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Victorian cultural & recreation industry training advisory board.

NEWSLETTER
22 Feb 2007

"Shaping Up"
 

CONTACT DETAILS

Verve -
knowledge & skills

Level 2,
10 Queen Street
Melbourne 3000
03 9614 5566
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Dear %PERS_NAME%,

Creativity Workshops:

Just a reminder that Verve is presenting one public session for Andy Green, UK co-founder of Creativity@work:

Improve Your Creativity and Flexible Thinking.
Thursday 1st March 9.00 am - 12.00 pm at
William Angliss Institute, 555 Latrobe Street, Melbourne.

The workshop will show you how to:
  • promote creativity as a tool to use to improve the delivery of products and services;
  • better engage their staff and create stronger teams and;
  • achieve more with less
See the Verve website for more information www.verve.org.au

Click on registration form below to make a booking:
Registration Form Creativty@work 2007.pdf

Other News - SpArt 2007

Verve is currently putting together a program of guest speakers for our SpArt 2007 Conference to be held on the 28 & 29 June. The program topics are outlined below. If you are interested in speaking at this event or would like to recommend someone else to speak on any of these issues please get in touch with Genevieve at Verve by email: genevieve.wearne@verve.org.au

SpArt 2007 Program

Session One: "Content and Community"

What are the benefits of the sectors to community? Developing content that is relevant to community. Culture and recreation as mechanisms for shaping identity and bringing a measure of social cohesion

Session Two: "Working Creatively Together"

How can the sector's work together rather than in competition over limited resources, share volunteers, venues etc

Session Three: Innovation and Niche Markets-

How can Australia effectively compete on a world stage? What are the road blocks to innovation? Use of new technologies. What do we do best?

Session Four: "Dealing with the Business"

Fundraising in a competitive environment, what skills make for a successful manager of a cultural or sporting facility, looking after volunteers, planning for the future and risk management...


Reframing the Future:

Reframing the Future are holding an information session in Melbourne on the 28 February to discuss goals for 2007 projects. For information please go to website www.reframingthefuture.net