About our workshops and professional development
Working in an after school care or school holiday programme can be both a challenging and very rewarding role. Our workshops aim to help staff approach their work skillfully and with a good grounding in what really matters when working with children in an OSCAR setting.
Our straight-forward guidelines and tips are drawn from our long experience in supporting OSCAR services. There are also frequent opportunities for discussion and questions, allowing participants to share their own insights and ideas.
Staff will leave a workshop feeling confident, inspired and more connected to the OSCAR sector and our profession. They also receive a certificate to recognise their professional development and will take away useful written material.
“Trying to condense all the ideas we received …could not do justice to our 3 hour workshop ...there were many heads nodding knowingly, mumblings of acknowledgement, stories shared. It was a very familiar pattern of how much we really needed this.”
READ MORE: What are the training requirements for OSCAR staff?
We schedule courses on a term by term basis and aim to release new dates near the end of each term. We regularly offer courses in the following regions, spread over the year: Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North and Wellington. We may be able to hold courses in other regions, so please get in touch.
We have also started on-line networking sessions which are proving to be a very valuable alternative for connecting people and sharing knowledge.
Future workshop dates are listed below, as details become available.
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Tuesday 17 October
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Venue: Napier Cricket Pavilion 35 Jull Street, Napier. A hands-on workshop that lets you try some different, easy activities and learn more about what happens when kids are deciding to join in. Cost: OSCN members: $35-00 per person, Non-members: $55-00 per person.Date: Tue 17 Oct 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Book Event -
Wednesday 18 October
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Venue: Pukete Neighbourhood House, 43 Church Road,Pukete, Hamilton. A hands-on workshop that lets you try some different, easy activities and learn more about what happens when kids are deciding to join in. Cost: OSCN members: $35-00 per person, Non-members: $55-00 per person.Date: Wed 18 Oct 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Book Event -
Thursday 19 October
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Venue: Waimarino Education Trust, 36 Taniwha Place, Bethlehem, Tauranga. This workshop, will provide staff with simple tools for dealing with challenging behaviours. Cost: OSCN members: $45-00 per person, Non-members: $65-00 per personDate: Thu 19 Oct 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM Book Event -
Tuesday 31 October
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An OSCN on-line event. This is a practical and informative 3-hour course that gives your staff an overview of typical safety and supervision duties. We make the topic accessible & interesting for everyone. Cost: OSCN members $40-00 per person, ($100-00 per programme site); Non-members $60-00 per person.Date: Tue 31 Oct 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM Book Event -
Wednesday 1 November
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FREE EVENT FOR OSCN MEMBERS. How are you responding to the revised OSCAR supervision standard? Also a chance to ask other questions about Accreditation. Grab a cuppa and let's have a catch up!Date: Wed 01 Nov 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Book Event -
Wednesday 8 November
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An OSCN on-line event. An overview of positive behaviour guidance and how to effectively respond to common behaviour problems that occur in OSCAR services. Cost: OSCN members $40-00 per person, ($100-00 per programme site); Non-members $60-00 per person.Date: Wed 08 Nov 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM Book Event -
Tuesday 14 November
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FREE EVENT FOR OSCN MEMBERS. What works and what doesn't when you are based in a school? Plus feedback on our just completed venue rental survey. Grab a cuppa and let's have a catch up!Date: Tue 14 Nov 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Book Event