The preliminary program has been announced for the National Disability Practitioners’ Workforce Virtual Conference on 20 June. The list of expert speakers will cover a host of topics about recruiting, training and retaining a well-skilled and dedicated workforce. 

This one-day virtual conference will focus on the hot topics and challenges faced by the disability workforce. The preliminary program is available on the conference website.  

The confirmed expert speaker line-up includes:  

• Linda Rowley: Speaker, Workplace Wellbeing Consultant, Facilitator and Coach 
  ‘Workplace Wellbeing, Resilience and Psychosocial Safety and promoting collective care’. 
• Suzanne Bocking: Counsellor and Professional Supervisor at Selectability
  ‘Innovative supervision models’. 
• Samantha Jenkinson: Director Workforce Quality, Policy, Markets, and Insight at NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
  ‘Improving workforce quality with the NDIS Workforce Capability Framework’. 
• Jonathan Laloz: CEO of Self Plus Plus 
  ‘Tapping into new talent pools by thinking outside the box’. 
• Adam Garcia: Practice Innovation Lead for Endeavour Foundation 
  ‘Effective Practice Leadership in the Disability Support Sector: Endeavour Foundation's Approach’. 
• Andrew Marty: Consultant at SACS 
  ‘Managing Toxic Employees’. 
• Tracey Lloyd: The Art of Creative Strategy 
  ‘Job, Career or Calling?  Understanding work orientation of disability support workers’. 
• Linda Kingston: Member Education Manager at HESTA 
  ‘Super Fit: Hints & Tips to get your super in shape’. 

There will also be a panel discussion called ‘Secure your own mask before helping others’. with Matthew Zammit, Dianne Hardy and Lourdes Zamanillo of NDS Workforce, and sessions on ‘Micro-credentialling’ with John Yealland, Sector Development and Support Consultant at NDS, and ‘Rosters that work’ with Lourdes Zamanillo, Senior Policy and Project Officer Workforce at NDS. 

Take advantage of early-bird pricing until Saturday 20 May at 5:00pm AEST and register for NDP’s Workforce Virtual Conference now.  

Unable to attend on the day? Not to worry! Registration includes 30 days on-demand access to the entire conference platform.  

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