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DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING
Accessible Arts
- TAFE accredited Disability Awareness & Access Training designed for arts organisations and individuals working in the arts and disability areas.
- DAWN (Disability Arts Workers Network) provides skill development workshops for disability/arts workers.
ART THERAPY
University of Technology UTS
Website: www.uts.edu.au
Faculty of Education Postgraduate Courses
- Graduate Certificate in Creative Arts
- Master of Education in Creative Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy
University of Western Sydney UWS
Website: www.uws.edu.au
School of Applied Social & Human Sciences
- Master of Art Therapy
- Mater of Creative Music Therapy
- Graduate Diploma in Expressive Therapies
Contact: The Coordinator, Jill Westwood on 02 9678 7187
Website: www.uws.edu.au//studyoptions/australian/postgraduate/courselistpg
DISABILITY WORK
TAFE NSW
TAFE NSW Information Centre
Ph: 131 601
Website: www.tafensw.edu.au
(TTY) (02) 8234 2703 Telephone Typewriter for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired
- Diploma Disability Work
- Cert IV Disability Work
- Cert III Disability Work
The Diploma course is designed for people who are working, or who want to work, as a residential care worker, vocational trainer or social educator in disability support or advocacy work.
FIRST AID COURSES
Australian Red Cross
Ph: 1300 367 428
Website: www.redcross.org.au
- Basic First Aid / Intermediate First Aid
- Occupational First Aid / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Community Cultural Development NSW (CCD NSW)
Ph: 02 9764 6588
Website: www.ccdnsw.org
- Diploma in Community Cultural Development
This new CCD course provides participants with the competencies needed to work in community cultural development at a project and program management level. In particular it is designed for arts workers, organisers and artists as well as people working in fields allied to community cultural development, environment, health, youth work, arts organisations, Aboriginal organisations, migrant organisations.
Other useful websites for training & professional development
Australian National Art Therapy Association
Website: www.anata.org.au
National Association for the Visual Arts
Website: www.visualarts.net.au/nava
Australian Music Therapy Association Inc
Website: www.austma.org.au