Training & Capacity Development
LGANT represents its member councils on a range of training and development committees and activities to ensure our members can access current and relevant training providers and resources.
Current involvement:
- Government Skills Australia, Industry Advisory Council member
- Local Government Associations National Training Managers Group
- Top End Education and Training Network
- WALGA, Workplace Solutions, NT based trainer
- Close liaison with the Local Government Centre of Excellence
The WA Local Government Association through Local Government Workplace Solutions is available to provide training and development to Local Governments in the Northern Territory in partnership with LGANT. Many of WALGA’S courses are relevant to the NT Local Government environment including the following courses available for officers:
- Managing Employee Performance in Local Government
- Conducting Bullying and Harassment Investigations
- Effective Letter and Report Writing in Local Government
- Preparing Agendas and Minutes in Local Government
- Customer Service and Complaints Handling
- Policy Development and Procedure Writing
For further information go to the Workplace Solutions training site.
Various courses for officers and elected members are listed in WALGA’s Training Solutions Calendar which all courses available for on-site delivery Click here to view the latest edition
Resources and Research
Click on the following links to view current documents, resources and research.
Getting’into it! – Working with Indigenous learners
A guide to delivering training to Indigenous learners developed by the Australian National Training Authority, 2004. It contains practical underpinning principles, teaching and learning strategies plus heaps of resources and worksheets for use.
Other Useful Links
National Training Information Service – NTIS
The National Training Information Service (NTIS) is a database on vocational education and training in Australia.
Information about Training.gov.au
Training.gov.au is a new website being developed.
A range of national stakeholders are currently designing and developing a suite of public websites, databases, administrative tools and supporting infrastructure collectively referred to as Training.gov.au. This site will be absorbing the function of the National Training Information Service (NTIS).
There will be three public websites:
- YourTraining.gov.au
- TrainYourPeople.gov.au
- YourRTO.gov.au
For more information regarding Training.gov.au please regularly visit our project blog
Training Providers in the NT
Click on this website to see the list of Registered Training Organisations in the Northern Territory. Then click on each one to see the courses the RTO is registered to provide.
Government Skills Australia
Government Skills Australia is the industry skills council for government and community safety. Government Skills Australia is committed to providing high quality training resources and services to support government administration, services and operations.
The Top End Education and Training Network (TEETN).
TEETN is a professional Top End network established, to bring together all public and private training providers, job network agencies, government departments, educational institutions and indigenous communities in a non-affiliated network to action education and training initiatives to meet the networks aims.
TEETN operates as an independent “Community of Practice” in the Top End and represents Indigenous Education and Training issues and concerns.
Human Services Training Advisory Council (HSTAC)
Human Services Training Advisory Council (HSTAC) is a Northern Territory organisation with membership drawn from industry and community.
Their Council provides leadership and advice about vocational education and training to ensure quality outcomes in the delivery of human services.
The human services industry includes:
- Community Services – aged care, alcohol & other drugs work, children’s services, disability and respite services, youth work, community work
- Health – dental, mental, medical, environmental and Indigenous health services, ambulance,
- Correctional Services
- Local Government
- Education
The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) through Local Government Workplace Solutions is available to provide training and development to Local Governments in the Northern Territory in partnership with LGANT. Many of WALGA’S courses are relevant to the NT Local Government environment including the following courses available for officers:
- Managing Employee Performance in Local Government
- Conducting Bullying and Harassment Investigations
- Effective Letter and Report Writing in Local Government
- Preparing Agendas and Minutes in Local Government
- Customer Service and Complaints Handling
- Policy Development and Procedure Writing
For further information go to the Workplace Solutions training site Visit Website
Various courses for officers and elected members are listed in WALGA’s Training Solutions Calendar which all courses available for on-site delivery Click here to view the latest edition