Latrobe City Council in partnership with the Latrobe City Business and Tourism Association offer training and seminars. Find upcoming training sessions to suit your business needs.
Initial 5-day OHS course for health and safety representatives
Approved by WorkSafe Victoria for Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), this program provides the knowledge and practical skills needed to deal effectively with OHS issues and/or implement an effective OHS management process. Covering all major aspects of occupational health and safety, it comprises lectures, case studies and practical exercises that encourage active participation. Your attendees will gain an understanding on their OHS roles, functions and legal obligations, and be able to carry out their responsibilities with confidence.
This informative and practical seminar will help you:
- Understanding the modern approach to OHS
- Knowing the types of OHS legislation and standards
- Being aware of employer and employee roles and responsibilities, including Health and Safety Representatives and OHS committees
- Understanding OHS consultation and issue resolution
- Identifying hazards, such as manual handling, noise, asbestos, chemicals and falls
- Controlling risks
- Notifying and investigating incidents
- Conducting workplace audits and inspections
- Learning ergonomics and manual handling
- Being aware of psycho-social workplace issues, such as drugs, alcohol, bullying, occupational violence and infectious diseases
- Understanding the role of the Victorian WorkCover Authority/ WorkSafe
- Understanding safety management systems
Venue: Bridges on Argyle, 84-90 Argyle Street, Traralgon
Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2013; Thursday, 23 May 2013; Friday 24 May 2013; Wednesday, 29 May 2013; Thursday, 30 May 2013.
Time: 8.45 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $990 members, $1250 non members
Bookings: To register for a briefing, phone (03) 8662 5333 or visit VECCI and reference code TOH0673.
Stronger super employer seminar
What are your options around offsetting the July 1 increase? What do these changes mean for your business? What will you need to do to keep track of your employees’ super? Find out at CareSuper and VECCI’s employer seminar.
This informative and practical seminar will help you:
- meet your super obligations
- explain relevant changes to your employees
- understand the increases to super contributions
- understand the award and legislative changes.
You’ll benefit from the combined expertise of CareSuper and VECCI, who will help you make sense of the Stronger Super reforms and provide you with a step by step guide to your responsibilities. VECCI will also provide a brief update on other impending Industrial Relations legislation changes and how they could affect employers.
Venue: Premier Function Centre, 29 Grey Street, Traralgon
Date: Thursday, 30 May 2013
Time: 11.00 am – 1.00 pm
Cost: $40 members, $65 non members
Bookings: To register for a briefing, phone (03) 8662 5333 or visit VECCI and reference code BRE7518.
Australian Retailers Association – Retail lease workshop
The Australian Retailers Association’s will be holding a retail lease workshop in Moe on 16 April 2013. This workshop aims at providing retailers with the knowledge and confidence to successfully negotiate their retail lease
Venue: Moe P.L.A.C.E at Ted Summerton Reserve, 15 - 41 Vale Street, Moe
Date: Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Time: 8.30 am – 12.30 pm
Cost: $50 per person
For more information see the attached flyer, Tenancy flyer Moe
Day to day management & supervision of staff
In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, effective management of your team is bot increasingly complex and important to ensuring engaged, productive workers. One of the biggest challenges faced by new and existing managers is managing performance processes and conversations with your staff. this program will give participants practical tips, tools and practice to ensure and consistent and fair approach to shifting staff behaviour associated with poor performance, motivation and conflict.
This informative and practical seminar will help you:
- Consistency and fairness in decision-making
- Managing performance for better results
- Having the 'difficult' conversation
- Identifying underlying causes of poor performance and behaviour
- Managing unacceptable staff behaviour and conflict
- Disciplining staff appropriately, including interviews and documentation
Venue: Bridges on Argyle, 84-90 Argyle Street, Traralgon
Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Time: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: $450 members, $495 non members
Bookings: To register for a briefing, phone (03) 8662 5333 or visit VECCI and reference code TDD0190.
Building your online strategy workshop
Being 'online' is about more than just your website. 'Online' is an interactive way to communicate with your customers, build relationships with potential customers and sell your products and services.
This workshop will help you develop a strategic plan for improving your online presence and will cover: how to improve and measure your social media communication, developing your own 'online voice', Search Engine Optimisation and Search Engine Marketing and Online sales channels. If you have an existing website but want to improve the way you operate online this workshop is for you.
Venue: Latrobe Regional Airport, Airfield Road, Traralgon
Date: Monday, 22 July 2013
Time: 6.00 pm – 9.30 pm
Cost: $30
Bookings: To register for this workshop, visit Small Business Victoria website and reference event id 9774.
Starting a business workshop
Got a great idea for a business but not sure what to do next? This session will provide you with practical advice on how to start a small business. An informative event for people who have a business idea where participants will learn the necessary knowledge and tools to make your business idea a reality.
Topics will include:
- Business planning: How to establish a plan and the associated benefits.
- Networking: Develop business acumen by building your networking skills to engage with businesses and professional organisations.
- Mentoring: Exploration of the small business mentoring service.
- Marketing: Ideas to uncover your target market and how to best promote your product or service.
- Business Resources: How to engage the right professional to exact compliance in your business and an exploration of the tools and resources available to small business.
