December 2019 Newsletter

eNewsletter - December 2019

ACON Pride Training End of the Year Discount

Finish this year knowing you will start 2020 right by enrolling into training now.  20% off all public courses and eLearning. Set yourself and team up for success.

20% off at checkout using

Start2020Right

Available on all public and eLearning training from now till 31 December 2020. Not available on Silver Rainbow, private sessions, or SCORM packages.

NSW LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANS AND INTERSEX HEALTH STRATEGY

Help shape the first NSW LGBTI Health Strategy!

The NSW Ministry of Health would like to hear about your experiences accessing health services, and your suggestions for the future. Urbis, an independent research company, is running the consultations. This survey should take around 15 minutes to complete and closes on Friday 13 December 2019 at 5 pm. 

 Register your interest in attending a community roundtable. Those who participate will receive $80 for their time. One-on-one interviews are also available.

LGBTI Awareness eLearning

LGBTI Awareness eLearning is for anyone looking to strengthen their understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and communities. It will introduce you to the LGBTI acronym, expand your understanding of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and bodies. Pride Training also offers an exclusive eLearning on LGBTI Awareness in the aged care sector that quickly and easily gives your staff an introduction to the core principles of working in an inclusive way with older LGBTI people.

We can also provide all the above eLearning in SCORM packages to be hosted on your organisation’s learning management system.

Did you know that you can get a volume discount if you enrol more than 5 of your staff in our eLearning?

ACON End of Calendar Year 2019 Shutdown

Christmas and New Year’s public holidays are coming up and Friday, 20 December 2019 will be the last day of ACON Pride Training in the office. Meanwhile, we would not be able to answer email, phone calls, or provide troubleshooting for eLearning learners.

ACON’s first working day in 2020 will be Monday, 6 January 2020 and we will be back and fully operational.

Here are a few hotlines listed below for your information:

QLife – 1800 184 527

Sexual Health Info Link & PrEP Hotline – 1800 451 624

PEP Hotline – 1800 737 669

Alcohol Drug Information Service (ADIS) NSW – 1800 422 599

Silver Rainbow: LGBTI Aged Care Awareness 2020

This inexpensive, essential, and relevant eLearning module and in-person training for all workers in the aged care sector will help promote a better understanding of the needs of the LGBTI people and provide staff with more confidence to deliver an inclusive, best practice service. Training is $10 per person for the full-day training. ACON Pride Training is planning to deliver this training in the following regions and locations in the first half of 2020.

Muswellbrook
Kurrajong Hills
Walgett
Grafton
Moree
Bourke

Follow us on Facebook to see when dates and locations have been confirmed. Other locations including Yamba, Sydney, Blacktown, Casino, Hay, Lithgow, Port Macquarie, Scone, Merimbula, and Berkeley are confirmed and you can check the details out in the Upcoming Courses and Training section.

World AIDS Day – 1 December 2019

And that is a wrap for Red Ribbon Appeal 2019. We want to say a BIG BIG BIG BIG THANK YOU to all of you!

ACON is so amazed by the generosity, compassion and spirit of our communities and we would like to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all for getting behind this year's Red Ribbon Appeal! It has been a spectacular three days and we are blown away by your love, enthusiasm and support.

To all the amazing volunteers, LGBT venues, shops, corporations, community orgs, local businesses, sector partners and communities that supported the Red Ribbon Appeal - thank you. This campaign would not happen without your support and for that, we are so grateful!

And of course, to all that hosted a Red Ribbon event, stocked a Red Ribbon box, shared a Red Ribbon post, bought a Red Ribbon, shook a Red Ribbon pail, dropped change into Red Ribbon bucket, sold a Red Ribbon or wore a Red Ribbon - THANK YOU!

Your contribution is making a real difference to ACON’s work in preventing new HIV transmissions, tackling HIV stigma and supporting people living with HIV.
Thank you

Upcoming Courses and Training

Tel: 9206 2000 | Fax: 9206 2134 | Freecall: 1800 063 060 Email: PrideTraining@acon.org.au | Facebook: ACONPrideTraining |  Web: www.PrideTraining.org.au

ACON acknowledges and pays respects to the traditional custodians of all the lands on which we work.