalism with a natural and down-to-earth approach. Sharon is a qualified Drug and Alcohol Facilitator, Psychotherapist & Social Sciences Professional. She has worked as a psychotherapist in employment services for 8 years. As an expert in encouraging mandated and resistant clients to change, she keynotes at national conferences on topics of behavioural change, AOD, mental health and neuropsychotherapy
COST
OTHER
You will learn new strategies and skills to motivate resistant clients, acquired and practiced in a role-play environment All participants will be emailed a Certificate of Attendance after completion. This workshop can be delivered in-house, where it will be contextualised to reflect your organisational procedures and systems.
NESA one day workshop
Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness
NESA Melbourne office
Thursday 19 September 2019
9am for tea & coffee for a 9:30am start. Usually finished by 4:30pm
Target Group
All staff
Summary
If your emotional abilities aren’t up to scratch; if you lack self-awareness; if you are not able to manage your confronting emotions; if you lack empathy and have difficulty forging effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. During this one day workshop, participants will learn the attributes of an emotionally intelligent leader. They will leave with knowledge on how to engender and maintain positive relationships, how to foster success and how to remove obstacles to achieving professional and business results. Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness will help you and your team go to the next performance level.
THIS WORKSHOP WILL EXPLORE
- Understanding Yourself: your strengths and your weaknesses
- Self-perception: identifying your own self-image and perceptions of others, recognising blind spots
- Communication Skills: understanding your communication style and the communication styles of others
- Managing Emotions: understanding how thoughts and emotions drive your behaviour, and learning mindfulness techniques to diffuse negative emotions
- Positive Thinking: gaining clarity on your consistent beliefs and how they impact you every day
- Motivators: discovering the top 5 key motivators in your career
- Developing Empathy: how to recognise people’s emotions and show empathy at work
- Continuous improvement: strategies to increase your self-awareness and advance your career
FACILITATOR
Leonie Lam
Leonie has been recognised as a leader in Career Development, leading and empowering individuals and teams to enhance their performance at work. Leonie is a qualified Trainer, Speaker, HR Consultant and Career Coach. She has previously held Training and HR positions at Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Veolia Water and Western Sydney University. She is also the Director of a training and coaching business.
In 2017, she was nominated for the Australian Leadership Excellence Awards, out of 42 nominations, she achieved 6th place in the category of Owner/Entrepreneur Leader of the Year.
As a Trainer, she is passionate about delivering training to help individuals and organisations maximise their performance and make an impact at work. As a Career Coach, she has helped more than 200 people secure employment in Australia. She consistently receives outstanding feedback in her training programs.
Leonie has a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, a Master of Commerce, Human Resources and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
COST
OTHER
All participants will be emailed a Certificate of Attendance after completion. This workshop can be delivered in-house, where it will be contextualised to reflect your organisational procedures and systems.
NESA one day workshop
Emotional Intelligence Self – Awareness
NESA Sydney office
Thursday 26 September 2019
9am for tea & coffee for a 9:30am start. Usually finished by 4:30pm
Target Group
All staff
Summary
If your emotional abilities aren’t up to scratch; if you lack self-awareness; if you are not able to manage your confronting emotions; if you lack empathy and have difficulty forging effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. During this one day workshop, participants will learn the attributes of an emotionally intelligent leader. They will leave with knowledge on how to engender and maintain positive relationships, how to foster success and how to remove obstacles to achieving professional and business results. Emotional Intelligence Self – Awareness will help you and your team go to the next performance level.
This workshop will explore
- Understanding Yourself: your strengths and your weaknesses
- Self-perception: identifying your own self-image and perceptions of others, recognising blind spots
- Communication Skills: understanding your communication style and the communication styles of others
- Managing Emotions: understanding how thoughts and emotions drive your behaviour, and learning mindfulness techniques to diffuse negative emotions
- Positive Thinking: gaining clarity on your consistent beliefs and how they impact you every day
- Motivators: discovering the top 5 key motivators in your career
- Developing Empathy: how to recognise people’s emotions and show empathy at work
- Continuous improvement: strategies to increase your self-awareness and advance your career
FACILITATOR
Leonie Lam
Leonie has been recognised as a leader in Career Development, leading and empowering individuals and teams to enhance their performance at work. Leonie is a qualified Trainer, Speaker, HR Consultant and Career Coach. She has previously held Training and HR positions at Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Veolia Water and Western Sydney University. She is also the Director of a training and coaching business.
