VDC World Teachers’ Day 2023

To celebrate the contribution and achievements of educators, teachers and trainers in the VET sector VET Development Centre (VDC) is presenting its annual free online seminar on World Teachers’ Day.

With the theme “The Full Circle of Wellbeing”, the session will be run twice on Friday 27 October – once at 12:30 pm AEDT, and repeated at 3:30 pm AEDT.

The session features presentations by international guest speaker, Dr Stephen Corbett from the University of Portsmouth; UK, and Australian content expert Amy Green, founder of The Wellness Strategy. VDC CEO, Martin Powell, will host a Q&A following each presentation.

This session is being run twice, once at 12:30pm AEDT, and then repeated at 3:30pm AEDT. Featuring a presentation by international guest speaker, Dr Stephen Corbett from the University of Portsmouth, UK, and then a presentation by Amy Green, founder of The Wellness Strategy. VDC’s own CEO, Martin Powell, will be hosting a Q&A following each presentation as well.

In Professor Stephen Corbett’s presentation, he’ll be exploring teacher wellbeing – focusing on the origins of wellbeing theory, and how that’s changed over time. Exploring the challenges faced by teachers across the world and provoking questions as to what we can do to facilitate enhancements in the wellbeing of teachers.

Amy Green is a Queensland based published author, speaker, facilitator, and coach, and a leader in improving workplace culture and wellbeing in schools and organisations. Amy will be drawing from her firsthand expertise in the field and exploring a tailored approach to enhancing educator wellbeing. Join her for a journey of gaining valuable insights into the distinctive challenges encountered in educational environments. You’ll also learn practical strategies to improve your overall wellness, both in your personal life and within the workplace.

If you’re joining us from other time zones, you can catch the first session at these times:
9:30am WA | 11:00am NT | 11:30am QLD | 12:00pm SA

Or the second session at these times:
12:30pm WA | 2:00pm NT | 2:30pm QLD | 3:00pm SA