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AEN Newsletter - 22nd March 2024
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Mental Health in the Workplace
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IR Network Meeting: New Wage Theft Laws
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Raising Personal Effectiveness
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Cultural Diversity Week brings Victorians together to celebrate our state's diverse and powerful multicultural communities.
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Victoria's largest multicultural celebration Multiculturalism is a core part of the Victorian identity, our character and way of life.
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The 2024 Cultural Diversity Week theme invites us to weave a tapestry of vibrant experiences with Our Shared Stories - Celebrating Together.
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This powerful theme goes beyond individual narratives, encouraging us to recognise and celebrate the beautiful intersections that enrich our culturally diverse state.
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Whether it's a cherished childhood memory or a journey across continents, each story holds the potential to ignite connection and understanding.
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Whether you whisper a personal moment or sing out your entire saga, there's a place for your voice in this symphony of shared experiences.
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This Cultural Diversity Week, let's raise our voices, open our hearts, and celebrate the tapestry of humanity that binds us together through our shared stories.
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The theme will be used to guide the events, activities and celebrations planned for Cultural Diversity Week.
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There are many ways to get involved with Cultural Diversity Week.
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You can get involved as an individual, a community, an organisation or as a workplace.
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If you're getting involved online, or sharing pictures of your event or community,
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Use the following hashtags on social media to connect and others who are celebrating.
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Now in its 12th year, the Rheem Apprentice Plumber Grants program was established to reinforce Rheem’s commitment to the next generation of Aussie plumbers.
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Since 2012, Rheem has awarded $360,000 in grants to Apprentice plumbers.
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In 2024 we are doubling the number of grants on offer: 20 x $3,000 grants – including $2,000 cash to help cover tuition costs plus $1,000 tool voucher to help build their toolbox.
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Apprentice plumbers and gas fitters across Australia both current and those who are starting their courses in 2024 are eligible to apply.
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Grant recipients from previous years are not eligible.
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Applications open: Thursday 1 February 2024
Applications close: Sunday 28 April 2024
Grant recipients announced: Tuesday 4 June 2024
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Victorian Public Holidays
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- Friday 29 March - Good Friday
- Saturday 30 March - Saturday before Easter Sunday
- Sunday 31 March - Easter Sunday
- Monday 1 April - Easter Monday
- Thursday 25 April - Anzac Day
- Monday 10 June - King's Birthday
- Subject to AFL schedule (date TBC) - Friday before AFL Grand Final
- Tuesday 5 November - Melbourne Cup
- Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day
- Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day
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The prestigious Victorian Training Awards will celebrate their 70th anniversary in 2024.
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AEN & GAN Australia are again proud to be the awards principal partner.
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We encourage all of our recent Apprentice Training Award finalists and winners to enter.
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Nominations close Friday, 12 April 2024.
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Mental Health in the Workplace
This training examines the impact on mental health of negative workplace behaviours, of poor work culture and organisational failure and of practices, roles and responsibilities in contributing to a mentally healthy workplace.
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Date: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Delivery: In Person
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Raising Personal Awareness
We are often obsessed with time and get distracted by the whirlwind of daily tasks, which by the end of the workday may make us wonder what we actually achieved.
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Personal effectiveness is about knowing when and where to direct efforts to achieve fruitful outcomes.
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In this engaging session, you will learn how to reduce interruptions and optimise your day by using a variety of productivity hacks that can make all the difference. These techniques are easy to learn and can help you work smarter, not harder.
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Date: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
Delivery: In Person
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Facilitating Crucial Conversations
Sometimes we choose to avoid difficult conversations as they seem too hard, but unfortunately the problems remain unresolved. Other times we facilitate crucial conversations and wish we knew how to handle them better. Here’s the upside: there are well-tested communication strategies to swiftly turn dysfunctional situations into constructive conversations.
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Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
Delivery: In Person
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Please login to the members area prior to purchasing tickets to access the members rate or to RSVP for a free event.
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Since the program commenced in May 2020, a total of 1,212 participants have been supported to date.
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Apprentices and trainees who have lost their employment are encouraged to register.
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For assistance by one of our program officers until placed with a host employer through a Group Training Organisation (GTO), or directly with an employer.
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If you have an apprenticeship position you would like to fill, please contact the AEN Office so we can forward potential candidates that meet your criteria.
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Head on over to GAN Australia and subscribe to the newsletter to be kept up to date with everything that’s happening with GAN Australia and the wider VET sector?
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Thanks to our Industry Partners
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