In 2017, she was nominated for the Australian Leadership Excellence Awards, out of 42 nominations, she achieved 6th place in the category of Owner/Entrepreneur Leader of the Year.
As a Trainer, she is passionate about delivering training to help individuals and organisations maximise their performance and make an impact at work. As a Career Coach, she has helped more than 200 people secure employment in Australia. She consistently receives outstanding feedback in her training programs.
Leonie has a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, a Master of Commerce, Human Resources and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
COST
OTHER
All participants will be emailed a Certificate of Attendance after completion. This workshop can be delivered in-house, where it will be contextualised to reflect your organisational procedures and systems.
The Working Communities
Congress
Indigenous Employment Forum
2-3 October, 2019
National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, Sydney
THE FORUM
The National Employment Services Association (NESA) in partnership with the OECD Local Development Forum is proud to host The Working Communities Congress Indigenous Employment Forum bringing together experts from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the OECD to consider policy and approaches to increasing employment rates among Indigenous people.
The Forum is an opportunity to gather insights into past and current policies aimed at increasing economic participation, to look at innovative practices happening both in Australia and internationally, and to discuss the future of public policy strategies related to Indigenous employment and participation.
The OECD Local Development Forum will release its report Indigenous Employment and Skills Strategies in Australia at the Forum.
NESA CDP Members' Meeting
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2019
Immediately after the Forum, on the afternoon of Thu 3 Oct, NESA will be hosting a half-day NESA CDP Members’ Meeting at the same venue.
All NESA Member CDP providers, managers and operational staff are strongly encouraged to attend to exchange ideas and best practice specific to CDP.
#NESAPDTRAINING
NESM and Enhanced Services: Preparing For Your Proposal 2 Workshop
On-line in 5 -parts
Join NESA's Senior Policy Advisor Damien Opolski online as he hosts and facilitates the 5 part NESM and Enhanced Services: Preparing For Your Proposal 2 workshop. In the fifth module, Damien will be joined by NESA’s Principal Policy Advisor Annette Gill as the topic expert to look at and discuss the selection criteria.
In May this year we ran a very successful three-part series called ‘NESM – Preparing For Your Proposal’. The series looked at the proposed licencing and payments models, as well as giving newer people an insight into the evolution of Australia’s employment services and the current landscape. We also looked at how the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) have traditionally monitored performance and some key tips around responding to DESE procurement exercises.
This Preparing For Your Proposal 2 workshop builds on this. With the release of the Request for Proposal we now have a greater insight into what NESM Enhanced Services will look like ‘on the ground’.
Preparing For Your Proposal 2 workshop will be delivered on-line in five modules over five near consecutive days, starting Wednesday 15 September 2021.
The workshop will be delivered by Damien Opolski with topic expert Annette Gill joining him in Module 5.
This will ensure you get information early and maximise the time available to complete your proposal. Modules 2 – 4 look at different aspects of the policy and will be of particular interest to newer people.
WITH THE RELEASE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WE NOW HAVE A GREATER INSIGHT INTO WHAT NESM ENHANCED SERVICES WILL LOOK LIKE ‘ON THE GROUND’.
AUDIENCE
Managers / Teams – Those occupying specialist roles, recruited or seconded for the bid process.
