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The Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women is an independent non-profit organisation whose mission is to resource, empower, research, influence and partner for the benefit of rural women.
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Telelearning Seminar Series - Coming February 2009
FAAW has put together a fantastic series of 1-hour teleconference seminars that anyone who has a phone, can access. It is called “Snack Size” as it contains very tasty morsels of information to go with your morning tea or coffee. Read More...
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FAAW Contributes to therubyconnection Blog
FAAW is currently part of a live blog on the Westpac Business 'therubyconnection' website. The website is designed for women in business to visit and share experiences about being in business. The topic of the blog is 'My experiences at the 2020 Summit: ‘Like taking the cork out of a bottle and letting the ideas flow’ by Professor Margaret Alston, a current FAAW Director. Read More...
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Teleworking - Certificate II & III in Customer Contact
In response to the initiative of the FAAW to link employers with skilled women from rural and remote areas, Aspin is offering a nationally accredited qualifications in customer contact/call centre operations to enhance the employability of rural and remote women. Aspin is now seeking expressions of interest from potential participants. Read More...
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Making Connections
FAAW and SkillsOne, a televison channel on Foxtel, recently teamed up to extend the audience of the fascinating story of the 2008 Australian Rural Woman of the Year. FAAW was approached by a journalist from SkillsOne to do a story on a woman who is passionate about working on or with, the land. The FAAW Directors, through their contacts, were able to put SkillsOne in touch with the Rural Women of the Year 2008, Ros Smerden. This rural success story is reaching new audiences. Read More...
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FAAW Teleworking
FAAW has teamed up with Monash University to link employers with skilled women from rural and remote areas who can work from home. Following a national research project which found that women in rural and remote areas were a highly skilled and educated labour force, FAAW is identifying industries with skill shortages that match those available in rural areas. A model developed in the United Kingdom is currently being reviewed as a platform from which to launch this project further. FAAW is currently seeking a third corporate or government partner to move forward with this project. Read more...
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