Workforce Development Newsletter

Monday, 7 September 2020

Welcome to Ai Group’s Workforce Development update. Standing still means falling behind. In a year that has highlighted disruption, required a dramatic increase in the use of technology across business and endured an ever changing set of rules and regulations, keeping your business compliant, relevant and viable is more vital than ever. How will your business reposition to meet the current environment? Is your business turning adversity into opportunity, embracing online learning and finding new revenue streams? Let our Workforce Development team broaden your horizons.

Turning adversity into opportunity

For many businesses, COVID-19 has been a catalyst to quickly address reliance on one major sector or customer group to diversify income streams. In this article, Ai Group’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme Facilitators offer examples where they have assisted businesses to pivot towards new markets, product offerings and ways of doing business.

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Putting People and Relationships at the Heart of Digital Learning

Professional Online Courses are on their way in October 2020 with two brand new digital capability offerings brought to you by Ai Group and Cahoot Academy. They're not deep technical dives into months of study. These courses are short, sharp and impactful.

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Effective teamwork is fundamental to re-positioning during COVID-19

Ai Group surveys have found employers consider teamwork and other transferable skills (communication, problem solving, self-management) to be the most important capabilities in potential recruits. So how do businesses build and support the teamwork capabilities of existing employees to give their organisation an edge?

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Skilling South Australia: Equipped for Work – Supporting our Apprentices

The Equipped for Work program seeks to support eligible employers and individuals by reimbursing them for the costs of goods and services that are required for the commencement of an apprenticeship or traineeship.

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Repositioning in a time of disruption: personality profiling for new hires 

Before deciding on a hire, it has always been common practice to use an array of screening measures such as educational and criminal background checks. More recently, employers are using personality profiling to help them decide on the right person for the role. 

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Supporting women's leadership development

Increasing the representation of female leadership is a high priority, particularly at the senior level within organisations.Through the Industry Partnership Framework, Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) works alongside industry to create deeper awareness and action around gender equity.

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Webinars

15 September:

Crisis Leadership 101 – 5 essential skills to lead through a pandemic

17 September:

Identifying the skills you need as the economy recovers

The Ai Group Digital Classroom is here!

Ai Group has launched the Digital Classroom to help keep you and your staff skilled and fully supported during these tough, and often inflexible, times.

Participants will be able to talk and discuss with the facilitator and the group – just like a normal class, only different!

Topics offered this month include:

• Achieving Due Diligence Under Safety Laws
• Annualised Salaries Training
• Chain of Responsibility (CoR)
• Communication Skills
• Dealing with Difficult People and Conflict
• Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Awareness for Employees
• Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Awareness for Managers
• Employment Law Awareness for Managers and Supervisors
• Infection Control in the Workplace
• Introduction to Cyber Security
• Leadership Skills for Managers & Supervisors
• Leading Through a Crisis
• Managing Remote Teams
• Managing Stress in the Current Environment (COVID-19)
• Mental Health and Awareness for Employees
• Mental Health and Awareness for Managers and Supervisors
• Navigating Modern Awards (various)
• Performance Management (Disciplinary Procedures)
• Safety 101 for Employees
• Time Management
• Traffic Management

Click here for details and to register

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