Training and development
Federation University is committed to further developing the capability of our workforce which promotes a culture of lifelong learning. We encourage you to participate in learning and development opportunities to support your career and professional development goals.
Future professional development offerings will be available in Workday Learning and promoted via Fed Engage and FedNews.
Professional Development Catalogue
The Professional Development Catalogue provides continuing and fixed-term staff with a range of opportunities. The offerings enable us to continue shaping an adaptive, inclusive and mentally healthy workforce linked to strategic capabilities that are underpinned by our Living Values and their associated behaviours.
This year’s Professional Development Catalogue will be designed based on feedback and data gathered from the goal setting and development needs in this stage of Your growth matters and the recent professional development check-in survey. The professional development offerings will be designed in response to what needs are identified across Federation and sourcing the best solutions.
Also consider the 70:20:10 model when identifying your development items. Formal learning (‘professional development’) only forms a small part (10%) of how we learn at work. Most of our learning comes from partnering with others (20%), and from tasks performed on the job (70%).
Discuss with your manager what opportunities are available for you to learn new skills on the job that will assist you in achieving your goals for the year, and who you might be able to learn from both within, and outside of, your team.
Current opportunities
- There is no cost for participants to attend (please ensure your supervisor has approved your training request and time release prior to enrolling).
- Places are limited. If sessions are at capacity, sign up to be added to the waitlist should any spaces become available.
- Upcoming sessions will be advertised on FedNews and Fed Engage.
You will be requested to provide quality and timely feedback on the delivery, structure, benefits and key actions for programs you attend. This information allows us to continue supporting your learning experiences and informs decisions on future program delivery
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning supports our learning and development approach and enhances our professional development calendar offering through:
- access to customised, bite-sized, on-demand learning
- skill development that compliments all learning styles
- increasing capabilities with a focus contemporary skills development.
With access to a diverse range of courses and content, you can choose from the extensive tutorials and personalised recommendations and begin learning at a time and location that is convenient to you.
We encourage you to log into LinkedIn Learning today to enhance your learning and development journey.
If you haven’t yet activated your account, go to the activate your LinkedIn Learning account page (access is free for Federation University staff).
Learning paths
Learning ‘paths’ have been developed to support specific areas of priority and focus and provide you with a curated set of videos, courses and content on a specific topic or career trajectory.
Select from the below paths to get started.
Project management is a set of techniques that anyone can apply to achieve goals and make projects more successful. Project management can be used to guide small, simple projects as well as complex enterprise-wide initiatives.
This learning path aims to increase skills in how to manage projects from beginning to end using proven project management techniques.
Access the ‘Project management essentials’ learning path
This path contains the following short course and video:
- project management simplified
- traditional vs agile project management
- project management foundations: communication
- leading remote projects and virtual teams
- project management: solving common project problems
- project management foundations: small projects.
Standalone course recommendations
The courses below have been selected to develop understanding and support skill development in specific areas of priority and focus.
Select from the courses to review the learning outcomes and get started.
Our ability to be productive and perform at work is not based on the time we spend on each task, but the energy we bring to the time we have. In this course, learn how to boost your productivity by managing your energy more effectively.
Access 'Recharge your energy for peak performance'
Learning objectives:
- recognise the downfalls of using every spare moment to accomplish a task
- list four variables that should be optimised to ensure peak performance
- name the aspect of total energy that is most closely correlated with the readiness to solve complex problems
- identify the best activities for energising after waking
- recall the average focused attention span
- determine which activities create opportunity to enhance time management.
Learn how to enhance your personal performance and build effective relationships at work by developing emotional intelligence.
Access 'Developing your emotional intelligence'
Learning objectives:
- what is emotional intelligence?
- watching for triggers and hijacks
- finding flow
- shifting perspective
- empathising
- listening and communicating
- playing to strengths
- collecting feedback
- aligning intention and impact.
Learn how to boost your emotional quotient (EQ) to better lead teams, work with peers, and cultivate productivity and positive relationships.
Access 'Leading with emotional intelligence'
Learning objectives:
- analyse the brain science behind emotional intelligence
- identify and assess your emotions
- determine how to exercise emotional self-control
- identify your triggers and how to respond the them
- assess how others respond at work
- determine how to maximise team performance using emotional intelligence
- discover how to catalyse change.
Learn how to cultivate an adaptable mindset and build the right skills, including communication and open-mindedness to help you thrive in times of crisis, and succeed no matter what the future holds.
Access 'How to be adaptable during change and uncertainty'
Learning objectives:
- identify how to be more adaptable
- how to cultivate an adaptable mindset
- identify practical strategies to help you succeed
- how to put adaptability into action.
Need assistance?
For general enquiries about these programs, or if you have any disability access or support requirements, please contact People Consultancy via od@federation.edu.au or call (03) 5327 9756.
More training options (OHS, first aid, etc) can be found on the Health, Safety and Wellbeing training page.
Learning and teaching professional development can be found on the Learning and teaching page.