Category Archives: Training and Professional Development

Development Unconference

Your voice, your passions, and the ability to vote with your feet!

MDC August 2012 Forum, Australian Volunteers International Do you want to be part of the most interactive conversation on development happening in Melbourne? Do you want to hear from and be heard from in a dynamic maelstrom of like-minded and motivated thinkers?

The Melbourne Development Unconference is your opportunity to learn from your peers about the experiences that interest you and to share your experiences with them in an open format that encourages engagement.

Melbourne Development Circle and Friends of AVI are hosting Melbourne’s first ever Development Unconference on Saturday 5 October in Fitzroy. We’re bringing together community and international development professionals, students, the social enterprise community and the “development-curious” for a one-day, participant-driven event where attendees determine all topics and sessions.

How does it work?

Attendees will arrive at 9.30 and begin the day with an opportunity to network over a tea or coffee. Those interested in presenting or sharing their work will add their session to the schedule. Attendees will then select the session that interests them or start a break-out discussion group of their own. Throughout the day, participants will take part in more than 25 different sessions that will include: workshops, presentations, round-table discussions, how-tos, and more.

This event is designed to empower our amazing community and facilitate skill-sharing and collaboration around ideas in community and international development.

What now?

Buy a ticket! (Your ticket includes lunch, coffee, tea and snacks). Complimentary drinks will be served at the venue from 4pm-5pm to wind up the day.
Do you have a discussion topic or workshop you’d like to organise? A how-to or project case study you’d like to share? If yes, then please nominate that you wish to be a speaker on the day when you register.
Details and registration here: https://devunconf-2013.eventbrite.com.au/

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RedR Australia info sessions

RedR Australia is a not-for-profit humanitarian agency, ready to supply skilled professionals to where they are needed most in times of crisis. We also train aid workers, equipping them with the skills needed to be effective in the field.

We’re holding our annual evening information sessions in September for anyone keen to gain an insight into how we work, what happens on our training courses and how to join our Register of skilled professionals.

Our people will share what you can expect from a RedR Australia field assignment and what it’s like supporting an international humanitarian relief effort. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask any burning questions you may have.

Standby Register members are ideally professionals with at least five years’ experience in their field including 12 months in an international context, preferably in an emergency response setting. Our people are ‘field ready’ and can be on the ground within days of a disaster.

We recruit from a wide range of skillsets including public health, information and communications technology, logistics, public information/media liaison, engineering and water and sanitation.

Our current priority recruitment profiles include:

information management, ideally with GIS skills
protection and child protection
emergency response
education in emergencies
nutrition

Click here to book your place. Please contact communications@redr.org.au with any queries.

The nitty gritty:
Melbourne – Monday 16 September
Sydney – Monday 23 September

Venue details and other information will be provided via email. Like birthdays and tax returns our info sessions only happen once a year, and space is limited so get in quick to secure your spot.

We look forward to seeing you there! Visit www.redr.org.au for more information on who we are and what we do.

Have you joined Friends of AVI yet?

Become a Friend of AVI! Connect. Live. Learn.

To showcase their inspirational work, Australian Volunteers International is delighted to be launching its new Friends of AVI program! This new AVI initiative will connect friends, networks and communities who are interested in living in a world actively promoting global citizenship; and creating a learning environment that contributes to discussions on global issues, sustainable development and international volunteering.

The Friends of AVI program will host a range of events and networking opportunities in every state of Australia, providing an avenue for Friends to engage with the activities of AVI and our many associated partners and networks.

By signing up to become a Friend of AVI you can hear about AVI volunteers’ life-changing work, the impact volunteering can have on sustainable development outcomes for local communities and how, as an Australian, you can create awareness about global issues through public dialogue and debate.

Membership is free and all Friends of AVI will receive:

Invitations to forums relating to international development and the volunteer sector
Invitations to information sessions, talks and other events hosted by AVI
Regular communications including: subscription to AVI’s monthly e-news AVI Plus,
AV bi-annual magazine and regular Friends of AVI news updates
Discounts to selected travel stores and travel publications, including: Intrepid Travel, New Internationalist and Lonely Planet.
Opportunity to participate in AVI awareness campaigns/networking events.
An invitation to AVI’s Annual General Meeting

Support the work of AVI and become a Friend of AVI today!

We are now also on Facebook!

For further information on Australian Volunteers International please visit: www.australianvolunteers.com

Dialogues Murray Darling Basin study tour

Applications Open Now!! Send your Expression of Interest by June 28th

Engineers Without Borders’ Dialogues Murray Darling Basin study tour provides participants with an opportunity to learn about Aboriginal culture, history and reality first-hand from Traditional Owners, and apply this to their personal and professional lives through actions towards Reconciliation.

Participants will develop a deep understanding about the relationship between engineering and Aboriginal culture, and explore the ways engineers can work alongside community to achieve positive outcomes.

The tour runs for 2 weeks in October from Brisbane to Melbourne. Find out more: http://www.ewb.org.au/announcements/55/11258#sthash.Ay3ksY8U.dpuf

Email Alanta with an Expression of Interest by June 28th.