Calendar training courses Organisations with whom the Commission worked in partnership to deliver customised human rights education included: The Commission continued its calendar courses in 2009-10 with 21 half, full-day and two-day courses attended by employees, managers, Department of and Recreation employee relations, human resources and equal opportunity practitioners. The calendar series of fee-for-service courses are Centrecare offered to mixed profile participants at the Commission premises. Department of Education and Training The most popular of the courses was the full day Equal Opportunity Law and Workplace Culture which replaced two Koondoola Integrated Services Centre former half day courses: and Equal Opportunity Law an Introduction – Reel Connections Workplace Culture, Harassment and Bullying. Participants represented a range of industry sectors. Industries Albany Hockey Association showing high attendance levels included: Great Southern Netball Association education TAFE Colleges government Administration Disability Services local Government Unions WA health and Community Services University of WA A key performance indicator planned for 2010-11 is to identify the effectiveness of the Commission’s’ internal calendar training program. Department of Health This will be determined by identifying the level of increase of participants understanding and knowledge of the Equal Opportunity Noongar Sports Act 1984 by comparing data collected in the pre and post course Tenants Advice Service evaluations. Rights-based education In December 2009 the Commission identified the need to enhance the level of delivery of Rights-Based training in both the metropolitan Rights-based education utilises a human rights framework and and regional areas of WA and to focus on the provision of training to focuses on engaging categories of potential complainants who have those groups who have been identified as subject to long term little access to information about their rights and how to exercise discrimination on the grounds of disability, sexual orientation and those rights. The broad aim of rights-based education is to build race (including both Aboriginal and ethnic minority groups). awareness and understanding about human rights and provide participants with the skills to exercise those rights in Western To ensure the effectiveness of this program, the Commission has Australia. adopted a consultative approach and in partnership with the relevant government and non-government organisations to develop These training sessions are delivered free of charge to help those training which reflects the needs of these groups. most likely to experience discrimination and to help their advocates understand the scope of the law, their rights and the Commission’s complaint process.
Calendar training courses The Commission continued its calendar courses in 2009-10 with 21 half, full-day and two-day courses attended by employees, managers, employee relations, human resources and equal opportunity practitioners. The calendar series of fee-for-service courses are offered to mixed profile participants at the Commission premises. The most popular of the courses was the full day Equal Opportunity Law and Workplace Culture which replaced two former half day courses: Equal Opportunity Law – an Introduction and Workplace Culture, Harassment and Bullying. Participants represented a range of industry sectors. Industries showing high attendance levels included: education government Administration local Government health and Community Services A key performance indicator planned for 2010-11 is to identify the effectiveness of the Commission’s’ internal calendar training program. This will be determined by identifying the level of increase of participants understanding and knowledge of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 by comparing data collected in the pre and post course evaluations. Rights-based education Rights-based education utilises a human rights framework and focuses on engaging categories of potential complainants who have little access to information about their rights and how to exercise those rights. The broad aim of rights-based education is to build awareness and understanding about human rights and provide participants with the skills to exercise those rights in Western Australia. These training sessions are delivered free of charge to help those most likely to experience discrimination and to help their advocates understand the scope of the law, their rights and the Commission’s complaint process. Organisations with whom the Commission worked in partnership to deliver customised human rights education included: Department of and Recreation Centrecare Department of Education and Training Koondoola Integrated Services Centre Reel Connections Albany Hockey Association Great Southern Netball Association TAFE Colleges Disability Services Unions WA University of WA Department of Health Noongar Sports Tenants Advice Service In December 2009 the Commission identified the need to enhance the level of delivery of Rights-Based training in both the metropolitan and regional areas of WA and to focus on the provision of training to those groups who have been identified as subject to long term discrimination on the grounds of disability, sexual orientation and race (including both Aboriginal and ethnic minority groups). To ensure the effectiveness of this program, the Commission has adopted a consultative approach and in partnership with the relevant government and non-government organisations to develop training which reflects the needs of these groups.
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