DATES & TIMES 2024:

Courses run over 2 live virtual sessions of 2.5-hours:

• 5 & 6 March 9.30 – 12.00
• 25 & 26 July 12.30 – 3.00
• 29 & 30 Oct. 9.30 – 12.00

COURSE FEES
Per person $ 295.00 (excl. GST)*

Includes assessments:
1. Needs Analysis
2. Action Type Profiler
3. Communication Practices Profiler 

*In case you are interested to register more people from your organisation (in-house sessions for F2F or Virtual), please contact us directly for our daily fees.

Payment one week prior to the course by credit card or direct payment to: Culture Resource Centre Pty Ltd. (ABN 47086223672) to CBA Bank BSB 06 2217 and Account 10254418.

Cancellations – we refund (less $45 GST admin fee) for cancellations received by email at least 7 days prior to the course.

PRACTICALITIES

Virtual Training Rooms (Sydney Time Zone) – we email a calendar invite with joining instructions once payment has been received.

Access requirements – you are recommended to have access to a microphone and webcam.

Pre-work – you will receive pre-work instructions via email before each session.

Training materials – all training materials are shared in soft copy (we advice to print one copy of the materials).

CREATING CULTURAL AWARENESS 

Effective Intercultural Communication 

Join your professional peers in a training workshop focusing on creating awareness, critical thinking skills to deal with unconscious cultural bias, applying cultural understanding about cultural action types and explore ways to improve effective intercultural communication. Success in this context requires being able to identify preferred communication styles, adjust your own style and develop communication practices for improved interactions with culturally diverse colleagues, managers, customers and communities.

Who Should Attend
We welcome HR practitioners,  Learning & Development specialists, multicultural officers, health & community service workers, case workers, teachers, and other professionals working in multicultural workplaces and communities. In the past we have welcomed for example organisations from industry, government -councils, libraries, departments,- community, educational, and health and aged care.

Setting
Australia is a vibrant, multicultural country, home to the world’s oldest continuous cultures, as well as Australians who identify with more than 270 ancestries. Since 1945, almost seven million people have migrated to Australia: 1 in 4 Australians were born overseas, and 1 in 2 have an overseas-born parent. This rich, cultural diversity is one of its greatest strengths, with 84% of Australians believe that multiculturalism has been good for Australia.
– How can we equip and prepare all staff to serve our culturally diverse clients and communities?
– How can we support all staff in communicating effectively and working productively in their multicultural teams?
– How will we ensure equitable access, inclusiveness and harmony for all staff?

Objective
Effective intercultural communication is key to preparing organisations and their staff for productive multiculturalism. It helps and motivates staff to read and recognise culture – beyond bias and stereotypes -, and to improve effective intercultural communication, practices and strategies to bridge the cultural gaps with colleagues, customers and the community.

Key Learning

• Apply multiple perspective taking and critical thinking to tackle bias, and recognise how culture impacts work behaviour;
• Break down cultural barriers by finding and emphasising areas of similarity, whilst appreciating cultural sensitivity and relevant cultural differences;
• Learn a cultural language to express what culture is, in neutral terms, and be able to better articulate the true benefits of cultural diversity;
• Explore and reconcile the current communication issues that are being faced directly (needs analysis);
• Identify your communication style via your preferred action type (action type profiler)
• Analyse the effectiveness of communication practices for formality, respect, credibility, building trust, and relationships (communication practices profiler);
• Enhance intercultural communication in a manner conducive to achieving strong inclusive working relationships with culturally diverse colleagues, clients and/or communities.