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Bright & Associates is pleased to offer a range of Careers Training Workshops. The following pages provide an introduction to the range of workshops we offer, plus some background on Jim Bright and some example materials. We look forward to hearing from you!
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It is hard to believe what you learn in a
day can change your life forever.
Participant A.S. commenting on one of Bright and Associates' courses in 2004
Training Dates 2008
Sydney
17, 18, 19 March: 3-day Accredited Career Coaching, Counselling, and Assessment Course
Mercure Hotel on Broadway
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9th April: Speedcoaching: getting results in 15 minutes
20th - 21st May Coaching for Change in Organisations
27th-28th May: Innovative Career Coaching tools: Career Daydreams to Realities
19th June: Dealing with Difficult People
24th July Preparing for a Grilling: Effective presentation before Legal and Quasi-legal inquiries
24th - 26th September: 3-day Accredited Career Coaching, Counselling, and Assessment Course
23rd October: Dealing with DIfficult People
Melbourne
14th - 16th April : 3-day Accredited Career Coaching, Counselling, and Assessment Course
Mercure, Spring St, Melbourne
28th July : Speedcoaching: getting results in 15 minutes
Brisbane
11th - 13th November l : 3-day Accredited Career Coaching, Counselling, and Assessment Course
Further Course Information
Accredited Career Coaching, Counselling and Assessment (3 days)
Our Accredited Career Counselling Course provides participants with the opportunity to apply for 25% towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Careers) offered by ACU National.
The course is designed for individuals who are advising staff/individuals on career options or involved in redeployment of staff and incorporated current research in the careers area with practical skills in relation to counselling, vocational assessment and job application area. Included in this course is $480 worth of resources.
The course has been sponsored by DETNSW, TAFE NSW, CEO (Sydney, Parramatta, Northern Sydney, Wollongong), CEO Victoria, the Association of Independent Schools NSW (4 times), LCP's and the Department of Defence with participants from varying backgrounds including:
- School careers advisers
- University & TAFE Careers Centres
- People and Performance staff in organisations
- Case Managers in Rehabilitation Organisations
- Job Network Provider Staff
- Recruitment Consultants
- Career Coaches
- Private Practitioner Careers Advisers
Feedback on this course has been outstanding to date, for example:
- "The best PD session I have been to for a long while"
- "Fabulous presentation, activities and materials. Very enjoyable 3 days."
- "Best professional development I've done in memory! Great value for money in 3 days! Very professional entertaining presentation. Jim had a very suitable manner with the group that was inclusive and supportive"
- "Overall thought terrific Professional Development opportunity without the constraints of a full diploma or degree. Thanks!"
- "group worked really well - really human presenter. Great humour. Thanks"
Career Daydreams to Realities
The Career Daydream to Realities course provides skills in practical pathway transition counselling utilising six outstanding Australian designed career counselling tools. Incorporating Complexity Transition Counselling for Students Prof Bright examines and applies peer-reviewed research attesting the superiority of Complexity Counselling in assisting clients in career transitions.
Promotion and Job Application Skills for Public Service Positions
A course for staff applying for positions in the public service, those who are asked to reapply for their positions, or for staff undergoing a reorganization. This is a one day course that has been run to great acclaim in the Public Service over the last four years. Previous clients include: Housing; Ageing Disability and Home Care, Audit Office,, Commerce, Sydney Catchment Authority, and the Ombudsman's office.
"I ripped my old resume and restructured it after attending your course.
I was invited for interviews for the first two jobs I applied with this
new improved style. Now, I have been offered a position in town where I
am starting next week. I appeared for another job interview yesterday
and the prospects are bright. It is hard to believe what you learn in a
day can change your life forever. I can never thank you enough for
that." A.S. Sydney 2004.
Improvisation and Innovation for sustained success
Creating Success at Work
Coaching for Change in Organisations
Promotions and Job Applications for Public Service Staff
Building Bridges: Career Development for Aboriginal Employees
Dealing with difficult People
Career Coaching, Counselling and Assessment
Preparing for a Grilling: effective presentation before Legal and Quasi-legal inquiries
SpeedCoaching: getting results in 15 minutes
Innovative Career Coaching tools: Career Daydreams to Realities
For School and Community Groups
Career Hypotheticals
An entertaining evening of debate using a panel of career experts such as Careers Advisors, Employers, HR professionals, psychologists and RTO representatives, hosted provocatively by Jim Bright!
Career Management for Parents
A course for parents who want to support their child's career development. It covers the topics included in DEST's Awareness of Career Development Module plus our research and professional experience in helping school age clients. Parents will get an appreciation of 21st century career issues, models and opportunities.
Schools Courses
Contact us for our range of Schools courses. We offer a variety of different careers-based information and practical courses that enhance student's career management skills and compliment the school's work education programs.
Tailor-made programs
These workshops can be modified to suit clients, for instance we offer shortened version of all these courses.
- We can deliver training on other topics as required.
- All programs come with extensive course materials that can be tailored to suit the client's company profile.
- Individual post-course follow-ups are also available.
- Evidence-based workshops based on simple accessible yet scientifically researched models to compliment the presenters' commercial experience and expertise.
- Each workshop includes a copy of a book written by one of the presenters.
- The writers and presenters of these workshops bring together over 20 years of experience in human resources, management consulting and organisational research. Jim has a strong reputation in the field of human resources and organisational psychology through their professional endeavours, their history of contributions to relevant professional societies and their media work.
Introducing a new learning experience in the Work Excellence ® Series that will enhance your staff's team performance through an integrated approach to mental and physical resilience. The programme is quick, fun, self-empowering, delivered by experienced subject matter experts in a convenient format that reduces time away from work.
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TeamSmart ® can be run as 4 1-hour sessions, or as a half day workshop. Both formats have proved successful in meeting the needs of busy organisations. TeamSmart® has been run with bank employees, IT services firms, law firms, teachers, counsellors, rehabilitation staff, and life saving groups with outstanding feedback.
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