Delivered on-line in 5 MODULES
- Module one: The NESM Framework: panels and licences, payments and performance, and a job seeker journey through Digital and Enhanced Services – Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 2.00pm AEST
- Module two: Mutual Obligation, Points Based Activation and the Targeted Compliance Framework – Thursday 16 September 2021 at 2.00pm AEST
- Module three: Programs and Assistance: an Introduction to the Employment Fund, wage subsidies, relocation assistance, and key activation point programs Work for the Dole, Career Transition Assistance and Employability Skills Training – Friday 17 September 2021 at 2.00pm AEST
- Module four: Outcomes. What is an Outcome? Why do we have Full and Pathway Outcomes? How do we know when a job seeker achieves an Outcome and what evidence do we need? – Monday 20 September 2021 at 2.00pm AEST
- Module five: Preparing for Your Proposal: A look at the selection criteria and a discussion with NESA’s Principal Policy Advisor Annette Gill about ‘what does DESE look for?’ – Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 2.00pm AEST
FORMAT
FacilitatorS
Damien Opolski – Senior Policy Advisor – National Employment Services Association (NESA) – will be delivering modules 1 to 5.
Damien has over 35 years of experience and depth of skills in all facets of Australian employment services. Earlier in his career Damien spent a number of years on the ‘front line’ working in the former Commonwealth Employment Service (CES). Damien estimates he has conducted over 10,000 job seeker interviews and worked with hundreds of employers. While working with the Department of Employment as Director of the Learning Centre Damien managed development of the training platform, training strategies and materials to ensure the 20,000+ professionals engaged in the delivery of Australian employment services received training to undertake their role. As a Senior Policy Advisor with NESA, Damien continues to support member organisations navigate contract requirements, with a strong focus on IT and cyber security, as well as continuing to develop front line practice as a regular workshop presenter for NESA. Damien is an excellent communicator, who enjoys interacting and sharing his system expertise with his audience; and he has a Bachelor of Economics from Adelaide University, as well as Diplomas in Training and Assessment, and Project Management. He’s also a qualified Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Annette Gill – Principal Policy Advisor – National Employment Services Association (NESA) – will be our topic expert for module 5
Annette Gill is a consultant with a wealth of experience in social policy, government relations, competitive procurement and operational management. Following her studies in Applied Psychology, Annette’s diverse career has spanned human services with roles focused on homeless youth, substance users, disadvantaged families, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault and the unemployed. Annette has worked with not-for-profit, private and local government organisations and has been involved in State and Commonwealth funded employment services since the early 1990’s.
Annette was the General Manager of a successful employment service organisation and later came to NESA where she worked for 10 years as the Policy Manager. Prior to commencing her current consultancy business, Annette held the role of Policy and Research Manager of Karingal, a large community and disability services organisation with annual revenue of approximately $100 m and which was part of the NDIS Barwon trial. In this role, Annette led the policy and research agenda as well as undertaking bid management contributing to organisational growth, particularly in its aged care and employment services divisions.
DURATION
Held on-line from 2.00pm to 3.30pm AEST on all 5 days
PRICING
FOR ALL 5 MODULES:
NESA members $720pp (per person)
Non-members $900pp
OR
PICK ANY MODULE:
NESA members $200pp per module
Non-members $300pp per module
All prices GST inclusive.
To register please email max croft
In your email please indicate if you would like to register for all 5 modules or for which single modules. If you are registering more than one person, please provide Max with a list of names and email addresses, and indicate whether they are registering for all 5 modules or for which single modules.
NESA CEO FORUM AND
PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE
THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of our valuable attendees, great speakers and workshop presenters, both in person and virtual. We hope you had the opportunity to catch up with old friends, connect with new colleagues, and network with like-minded thought leaders.
Event photos, recordings and presentations are now available – for attendees only.
NESA CEO FORUM AND
PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE
NESA is proud to present two action packed days on 9 and 10 June 2022 at the Pullman Hotel in Melbourne and via virtual attendance. Networking drinks will be held on the evening of Thursday the 9th.
Our CEO Forum gives CEOs the opportunity to come together to share thoughts and experiences around transition and the 1 July Workforce Australia implementation. Guest speakers will include Mr Nathan Smythe, Deputy Secretary, Employment and National Workforce Group, Department of Education Skills and Employment.
The Practitioners Conference will feature a number of DESE presentations on topics including the latest transition advice, activation in Workforce Australia Services, the Workforce Australia Services Provider Performance Framework and licensing arrangements, and updates on ESS web 2.0 and the Learning Centre. DESE’s presentations will be supported by a booth where providers can discuss the types of things that DESE will track as part of their compliance monitoring. The Conference will also include presentations from some of our partners on strengthening employer engagement, addressing jobseeker barriers through integrating into goals, and the latest research on digitalisation of welfare to work.
