Management Training 

The AWPTI Management Training programs are designed to assist managers, employers and organisations to navigate the minefield of employment interactions.

The Management Essentials Training Full Course

This program has been designed to assist managers to deal with employment related issues, it now comprises of five sections;

1. Reasonable management Action (RMA).
2. Performance Management to avoid proven complaints against the manager.
3. Basic Dispute Resolution Interventions
4. Dealing with misconduct and complaint handling for managers,
5. Understanding and dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace

This training is recommended for all managers/team leaders/supervisors to help minimise costly and time consuming complaints against managers. All sessions can be provided in person or via Zoom or MS Teams. The program is part of the Live by Request series which means we will conduct the training at a time and date to suit you.

• Do your managers understand the difference between Reasonable Management Action and Workplace Bullying?
• Do your managers know how give feedback and conduct performance management that will be classed as reasonable management action and not bullying?
• Do your managers want to avoid Stop Bullying & Stop Sexual Harassment Orders at the Fair Work Commission?
• Do your managers know how to resolve interpersonal disputes between employees?
• Do your managers know how to deal with complaints in the workplace in an effective manner?
• Do your managers understand sexual harassment and know how to deal with complaints or incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace?

The training is conducted by Phil O’Brien a highly qualified and experienced workplace investigator as a result of having to investigate a number of complaints against managers that had their origins in performance management, feedback or appraisals.  The training is not theory based, it is based on actually complaints and issues experience by managers. and designed to ensure that if a complaint is made that the manager acted in the appropriate manner.

Figures from the Fair Work Commission in relation to applications for Stop Bullying orders illustrate the high percentage of application for order made against managers.  It is important to make understanding reasonable management action and complaint handling absolutely essential for managers at all levels.

Full day course covering:

• The definitions of ‘what is’ and ‘what is not’ reasonable management action
• The definitions of ‘what is’ and ‘what is not’ workplace bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and discrimination.
• Why managers get complaints
• Performance management to avoid complaints, A step by step process to ensure that if a complaint is made following performance management or feedback the manger satisfies the elements of RMA
• Basic dispute intervention & resolution, including conducting meetings, getting participant buy in, creating agreements
• Dealing with misconduct and complaint handling for managers also includes basic the investigation process.
• Understanding and dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace including the new laws
• Legal responsibilities

The Management Essentials Training course provides participants with:

• Practical skills to enable managers to recognise what is and what is not reasonable management action, bullying, harassment and discrimination and offer strategies to deal with bullying and bullies effecting people in the workplace
• Strategies to help managers when conducting performance management to help to ensure that they avoid substantiated complaints
• Techniques to help managers conduct dispute resolution interventions/meetings and resolve workplace interpersonal disputes
• Information and skills to help managers deal with misconduct and employee complaints in the workplace and to understand and identify the type of complaint and to access the best method to deal with the complaint
• The opportunity to hear and discuss real investigations
• The program includes a comprehensive participant workbook with case studies and case from Courts and the Fair Work Commission

For individuals details of the Live by Request Training Courses, click here, for organisations to enquire about an internal course please contact us at enquiries@awpti.com.au

The programs can be delivered a number of ways;

1 x full day (approximately 6.5 hour) program in person or remotely via Zoom or Teams
2 x 3.25 hour sessions are only provided remotely via Zoom or Teams

For organisations we have a flat rate with  unlimited participants.  The divided sessions can be conducted to suit your timetable for example consecutive days or once a week depending on your needs, we are very flexible.

We will also conduct the course for limited numbers or even 1 person, please contact us for details.

Contact AWPTI to find out how your organisation can benefit from the Management Essentials program. enquiries@awpti.com.au

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Misconduct investigations, bullying investigations, harassment investigations & sexual harassment investigations, complaint investigations, grievance investigations, discrimination investigations

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