SLSNSW Leadership Training
SLSNSW has a framework of leadership training available to help SLSCs retain members through effective leadership. Refer to some of the following examples and contact the SLSNSW Membership Team for more information about leadership training opportunities within your local region, NSW and Australia.
SLS Leadership Programs
Initial programs in the SLS Cultural Leadership space have been targeted at members who lead and manage volunteers within the movement. This leadership program was designed in conjunction with key researchers at the University of Wollongong (UoW) to give volunteer leaders the tools to improve member retention and the overall volunteer experience at Surf Life Saving.
This program aims to provide participants with an evidence-based approach for engaging and motivating people and to support them in applying this learning with their teams at an SLSC, branch and state organisational level. The online program explores the leadership skills necessary to create optimally motivating and supportive environments for volunteers. It teaches evidence-based approaches to leadership shown by research to improve commitment, wellbeing, job satisfaction and retention of volunteers.
The transferable skills taught in this program are highly desired by employers and valuable in your work and personal lives.
SLSA Leadership Training
SLSA also acknowledges the importance of investing in the future leaders of the SLS organisation and offering leadership development opportunities.
National Leadership College
The National Leadership College is an annual leadership and development program recognising young leaders in Surf Life Saving aged between 20 and 30 years. The week-long intensive course provides an exciting opportunity for members within the movement to develop their leadership skills further and continue to contribute positively to the success of Surf Life Saving. By teaching new skills and creating opportunities for personal growth, the program will open new networks with other like-minded and passionate SLS members across Australia, who are also committed to making a difference within the movement. The National Leadership College design challenges participants intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically. The skills gained are designed to be taken back to SLSCs and into other areas of the participant’s daily life to contribute to SLSA’s mission statement of saving lives, creating great Australians and building better communities.