Topics
Our Practitioners Forum offers a perfect opportunity for your staff to prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead, with a range of sessions and workshops covering topics including:
• Welcome to Workforce Australia
• Workforce Australia Transition and Branding
• Activation and Points Based Activation System (PBAS) in Workforce Australia Services
• Workforce Australia Services Provider Performance Framework and Licensing Arrangements
• Supporting Complex Participants: A Workshop On Integrating Participant Barriers & Goals
• Workforce Australia Services – Quality and Assurance Analytics
• Tools of the Trade: ESS Web 2.0/Learning Centre
• Workforce Australia: the big opportunity for employer engagement
• The Digital Governance of Welfare to Work: Findings from the Interim Report
• Working with the States
• Optimising potential
SPEAKERS - CEO FORUM
SOCIAL CHANGEMAKER
A social changemaker, Corinne has helped shape the impact investing and social economy landscape in Australia through critical roles with Jobsbank, Impact Investing Australia, Good Shepherd Microfinance, The Difference Incubator, The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, and others.
A Churchill Fellowship (2009), and MoneySmart Award recipient (2013) with a Master’s in Environmental Science, Corinne is driven by a sense of fairness and social justice to create spaces where business and positive impact intersect.
Corinne is passionate about ensuring commercial organisations effectively integrate inclusive employment and social procurement into their business. Recently, she founded an award-winning social enterprise where she developed solutions to help vulnerable consumers access fair and affordable finance.
Lecturer in Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne.
Michael McGann is Lecturer in Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne. He specialises in the governance of welfare and active labour market policies, with a particular focus on issues related to the contracting out and marketization of public employment services. He is the co-author of Buying and Selling the Poor: Inside Australia’s Privatised Welfare-to-Work Market (Sydney University Press, 2021) and his research has appeared in international journals including Public Administration, Administration and Society, Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy and Society, Policy Sciences, and Politics & Policy.
Associate Professor in Social Policy and Research at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).
Siobhan O’Sullivan is Associate Professor in Social Policy and Research at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). Her research focuses on the delivery of contracted employment services in Australia, the UK, and around the world. She has a broad interest in the welfare state and ‘mission drift’ as well as an ongoing interest in animal welfare policy and environmental ethics. She is the co-author of several books on street-level bureaucracy and the governance of welfare-to-work, including Getting welfare-to-work: Street-level governance in Australia, the UK, and the Netherlands (Oxford University Press, 2015) and, most recently, Buying and Selling the Poor: Inside Australia’s Privatised Welfare-to-Work Market (Sydney University Press, 2021).
SPEAKERS - PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
“A tour bus is a petri dish of human behaviour, and is the best way to get to know exactly how to work with all different types of people”
How do you go from being an industry trainer and leader across Europe for Contiki Holidays to being one of the most sought after keynote speakers and professional trainers in Australia and the Asia Pacific? That is the question asked often of Mark and the answer he says is simple, it is all about understanding people. Understanding how they behave, think and make the choices they do, both professionally and personally.
As an experienced motivational keynote speaker it’s this understanding that has seen Mark hold senior and strategic leadership development roles for major global players across the Asia Pacific and Europe and led to him to being invited to work on projects design and implement sales strategies and bespoke methodologies for billion-dollar sales teams across the globe. Add to that some serious hard work and that is how in twenty years Mark has moved from connecting with people in Europe to connecting with people in their own lives, all as a guest speaker and trainer.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY, FUNDS AND PAYMENTS BRANCH
Quyen Tran is the Assistant Secretary, Funding and Payments Branch, Workforce Australia for Individuals Division in the Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
Since joining the department in 2008, Quyen has held a number of senior leadership roles driving major reforms in school funding, quality teaching, supporting the National School Resourcing Board, and more recently, driving reforms in the delivery of employment services. Quyen has worked across a broad range of public policy issues within Government including issues of social policy, aviation and maritime security, National Broadband Network impacts on schools and infrastructure.
