ACWA has released a new report Support for children in kinship care provided by the Commonwealth States & Territories of Australia as part of its Kinship Care: Making It a National Issue advocacy project aimed at establishing a national policy focus on this growing yet often overlooked form of out-of-home care. Written by Dr Meredith Kiraly (University […]
Traditionally in the community services sector not every role has required a qualification. This means many workers have been able get a ‘start’ in the sector and decide whether they like the work before moving on to further study. Scenarios like these however are becoming increasingly rare, with government departments demanding qualifications as a pre-requisite […]
The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) has welcomed new data showing the rate of children and young people entering out-of-home care in NSW is declining. Figures released this week by the Productivity Commission in its Report on Government Services reveal entries to care in NSW have dropped from 2.3 per 1,000 children in 2015-16 […]
Enrolments have now opened for ACWA’s Community Leadership Program for 2019. Designed to unlock leadership potential within middle managers and team leaders, our Community Leadership Program is a transformative journey comprising workshops on adaptive leadership, team leader profiling, coaching and neuroscience, as well as webinars, a workplace project and individual coaching sessions with highly experienced, accredited […]
ACWA is delighted to present our 2019 CCWT Training Handbook detailing all the amazing training opportunities that await the sector this year. Our CCWT team is offering more than 290 workshops across 15 learning areas to enhance your skills or to gain a Certificate or Diploma. Check in to find out what’s happening in your local region. If you […]