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The Australian Services Union (ASU) is proud to present a series of FREE online training sessions, an exclusive ASU member benefit for workers in the community and disability services sector. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand your professional expertise, these sessions will help you build skills, protect your wellbeing, and understand your rights. All sessions are hosted live on Zoom and are FREE for ASU members.
📅 Date: Wednesday 15 October ❗ Time: 1:00 PM Learn from SafeWork NSW how to identify, minimise and manage psychosocial hazards in the work place.
📅 Date: Tuesday 28 October ❗ Time: 2:00 PM Led by Sian Leathem, the NDIS Deputy Commissioner, Complaints & Engagement, learn the best-practice approach for identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents under the NDIS Rules and Code of Conduct.
📅 Date: Wednesday 5 November ❗ Time: 1:00 PM Designed for sole traders and platform workers. Get guidance on registration, tax, insurance, funding your leave, and setting up your business.
📅 Date: Tuesday 18 November ❗ Time: 1:00 PM Explore the growing role of peer/lived experience work across the sector. Learn about roles, values, and pathways. Young People and the Law
📅 Date: Thursday 27 November ❗ Time: 1:00 PM Understand legal responsibilities when working with young people. Learn about key areas of the law relevant to young people under 25.
📅 Date: Thursday 9 December ❗ Time: 1:00 PM Learn how vicarious trauma affects frontline workers and how to respond better to support workers exposed to vicarious trauma through their work.
ASU College, also know as The Australian College of Community and Disability Practitioners (ACCDP), is your professional voice in the community and disability services sector.
Membership of the ASU College is an exclusive and FREE benefit of being an ASU member. Your ACCDP membership means you have exclusive access to research, training, and interviews with sector experts – all at no cost to you
Being a member of the ASU College means that you have a say in your own professional development and in the professional standards in our sector. Our sector needs a professional voice from front-line workers not big business, employer or industry groups.
ASU College has an Advisory Board that guides its work. The Board includes frontline practitioners, academics and service providers – all committed to uplifting the sector and supporting workers to develop new skills and careers in the sector. ASU College has representatives on important industry training bodies.
Australia Service Union's FREE online courses run through ASU College, are helpful for members who want to carve out their careers as disability support workers.
"I joined the union to ensure that we can have good conditions...the ASU stands by your side.” ASU member