Gold Coast - 2009 Conference
Program
To view a copy of the 2009 program, please click here (2.4Mb PDF).
Speaker Presentations
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• Recognising human potential and empowering through service and advocacy
Father Peter Norden, A.O. (B.A., Dip. Soc. Studs, M. Social Work), Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne -
• Supported Wage System
Rob Macfarlane, MACCESS, Victoria -
• How to attract and retain the right people - and how to get the wrong people off your bus
Jeff Austin, Business Coach -
• The evolution of the Workplace Modifications Scheme
Wayne Allen, Assessment Services Manager, Multiple Solutions -
• Focus on Employers
Steve Balzary, Business Group Australia -
• Social Inclusion, Skills Development and Transition
Craig Harrison, General Manager, Personnel Employment SA -
• An introduction to Australia’s VET system
Jennifer Gibb, Director, National VET Equity Advisory Council, TVET Australia Ltd -
• Working with Barriers: improving workforce participation for those with mental illness and drug and alcohol issues
Liz Hudson, Centre of Excellence Manager, Break Thru People Solutions
Alison Jaworski, Research Officer, Break Thru People Solutions -
• Building Organisational and Employee Resilience
Dennis Hoiberg, Consultant, Rimfire Resources -
• SA Government VET to Work Initiative
Craig Harrison, General Manager, Personnel Employment SA -
• Cutting the Mustard: Securing Meaningful Employment for People with an Acquired Brain Injury
Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer, Brain Injury Australia -
• What you need to be doing about the new workplace laws
Joydeep Hor, Managing Partner, Harmers Workplace Lawyers -
• Joe Cocker, Chairman Mao’s frog and the United Nations Convention of the Right of People with Disability can’t all be wrong… can they?
Dougie Herd, Executive Officer, Disability Council of NSW -
• The New Disability Employment Services Towards Implementation
Malisa Golightly, Deputy Secretary, Employment, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations -
• Reframing Disability, Welfare and Work: A Research Report
Greg Marston, University of Queensland
Jeremy Moss, University of Melbourne