Life Saving Victoria invites members of the aquatic, fitness and recreation (AFAR) industry to our free AFAR professional development series and industry professional development masterclass on August 10.
Stay connected, engaged and informed with fellow AFAR professionals and share your latest stories and industry information from our most challenging year yet, then take these discussions to the next level with our masterclass professional development session.
AFAR August 2021:
Main Session (above):
“Community Stories” – Stories of resilience, diversity and inclusion from the aquatic industry
Travis and Rahullah (The Y) – Dandenong Leisure Facilities / LSV CALD Aquatic Project
Mandy (Active Monash) – Diversity & Inclusion within Active Monash
Brendan (City of Melbourne) – Resilience, Diversity & Inclusion: Then & Now
Liz White – Victorian Department of Education and Training – Victorian Budget funding and English Language School swimming programs
Victorian Water Safety Certificate (VWSC) – new resources and competencies update
VWSC e-learning module
Swimming & Water Safety Stream:
LSV’s announces its final Industry PD Masterclass for 2021
Session: Dealing with the Tough Stuff – Courageous Conversations
Facilitator: Peter Agnew – People Development Australia
Date: Tuesday 9th November 2021 @ 1:00pm-3:00pm via Microsoft Teams
Cost: Individual registration $50
Session Registration: HERE – Places are limited for this session.
This practical masterclass is about having courageous conversations with those around you. It is about being frank, open and sincere with others that include peers, managers or direct reports.
One of the most debilitating and dysfunctional symptoms of poor teams is silence! Mature people have the ability to get information out into the open from themselves and others, they have the skills and ability to bridge difference and handle emotions while meeting the needs of others.
This session will explore:
Understanding the importance of feedback
Developing skills to provide peer to peer and upward feedback
Finding ways to develop a culture of feedback in teams
Meet Pete:
Peter Agnew is the current Director of People Development Australia and previous Consultant & Facilitator at Australian Institute of Management and National General Manager of Surf Life Saving Australia.
Peter comes to us with a Master’s in Education, Business and Psychotherapy, bringing extensive real-life knowledge and skills to this timely and relevant masterclass developed to support and prepare our Industry for what will be a unique summer period like no other.
Please contact LSV People Team via LD@lsv.com.au for support.
Archived Sessions
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Life Saving Victoria took the decision to partner with various industry organisations to deliver free professional development webinars to industry personnel.
The webinars were broken down into service-area streams and you can view recordings of these webinars at the service-area headings below.
2021
May 2021
Main Session:
AFAR May 11 Program:
Featuring:
“Lifeguard turnover in aquatic and recreation centres: Perspectives from managers” (Dr John Tower, Victoria University)
“Panel Q&A: Where have all the lifeguards and swimming teachers gone?” (Dr John Tower, Mandy Noltan, Mary Moran, Ramzi Husseini)