Quyen holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Actuarial Studies from the Australian National University.
CEO, CREATING NEW PATHWAYS
Sharon is a qualified human services program designer and lecturer with many years of experience in Human Resources. For the last 5 years, she has focused on researching and working with disengaged job seekers and their complex needs. Sharon combines clinical psychotherapy and professionalism with a natural and down-to-earth approach. She is a qualified Drug and Alcohol Facilitator, Psychotherapist & Social Sciences Professional and has worked as a psychotherapist in employment services for over 8 years. As an expert in encouraging mandated and resistant clients to change, she keynotes at national conferences on topics of behavioural change, AOD, mental health and neuropsychotherapy.
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR,
PROSPERT CONSULTING & TRAINING
Prospert was founded by Paul Diviny whose experience includes 30 years in sales, marketing and operations management including line management in employment services. Paul has consulted with ASX200, multinationals, Government departments, training providers, not for profits as well as small and medium enterprises.
Prospert believes that every job seeker and employer should have access to quality employment services which enable them to find meaningful and sustainable work and grow their businesses, respectively. Our name reflects our promise to employment service providers and their customers alike – “you prosper from our expertise”.
Prospert brings together experts in training, coaching, consulting, and tendering to increase the capacity of the employment services sector to better meet the needs of its customers, while also building strong organisational reputations and sustainable businesses.
Prospert’s specialist services include:
• Training and coaching with a focus on employer engagement
• Tender management from business cases, to bid preparation & writing, and transition to new contracts
• Consulting and strategic advice to manage risk and diversify revenue
Prospert’s talented team comprises experienced industry professionals with deep subject matter expertise including expert trainers and mentors, strategic project managers, business analysts, tender writers and various subject matter experts.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr Sarah Ball is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow working on the ARC Linkage Project titled ‘The new digital governance of welfare-to-work’. Prior to this she completed her PhD at the Institute of Social Science Research at the University of Queensland. Her research explored the use of behavioural insights and experimental methods in the development of social policy in the Australian Federal Government. Prior this she worked for 5 years in the Australian Public Service, where she developed a deep interest in public administration, knowledge sharing and evidence-based policy.
CEO and Founder
Bounce Australia/Bounce USA
The CEO & Founder of Bounce Australia, Maria Smith is a communications and behaviour change expert with over two decades of experience in workforce engagement and activation. She is the creative force behind the Bounce Program and the Bounce Job Coach Certification, two transformational wellbeing & work-readiness programs credited with impacting the lives of thousands of people across the world. Since 2006, Maria has grown Bounce to become a globally recognised company by expanding her programs into the USA, the UK and New Zealand.
Maria’s in-deep knowledge of wellbeing science and her unique skills in emotional intelligence, behavioural nudging and positive psychology are the cornerstone of Bounce’s training programs and make her highly sort-after for executive-level coaching and mentoring. Recognised for her energetic communication style and her dynamic story-telling ability, Maria delivers highly impactful content, backed up by scientifically proven methodologies that are guaranteed to bring greater self-awareness and influence behaviour change in the most positive way.
Passionately dedicated to personal growth and development, Maria holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, a Diploma in Positive Psychology, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) specialising in Managing and Leading People, and is currently completing a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (University of Melbourne).
