National VET Chat: Teaching in High Gear - Maintaining Your Wellbeing on the Workload Highway
This VET Chat will explore practical strategies and techniques to support educators to navigate the demanding landscape of workload intensity. With increasing responsibilities and expectations, it’s easy for trainers and assessors to feel overwhelmed and burnt out. This presentation will provide tools to manage workload intensity and wellbeing at the organisation and individual level.
Description
This VET Chat will explore practical strategies and techniques to support educators to navigate the demanding landscape of workload intensity. With increasing responsibilities and expectations, it’s easy for trainers and assessors to feel overwhelmed and burnt out. This presentation will provide tools to manage workload intensity and wellbeing at the organisation and individual level.
Natalie Oostergo (she/her/hers) is the Associate Director of Student Success at the University of Southern Queensland where she leads the implementation of strategies to support the diverse learning needs of domestic and international students. Natalie is an innovative and strategic thinker with over twenty years of experience in tertiary and vocational education. Her career highlights include receiving an Australian Award for University Teaching, becoming an IEAA Associate Fellow, and making lasting connections with students. Natalie lives and works on Jagera and Turrbal Country in Meanjin Brisbane and Giabal and Jarowair Country in Toowoomba.
Topics covered include:
- Causes and effects of increased workload intensity
- New legislation to support workload management: Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice & Right to Disconnect
- Strategies to manage self-care: Self Care Wheel & ProQOL Questionnaire
Learning Outcomes
• Be aware of the Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice
• Be aware of their Right to Disconnect
• Commit to one of the activities on the Self-Care Wheel
• Locate and utlise the ProQOL questionnaire
Audience
Trainers & assessors, RTO Compliance Officers, Heads of Department, Administrators, Curriculum Developers, L&T
Session includes
- Certificate of Attendance
- Webinar Recording