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Participants will learn about their obligations and be provided with practical strategies to respond to mental health issues at work. Information will also be provided on the supports available within UWA. The course is recommended for all managers and supervisors.

Members considering accepting a separation package may benefit from attending our information session regarding their super options. We understand that members may be faced with significant financial decisions and we aim to provide an overview of: how employer termination payments are taxed; (...)

The UWA Sessional Staff Association was founded by UWA sessional staff as an open and welcoming space for the discussion of issues of relevance to casual teaching staff, including professional development and recognition within the university. We are holding an introductory seminar to inform (...)

Members considering accepting a separation package may benefit from attending our information session regarding their super options. We understand that members may be faced with significant financial decisions and we aim to provide an overview of: how employer termination payments are taxed; (...)

Members considering accepting a separation package may benefit from attending our information session regarding their super options. We understand that members may be faced with significant financial decisions and we aim to provide an overview of: how employer termination payments are taxed; (...)

This workshop involves a look at the causes of stress, the effects of on-going stress and stress management techniques which are particularly useful to reduce stress. Emphasis is placed on learning healthier ways to manage and cope with stress. Learn to recognise the barriers to implementing (...)

PeopleSoft: Journals and Internal Funds Transfer (IFT) is designed to provide participants the knowledge and tool to transfer funds or costs from a project grant to another and from a Business Unit to another. This workshop is delivered in simple and non-accountant language which helps you overcome (...)

At the end of the course you will be able to -

* login to Matrix as a backend user (advanced edit interface) * use the Matrix asset map * add an asset to a Matrix website * move, link, clone or delete an asset * rename an asset * edit the web address of an asset * copy; paste and correct (...)

Deciding what to do when it’s time to use your super for retirement can be daunting. This seminar aims to explain the common options available to generate income and fund your retirement goals. Topics discussed include: • challenges in retirement • pension options including annuities and (...)

This introductory workshop is designed to provide participants the knowledge to raise electronic purchase orders within PeopleSoft. This enables efficiencies in the purchasing process of the business unit. Participants will be introduced to the several basic functions available in the system to (...)

You are invited to attend a one-day workshop on Intensive Mode Teaching (IMT). Intensive mode teaching (IMT) is part of the 21st Century student experience. IMT engages students in facilitated learning activities or classes intensively over longer than a few hours in a day, and over fewer days (...)

Workshop description: This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge to requisition travel using the Trobexis tool for you (the traveller) or a travel arranger (who books travel for others).

Set on a lovely bush block in Mundaring (Nathanael’s Rest Retreat Centre) this Quiet Day provides space to 'be alone' in the company of other UWA academics and professional staff with the intention of marking out some good quality thinking/reflection time.

There are no formal (...)

Workshop description: This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge to receipt and part-receipt goods or services in PeopleSoft, to cancel receipts, query receipts and utilise the backorder function to enable prompt payment of invoices as well as handy hints and tips.

At the end of the course you will be able to -

* create a new page * edit an existing page * copy and paste content * insert an image into page content * create a new page * upload an image * upload a document * insert hyperlinks * add content divisions (divs) * format lists, tables and (...)

Writing is the one common skill that all researchers must have, yet it is the one in which they often feel the least confident. And effective scientific writing is a lot more than applying the rules that you may or may not have learned in the English classes you had at school. In this one-day (...)

PeopleSoft: DIY Enquiries is designed to provide participants the efficient and simple ways to address day-to-day financial enquiries from colleagues or external parties – suppliers and customers.

Leading Change Fundamentals is a practical and interactive program which will equip all staff, whether in a formal leadership role or not, to successfully lead change.

This workshop is designed to provide Purchasing Officers with the skills required to carry out the role in PeopleSoft effectively. After completing this workshop, participants will be able to: create consolidated and blanket purchase order (POs).

Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.