April is World Autism Awareness Month. It is a month which aims to shine a light on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and provides an opportunity for Global Skills to advocate strength-based employment practices.
Saturday 25 March is National Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Day. To help raise awareness and to celebrate Global Skills’ job seeker Caitlin’s employment success, we took the time to learn about Caitlin’s lived experience with FND and her journey through employment.
Global Skills participation in Earth Hour is part of our commitment to long-term sustainability.
Today, 21 March 2023, is Harmony Day. A day to celebrate our cultural diversity, from the oldest continuous culture of our first Australians to the cultures of our newest arrivals from around the world.
Today, 3 March 2023 is World Hearing Day. A day which promotes ear and hearing care across the world and raises awareness of how to prevent deafness and hearing loss. It is also a good time for Global Skills to encourage all employers to ensure their workplace is inclusive and accessible to employees who are hearing impaired.
Saturday 18 February, is International Asperger’s Day, an opportune time for Global Skills to promote and celebrate neurodiversity in the workplace. Today, we’d like to celebrate Jeremy, just one of our neurodiverse job seekers.
The first WorldPride in the Southern Hemisphere will be taking place in Sydney, beginning 17 February. Sydney WorldPride is committed to removing access and inclusion barriers so that full participation by all people is possible.
The theme for 2022, Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development, the role of innovation in fuelling an equitable world, includes a focus on increasing accessibility and reducing inequalities in workplaces that are inclusive and interested in promoting diversity in the workplace.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and an annual reminder for all Australians to stay secure online. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has launched a number of tools and resources to help you take these simple steps to better protect yourself from common online threats and cybercrime.
“The ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 provides us all an opportunity to re-kindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health.”