Event Details
VENUE
PULLMAN MELBOURNE, ALBERT PARK
65 Queens Rd, Albert Park VIC 3004
CEO FORUM
Thursday 9 June 2022
8.30am Registrations Open
5.00pm Forum Closes
NETWORKING DRINKS
Thursday 9 June 2022
Time: 5.00pm - 7.00pm
PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE
Friday 10 June 2022
8.00am Registrations Open
9.00am Welcome to Country
5.00pm Conference Close
Cost
NESA Member
CEO FORUM-
Attendance at the CEO Forum
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Complimentary attendance at Networking Drinks
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Prices are inclusive of GST
NESA Member
PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE ONLY-
Attendance at the Practitioners Conference Only
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
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NESA Member
NETWORKING DRINKS ONLY-
Attendance at the Networking Drinks Only
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Prices are inclusive of GST
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NESA Member
CEO FORUM + PRAC CONFERENCE-
Attendance at the CEO Forum and Practitioners Conference
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Complimentary attendance at Networking Drinks
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
NESA Member
NETWORKING DRINKS + PRAC CONFERENCE-
Attendance at the Practitioners Conference
-
Attendance at the Networking Drinks
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
NESA Member
VIRTUAL REGISTRATION-
Access to all sessions presented live virtually
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Ability to ask real-time questions of presenters available during live sessions
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Prices are inclusive of GST
NON Member
CEO FORUM-
Attendance at the CEO Forum
-
Complimentary attendance at Networking Drinks
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
NON MEMBER
PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE ONLY-
Attendance at the Practitioners Conference Only
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
-
.
NON MEMBER
NETWORKING DRINKS ONLY-
Attendance at the Networking Drinks Only
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
-
.
NON MEMBER
CEO FORUM + PRAC CONFERENCE-
Attendance at the CEO Forum and Practitioners Conference
-
Complimentary attendance at Networking Drinks
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
NON MEMBER
NETWORKING DRINKS + PRAC CONFERENCE-
Attendance at the Practitioners Conference
-
Attendance at the Networking Drinks
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
NON MEMBER
VIRTUAL REGISTRATION-
Access to all sessions presented live virtually
-
Ability to ask real-time questions of presenters available during live sessions
-
Prices are inclusive of GST
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS
genU Training
NETWORKING DRINKS SPONSOR
As a national registered training organisation our primary purpose is to deliver quality education and training to assist all members of the community to reach their employment goals.
Our job ready microcredential courses assist learners to develop core skills and to build the knowledge and confidence they need to enter the workforce. Our valuable industry connections with key employers and labour hire firms enable us to support our learners beyond their training.
We believe that everyone should have equal access to quality education and training.
ALFFIE
MC SPONSOR
Placing the right person into the right course is critical to achieving a successful participant outcome.
This is why alffie empowers people to tailor programs to meet their individual needs — in-line with the new Workforce Australia contract.
We do this through our custom-built technological and digital solutions, including our dashboards, alffie app, local labour market tools and post-placement support application.
alffie’s training programs provide participants with the skills, knowledge and practical experience they need to gain and sustain employment.
Select from our range of full courses, accredited micro-credential skill sets, employability skills modules and skills in demand employment training programs.
CVCHECK
Since 2005, CVCheck has helped nearly 1,000,000 individuals and over 30,000 employers to meet the demands of regulatory environments.
Our systems help thousands of employers across Australia and New Zealand make the most of their people. We partner with large and small businesses that want to hire the best workforce and ensure they meet all regulatory and company requirements.
CVCheck’s range of pre-employment checks are ideal for individuals looking to be job-ready and employers who need fast and accurate background checks on new and existing staff.
MARSH
NESA
NESA Community Development
Program Forum
Supporting strong delivery now & stronger design for the future
NESA MEMBERS ONLY EVENT!
It has been over twelve months since Community Development Providers (CDP) providers have had a chance to come together and discuss innovations, opportunities, and challenges within the program.
During that time, we have seen a range of policy and program decisions implemented, and the election of the Albanese Government.
Over the next twelve months, there are opportunities to improve the way we support job seekers and employers in remote communities.
The opportunity also exists to contribute to the design of a new approach to remote employment services.
Providers should attend to:
• Connect and network with other service providers
• Hear from the Department on the current policy and program parameters affecting remote employment services
• Inform and shape NESA’s policy contribution to the redesign process
MORE INFO COMING SOON!!
Event Details
VENUE
CANBERRA SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB
92-96 Corinna St, Phillip ACT 2606
FORUM
2 DAY EVENT
Wednesday 20 & Thursday 21 July 2022
8.30 - 9.00 Registrations
9.00 - 5.00 Forum
PRICE
NESA MEMBERS ONLY
$599.00pp
GST inclusive
CONTACT US
Alicia Weiderman
0432 919 899
aliciaw@nesa.com.au
