Posted on February 16, 2023 • No Comments

What’s on your mind? A staple of the human service sector is the idea of understanding a person’s cognition. Cognition has been described as, the mental processes that happen in the brain, Including. Where our attention is focused, what we think about, the use of language, how we learn, our memory and our unique perception […]

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Burnout Alert! Most of us are aware of the ideas behind Professional Boundaries. Ideas like avoiding conflict of interest, (when we stand to gain personally including family, friends, socially or financially from a decision made in the workplace). Or we might think about our conduct at work, (no inappropriate actions that can cause harm and […]

Posted on October 28, 2022 • No Comments

Curiosity = Knowledge & Knowledge = Power Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. We start a learning journey with great expectations looking forward to the goal we have that will be realised through our hard effort. As we start doing the work, making the effort life can get in the way… Stress levels build, […]

Posted on October 21, 2022 • No Comments

What is your why? You’ve decided to bite the bullet and go back to study. When people loose track of their ‘why’ they often struggle to find the energy to push through in their learning.

Posted on August 16, 2022 • No Comments

Workplaces right across Australia are dealing with the bullying and harassment epidemic – with aged care and disability services no exception. This unseen and under-reported phenomenon is costing the aged care and disability industries dearly through personal loss of well-being, and corporate loss of skilled and passionate human resources. Having an in-house problem with bullying […]

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Guest blog from Julie at Doula Connections Doulas are more commonly known to help women during the birthing process, but did you know there are doulas who assist people at the end of life too? Death doulas or end-of-life doulas can be engaged to help people navigate anything associated with end of life. Death can […]

Posted on July 19, 2021 • No Comments

Our top 5 results direct from the student data We’ve happily clicked over the 10 year mark at Essential Skills Training and Recruitment. And with each significant milestone, we love to reflect on what’s at the heart of our business. So what really motivates us to get out of bed each morning (some with more spring […]

Posted on May 17, 2021 • No Comments

Do you employ team members who are starting to study this year? Then this is the guide for you. There are 101 guides to help students with study, but what about employers? How can you best support your team to achieve great results, while still leading them to kick goals in the workplace? Many employers […]

Posted on April 20, 2021 • No Comments

Are you thinking about studying this year? Maybe you’ve taken a step further and you’ve committed to a community services course (and yes, we’re doing the happy dance for you because you’re about to enter the most rewarding profession there is!). We know the idea of going back to study again, or perhaps preparing to […]

Posted on December 16, 2020 • No Comments

How to promote effective collaboration in community services Team building.  *Sigh* For most people, the very words ‘team building’ will conjure up images of falling backwards onto a pile of semi-acquaintances, hoping that these unsuspecting, and generally unwilling, participants will actually catch you before an accidental fart slips out. Not exactly everyone’s idea of a […]