Training

The Indigenous Mapping Workshop and its strategic partners are dedicated to the development and advancement of culturally appropriate and inclusive geospatial technologies for Indigenous leadership, agencies, and communities to support Indigenous rights and interests.

Volunteering Sunshine Coast provides training resources and programs for individuals in the not-for-profit sector.

For nonprofit workers, managers, committees, volunteer managers, volunteers & local government

Volunteering Queensland provides a range of courses in volunteer management and other areas of significance to community organisation.

Volunteering North Queensland provides a range of courses for community organisations.

This qualification reflects the varied roles of individuals across different industry sectors who apply a broad range of competencies using some discretion, judgment and relevant theoretical knowledge. They may provide technical advice and support to a team.

Whether you’re about to finish high school or looking for a career change, the Victorian Skills Gateway makes it easy for you to explore your career options.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply specialised knowledge and skills, together with experience in leadership and management, across a range of enterprise and industry contexts. Individuals at this level use initiative and judgement to plan and implement a range of leadership and management functions, with accountability for personal and team outcomes within broad parameters.

This qualification applies to a range of administrative roles in varied contexts. Individuals in these positions use some discretion and judgement and may provide technical advice and support to a team.

Jobs Victoria – through the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) – has provided funding to VCOSS and the Future Social Services Institute (FSSI) to deliver the Community Traineeship Pilot Program to young Victorian job seekers, to address youth unemployment and increased workforce demand in the community services industry.

Gain practical skills for the business sector and beyond with a Certificate IV in Business. You’ll learn to effectively manage the office administration aspects of a business, and gain a focused understanding of today’s business world.

VCOSS Link is a centralised community sector-specific service, designed to assist community sector organisations in Victoria to search for relevant practical resources and training opportunities to further develop their capacity.

The Innovative Traineeships Program (the program) is funded by the Victorian Government, Department of Education and Training (DET), managed by the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and supported by Partner Organisations Uniting Vic. Tas (Uniting) and Wellways. The program will support up to 50 people from across western Melbourne and Gippsland to complete community services traineeships in community services organisations

Training courses at various levels covering a wide range of topics including:

• Business and management
• Conservation and land management
• Community service 

Some courses are only open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Small Business Solutions run workshops and mentoring programs such as turn your business ideas into reality and build a better business.

If you want to become more efficient and organised at work using Microsoft Word and Excel, TAFE Queensland have a course for this. Microsoft Office Bundle: Intermediate is designed to assist you in improving your expertise and developing your skills further by mastering the tools and features in the Microsoft Office programs.

This qualification reflects the role of personnel working in community coordination and facilitation, which focuses on fostering, promoting and supporting community development, particularly in rural communities that are engaged in land management activities. This course is delivered online.

The courses offered are the first of a series of online training materials that Queensland Government is developing to complement the native title work procedures and decision making tools.

The QCOSS Event Calendar compiles details of various workshops and training courses to those working in the community sector, including online workshops.

This workshop provides a basic introduction to understanding finances in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations. Topics include Directors responsibilities, Bookkeepers, accountants and auditors, Reading and understanding financial statements and budgeting.