What Is The Microcredential Program?
The Fundamentals of Disability Advocacy Microcredential Program offers multiple units that are complementary and stackable. The goal is to addresses workforce shortages, challenges, and training needs by providing accessible, independent, disability advocacy support and services to regional, rural, remote and very remote communities across Queensland. For example, the Practice and Foundational Principles of Independent Advocacy Micro-credential will give learners a broad understanding of independent advocacy and equip them with the skills, tools and knowledge of different approaches to advocacy, including the solution-focused approach used by Rights in Action.
This is an exciting program that can be completed online, face-to-face, sequentially, together or adapted to suit individual learning needs. It will focus on delivering shorter flexible learning opportunities that are responsive to current industry needs with an emphasis on elements of advocacy and protection of human rights considered crucial by industry partners. The micro-credentials will target new and existing community or social assistance workers expanding training opportunities for existing social and health services. The Program aims to develop sustainable advocacy models within their own communities whilst creating a potential pipeline of new workers.
Our Objectives Include:
Grow and Develop the Workforce
To address current and emerging workforce needs.
Broaden Reach
The program will broaden the reach to those who have a disability, who work within other industries, and those who provide informal advocacy to people with disability and mental illness
Grow the Capacity of Rural & Remote Communities
Delivery of evidenced-based advocacy for people with a disability is essential in rural, remote and very remote communities due to limited access to information and resources.
Rural & Remote
People with a disability in rural and remote communities face additional challenges in self-advocating for their rights and needs. The project will make it possible for anyone to undertake training and gain foundational skills sets to deliver advocacy, whilst raising community awareness on human rights and rights of people with disability.
Face To Face Training
An industry expert working group has been set up to provide expert advice to Infinite Education and Training Pty Ltd (IET) who will guide the design, development and delivery of this exciting micro-credential program. Led by Rights in Action (RIA) a provider in independent advocacy for people with disabilities in North, Northwest and Far North Queensland, the program will be offered online and include face to face train the trainer workshops in regional, rural and remote locations. Participants will receive a digital badge upon completion with those completing train.
How Can You Join The Advocacy Microcredential Revolution?
The program is about to launch! Join the launch event on the 28 of November (2-4PM), hosted at the RIghts In Action Townsville head office: Suite 1, 1-3 Barlow Street, South Townsville, 4810. Scan the QR code below to register your interest.
Become A Champion
RIAs Project Coordinator is an Advocate who will champion the role and functions of disability advocacy to not only people with disability, but those entering the health or social assistance industries such as aged or disability sectors.
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