Venue: Latrobe City Council Service Centre, 34-38 Kay Street, Traralgon
Date: Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Time: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
Cost: Free
Bookings: To register for this workshop, contact Latrobe City Council's Business Development Unit on (03) 5128 5659 or via email
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Your business online workshop
Does your business have a website? Are you using the Internet to your advantage? This session will cover all you need to make the most of the Internet for your business. Participants will be given an insight into:
- The importance of having an online presence in today’s business environment.
- Comparing the effectiveness of different websites
- Exploring social media strategies, looking through the eyes of your customer,
- Examining the perceptions that influence customer choice.
After the presentation there will be a light meal and workshop giving you the opportunity to ask questions about your online presence. Technology will be available on the day, however, participants are encouraged to bring their own Internet enabled device if readily available.
Venue: Latrobe City Council, 141 Commercial Road, Morwell
Date: Friday, 16 August 2013
Time: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Cost: Free
Bookings: To register for this workshop, contact Latrobe City Council's Business Development Unit on (03) 5128 5659 or via email.
The effective new manager
One of VECCI's most popular learning innovations, this two-day program helps newly appointed managers understand their new role in the workplace, enabling them to accelerate their effectiveness in driving results by engaging others. The program is a foundational offering in VECCI's management/ leadership pathway that is designed to build your capabilities over time. The next steps in your leadership development are supported by the practical Management and Supervision of Staff workshop and the dynamic From Manager to Leader program.
People who are - or soon will be - newly appointed managers or newly responsible for achieving results through leadership of others should attend this seminar. This informative and practical seminar will help you:
- Transitioning to manager role
- Effective manager qualities
- Workplace behavioural styles
- Responses to stress
- Communicating effectively…and with style
- Developing a personal leadership style
- Leading your team
- Building team effectiveness
- Setting team targets and goals
- Effective delegation
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Motivating your team
Venue: Bridges on Argyle, 84-90 Argyle Street, Traralgon
Date: Wednesday, 4 September 2013; Thursday, 5 September 2013
Time: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: $850 members, $935 non members
Bookings: To register for a briefing, phone (03) 8662 5333 or visit VECCI and reference code TSI0425.
Business networking and information breakfast
Do you own or operate a small business? Are you: Starting a business? Signing a contract? Involved in a business or franchise dispute? Having problems with your retail lease? Don't let a commercial dispute drag your business down!
The Victorian Small Business Commissioner (VSBC) can assist. The VSBC deals with all types of commercial disputes including: Leases, Farm debt, Owner Driver contracts, Franchises, Supply agreements, distribution and wholesale agreements and licensing agreements. Hear from Victorian Small Business Commissioner, Geoff Browne, as he discusses the role of the VSBC, the services offered by his office and, importantly, get some tips on avoiding disputes and building and maintaining successful business relationships. As Victorian Small Business Commissioner, Geoff has a statutory role to prevent and resolve commercial disputes, through offering preliminary assistance and mediation services to small and medium businesses.
Venue: Latrobe City Council, 141 Commercial Road, Morwell
Date: Thursday, 12 September 2013
Time: 7.30 am – 9.00 am
Cost: $30
Bookings: To register for this workshop, visit Small Business Victoria website and reference event id 10441.
eBusiness dinner - being online
The Gippsland Regional Digital Engagement program will be holding a free, three course eBusiness dinner for those wishing to know more on the benefits of putting your business on the Internet. Speakers on the night will include:
- Racheal Lucss discussing ewirting
- Shane Kidd on mobile apps for business
- Jane Seaholme on selling in pyjamas
Venue: Waratah Training Restaurant, Crn Princes Drive and Monash Way, Morwell
Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Time: 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Cost: Free
Bookings: Bookings are essential. To register please contact Liz Boughton on 0408 305 624 or via email.
Initial 5-Day OHS Course for Health and Safety Representatives
Approved by WorkSafe Victoria for Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), this program provides the knowledge and practical skills needed to deal effectively with OHS issues and/or implement an effective OHS management process. Covering all major aspects of occupational health and safety, it comprises lectures, case studies and practical exercises that encourage active participation. Your attendees will gain an understanding on their OHS roles, functions and legal obligations, and be able to carry out their responsibilities with confidence.
This informative and practical seminar will help you:
- Understanding the modern approach to OHS
- Knowing the types of OHS legislation and standards
- Being aware of employer and employee roles and responsibilities, including Health and Safety Representatives and OHS committees
- Understanding OHS consultation and issue resolution
- Identifying hazards, such as manual handling, noise, asbestos, chemicals and falls
- Controlling risks
- Notifying and investigating incidents
- Conducting workplace audits and inspections
- Learning ergonomics and manual handling
- Being aware of psycho-social workplace issues, such as drugs, alcohol, bullying, occupational violence and infectious diseases
- Understanding the role of the Victorian WorkCover Authority/ WorkSafe
- Understanding safety management systems
Venue: Bridges on Argyle, 84-90 Argyle Street, Traralgon
Date: Monday, 18 November 2013; Tuesday,19 November 2013; Monday 25 November 2013; Tuesday, 26 November 2013; Wednesday, 27 November 2013.
Time: 8.45 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $990 members, $1250 non members
Bookings: To register for a briefing, phone (03) 8662 5333 or visit VECCI and reference code TOH0674.