TRAC Newsletter

Welcome to the May edition of TRAC Consulting’s “Learning Frontiers” Newsletter. We trust that you will find it informative and representing great value in providing rich and useful information in assisting you and your teams in maximising their potential.

Great Corporate Race…Sunday June 17th – Hyatt Regency Coolum / Wine & Food festival & other proposed dates /events. Please go to www.thegreatcorporaterace.com for a download of the current brochure and team entry forms.

If you are a fan of the reality TV show The Amazing Race, here is your opportunity to experience the same phenomenon right here on the Sunshine Coast.

Feedback from the last event, which featured the involvement of the Manly Sea Eagles NRL players suggested it was one of the BEST team building events ever undertaken by all participating teams.

This exciting event will start and finish at The Hyatt Regency Coolum where it will be a support event for the Taste of Coolum Food and Wine Festival, which is being hosted by the Hyatt on that day. Teams entry fees will also provide them entry into the festival on the Sunday afternoon for a quality experience of fine food, wine and jazz entertainment. All enquiries regarding the event should be directed to Jeanette at our office on 07 5494 7102 or email jeanette@tracc.com.au

The NEW Great Corporate Race website is now up and provides detailed information about the event and the expected outcomes for teams that participate. View the new site at www.thegreatcorporaterace.com

As a footnote to this story we once more would like to publicly thank all of the GCR event sponsors and the participating Sunshine Coast tourism venues, as without your support this event would not reach the heights and recognition it is currently achieving, not just here on the Sunshine Coast but NOW much further a field.

The new training and assessment package TAA-04 is the NEW minimum requirement for persons working as workplace trainers and assessors. Now structured as a 14-unit competency based training package, those persons currently holding the existing Category 2 or BSZ98 training qualifications are eligible to undertake the TAA-04 Bridging course which TRAC offers in Partnership with Universal Education and Training (UNET) as an intensive five (5) day course. The next program is scheduled for commencement on May 21^st to 25^th. Enquiries should be directed to TRAC’s training support officer, Carla Shervey on 07 5494 7102 or email Carla@tracc.com.au

For those looking to gain the full TAA-04 qualification or to identify other delivery strategies to gain the NEW Qualification they should also discuss the various options by talking with Carla on 07 5494 7102.

Further course information and/or an online enrolment form can be found at www.tracc.com.au/events.php The next scheduled TAA-04 Course will be conducted in late September or early October. This will depend on demand at that time.

TRAC Consulting in Partnership with its US based partners LearningChange LLC recently delivered its acclaimed Advanced Facilitator Training at the Caloundra Power Boat Club from April 30 to May 2^nd. The event was well supported with attendees coming from the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay and Cairns Regions.

The theme for this intensive three day event was the “Development of High Performance Work Cultures”. In what was a transformational event for all attendees the feedback suggests that this was one of the “BEST” training events that some participants had ever attended.

“A hands on practical workshop with real relevance to the workplace environment. Fun activities and great learning structures provided amazing insights into the power of being a great facilitator and team player”. Tim Saville – Life Coach and BYY program leader

“The Advanced Facilitator Training Program will allow me to grow both the business and the individuals that make up the team. The improvements in my communication skills, the ability to question, to explore and to lead will make me more effective in my role”.

“The broad variety of activity based learning, case studies, and games provided as examples to allow us to physically see and to examine the thinking / actioning of the change process… that you make everyone be involved and endeavour to draw everyone out to be the best that they can be and to recognise that we can all change was awesome”. – Anonymous participant

TRAC Consulting continues to grow its Best Year Yet (BYY) programs in partnership with its qualified team of program leaders. TRAC itself is currently delivering BYY programs for the

TRAC’s team of accrediated program leaders are proactive ALL over Regional Queensland with BYY initiatives and proposals now in front of a number of regional councils, schools, training organisations, manufacturing plants, corporate companies and public utilities.

Demand is requiring TRAC to run another Program Leader training program with interest coming from trainers and consultants in Melbourne, Sydney, The ACT and Brisbane.

Persons wishing to discuss the Best Year Yet system as an inhouse Performance Management tool or to become accredited as a Certified BYY program leader should contact Mark Jones on 07 54947102 or mobile 0421 688877.

Detailed information about the amazing results generated through the BYY program can be found via a link from TRAC’s website or via the following link www.bestyearyet.com

WDC – Women in Business – TRAC Consulting was recently announced as the successful tender for the delivery of a 6-month Women in Business Forum which will be delivered on behalf of the Whitsunday Development Corporation. (WDC).

This program is funded by Queensland State Development with sponsorship support from the Commonwealth Bank and the Whitsunday Shire Council..

The program which commences on June 4^th & 5^th will be facilitated as an interactive series of project based workshops supported by a small team of local business mentors. The program will be cross sectorial with participants coming from the agri-business, retail, education, local government, and the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Course details and enrolment forms for the above programs can be obtained by following this link to the Events section of the TRAC Consulting website at www.tracc.com.au/events.php

I would call this an oldie but a goodie. Authored by Australian Bruce Way and Published by Lothian Books of Melbourne in 1995 this book is often referred too as transformational.

Everyone has intuitive ability – women and men – but it often remains as an untapped resource. Recognising and developing your intuition is an exciting journey of self-discovery and personal development – like making a connection between common sense and your imagination. It is also described as a spiritual journey, one which can free you from everyday anxieties and negative attitudes.

We encourage you to find and read this book, it provides the tools to live life to the fullest, exploring new possibilities and following your heart on the journey of fulfilment, Our star rating is a four out of five. Living Intuitively should be easily found in all good book stores.

For all those facilitators, trainers and consultants out there who receive our newsletter, we were recently introduced to a real gem of a tool for the gathering of feedback from clients, course participants and conference conveners. The tool known, as Survey Monkey is a web enabled (real time feedback) tool that operates off a robust data management framework that provides instantaneous reports and feedback from your clients.

In template format it is both a time and cost effective resource that gathers client feedback and forwards it remotely to your in box no matter where you are. Based upon our recent experiences with the program we highly recommend this product

A number of funding opportunities exist for the provision of inhouse training particularly for those organisations that have employees eligible to participate in career pathing opportunities. Training programs from the Tourism & Hospitality package and the Business Services Training Package such as Frontline Management (FMI) are eligible for funding. If you would like to discuss these funding initiatives further please do not hesitate to contact Mark Jones on 07 54947102 or 0421 688877 to discuss your options further.

In closing we encourage you all to live life to the fullest and we look forward to communicating with you once more in the coming weeks.

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