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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn - How to create good jobs for people with disabilities
Join Virtual Event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89550977145\n\nDESCRIPTION:Join us for a free Lunch & Learn session with Dr Elaine Nash. Elaine will present the ‘Good Job’ Creation Matrix\, which has been developed based on Elaine’s PhD research findings. This matrix provides a practical framework to help employers reimagine\, redefine\, and redesign roles within their organisations to meet business objectives effectively\, while creating quality jobs for people with disabilities. \nWhen coupled with the six dimensions of job quality\, the matrix can help organisations: \n\nenhance organisational efficiency and positive workplace culture by improving workforce inclusion\, productivity\, and overall job quality\nposition themselves as employers of choice\nensures technicians and other essential roles can focus on their core responsibilities\n\nOverall\, the Good Job Creation Matrix offers a strategic approach to employment for people with disabilities that can benefit both employees and employers alike. \nDuration: 45 minutes \nFormat: Online via Zoom \nFee: Free \nAccess: Once you have registered\, the Zoom meeting link will be provided in your registration confirmation email. \nThis Lunch & Learn series is a collaboration between Disability Employment Australia (DEA) and the Centre for Inclusive Employment. Sessions are designed to provide evidence-based information and practical insights to support continuous improvement in practice and the quality of services for people with disability. \n  \nSPEAKER INFORMATION \nDr Elaine Nash\, Flinders University and Swinburne University \nElaine has a background in social work\, having graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of South Australia (UniSA) in 1991. With over 30 years of experience in human services\, she has spent more than 20 years in operational and strategic leadership and management roles\, primarily in the disability sector. Over the years\, Elaine’s interest has evolved toward exploring how innovative business models can address social issues. To pursue this interest\, she earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2016 and completed her PhD in 2025. Her PhD research focuses on helping organisations enhance employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities\, while also realising significant benefits. She is currently working with Flinders University and Swinburne University.
URL:https://disabilityemployment.org.au/event/lunch-learn-good-job-creation/
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LOCATION:https://disabilityemployment.org.au/event/lunch-learn-good-job-creation/
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SUMMARY:DEA Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 DEA Conference is Australasia’s premier conference for managers\, aspiring managers\, practitioners\, and academics working in or with the disability employment sector. The theme this year is Building a more Inclusive Australia. \nWe’ve asked you in previous years if you are ready for a new era. That era has now begun. With the launch of Inclusive Employment Australia\, we have a degree of certainty around the principal employment service for people with disability\, however there is still so much to discuss. \n\nHow we can deliver ever better\, more effective services that support people with disability to secure\, maintain\, and progress in employment – including by deploying the evidence base.\nTranslation of research into practice\, including through the Centre of Inclusive Employment.\nThe future direction of supported employment\, including through work integrated social enterprise.\nNDIS Employment Supports\, including their integration with Inclusive Employment Australia.\nDemand-driven initiatives and the critical question of how we get more employers to the table.\nThe rights of people with disability and how to dismantle ableist structures.\nOur workforce\, capability\, and continuing professional development.\nHow to support different cohorts\, and different disabilities\, and the impact of intersectionality\n\nVisit the DEA Conference website to find out more and register.
URL:https://disabilityemployment.org.au/event/dea-conference/
LOCATION:Adelaide Oval\, War Memorial Drive\, North Adelaide\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Building the Coaching Foundation
Join Virtual Event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88976889922\n\nDESCRIPTION:Workshop 1 – Coaching Mindset: From Problem-Solver to People Developer\nOverview\nThis workshop introduces the shift from a traditional “tell and solve” leadership style to a coaching approach that develops capability in others. Participants explore how coaching builds trust\, ownership and confidence\, and when it is most effective to coach versus direct. \nWhat participants will learn:\n• The difference between managing\, directing and coaching\n• How a coaching mindset strengthens engagement and accountability\n• When to use coaching (and when not to) in day-to-day leadership situations\n• How coaching supports people to build confidence and clarity in their roles \nIn practice:\nParticipants will reflect on their current leadership style and practise identifying opportunities to shift from solving problems to developing people. \n  \nWorkshop 2 – Core Coaching Skills: Listening\, Questions and Strengths-Based Language\nOverview\nThis workshop builds the core micro-skills required for effective coaching conversations. The focus is on how leaders listen\, what they ask\, and how they use language to influence thinking and behaviour. \nWhat participants will learn:\n• How to listen with intention\, beyond surface-level responses\n• Techniques for asking clear\, open and thought-provoking questions\n• How language shapes mindset\, motivation and ownership\n• A strengths-based approach to building confidence and engagement \nIn practice:\nParticipants will practise listening and questioning in structured activities\, using real workplace scenarios to strengthen confidence and skill. \n  \nDuration: 2 hours \nFormat: Online via Zoom \nAccess: Once you have registered\, the Zoom meeting link will be provided in your registration confirmation email. \n  \nSPEAKER INFORMATION \nLinda Pierson is an experienced coach and facilitator specialising in leadership\, mindset and behaviour change. With over a decade of coaching and facilitation practice\, she works across corporate\, government and community sectors\, supporting leaders to build confidence\, clarity and capability in themselves and others. \nKnown for her calm\, grounded presence and ability to quickly build trust\, Linda creates psychologically safe environments where participants feel supported while also being constructively challenged. Her approach combines strong emotional intelligence\, practical insight and structured thinking to help people translate learning into real-world outcomes. \nLinda brings significant experience from senior leadership and project management roles at Australia Post\, alongside deep expertise in communication\, coaching and behaviour change. She is passionate about helping leaders move beyond problem-solving to develop their people\, strengthening performance\, engagement and long-term capability.
URL:https://disabilityemployment.org.au/event/building-the-coaching-foundation/
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