Speak Out December 2019 V2 DIGITAL EDITION

Professional education

Where’s my certificate?

New cancellation policy Commencing 2020, a new cancellation policy will be implemented for our face-to-face events. • A 90% registration fee refund will apply for any cancellations 31 days or more prior to the event date. • A 50% registration fee refund will apply for any cancellations 3-30 days prior to the event date. • No refund will be provided for any cancellations within 1-2 business days prior to the event date or for non-attendance. All requests for refunds must be made in writing prior to the workshop.

In an effort to lighten our environmental footprint and reduce paper use, the certificates of attendance are now available in digital format. You can access your certificate one week after attending a workshop by logging onto your SPA account and navigating to the My Events tab in your account settings.

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Maree Brown Manager Professional Education

New learning hub

In 2020, Speech Pathology Australia will launch a new learning platform! The platform will provide access to quality learning activities, developed and presented by leading educators, researchers and clinicians. It will connect you to self-directed and personalised professional development experiences, designed to enhance your speech pathology knowledge and skills. The new platform will provide multi-modal learning opportunities including face-to-face, blended and online events as well as podcasts, webisodes, National Tour information and a learning resource centre. Best of all, increased search functionality will make it easier to find programs best suited to your learning needs. We are also pleased to announce our new Communities of Practice program in 2020. You will be able to join an ongoing social learning group of your choice where case studies, concerns, challenges, or a passion for a topic, can be shared to deepen knowledge and consolidate workshop learning on an ongoing basis. Our Communities of Practice groups are led by SPA Advisors and educators who steward discussions for one hour per month over a six-month period. More information will be provided in the new year. Keep checking back as we will regularly add new courses.

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