Workshops ACD runs over 100 online and face-to-face workshops across Victoria each year. All our facilitators are parents of children with disability and our workshops enable families to connect, learn new skills and get up-to-date information. Register for a workshop Topics include: Support for families Advocate for your child [...]
FREE Mental Health First Aid Courses Thursday 21 April & Thursday 5 May The Youth Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to assist adolescents who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, [...]
Self Advocacy Webinar Recording In this session, learn how to include student voices in developing individualised learning plans and career action plans. Also, this approach sets up the foundations for students to be empowered and has the skills for Post School life; this session will include guest speakers sharing [...]
Apprentice Disability Achievement Award The Melbourne Apprenticeship Disability Network (MADN) are delighted with the addition of a new award to celebrate the achievements of apprentices and trainees with disability. The Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) have introduced the category to their 2021 Industry Awards. This new award category recognises an apprentice/trainee with [...]
VCAL Review Consultation for Senior Secondary Reform extended to 6 October 2021 In 2019, the Victorian Government commissioned John Firth to conduct a review into vocational and applied learning pathways in senior secondary schooling (Firth Review). The Firth Review found that we need to do more to make vocational [...]
The ABC is looking for storytellers with disability to pitch ideas for IDPwD 2021 - ABC News Who: To be eligible, you must live in Australia, be over 18, have a disability and be available to work on your content between September and November 2021. What: We want you to pitch a [...]
ITECA - VET In Schools Strategy & Funding Under The Microscope Troy Williams, ITECA Chief Executive — 19 July 2021 With the Australian Government contemplating a new strategy for vocational education and training in secondary schools, and a skills new funding agreement being negotiated with states and territories, it’s [...]
National Disability Research Partnership The National Disability Research Partnership will facilitate a collaborative and inclusive disability research program that builds the evidence for successful innovation in policy and practice. The Commonwealth government has provided seed funding to establish the NDRP. A two-year establishment phase is being guided by a working [...]
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service or YDAS Young Leaders Program. Our free online leadership program is for young Victorians who identify as: having a disability having a health condition or chronic illness neurodiverse or autistic Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing blind or vision impaired having lived experience of [...]
National Disability Strategy Stage 2 consultation reports The Stage 2 consultations sought feedback from the public on the governments’ proposals for the new Strategy, as set out in the National Disability Strategy Position Paper and the introductory paper on the Outcomes Framework. Three reports on Stage 2 consultations have [...]
