Events

  • Basic Training – full day – face to face – 22nd March 2025

    Presented by: Amy Southwood
    Date: Saturday 22nd March 2025
    Time: 9:00 – 4:30 ACST
    Location: Somerville Community Services – 147 Lee Point Road Wagaman NT 0810  

    You’ll learn all the tips and tricks needed to get you started with signing. A fun and interactive workshop set to leave you feeling inspired and ready to sign!
    You will learn:

    – How we communicate using natural gestures
    – The features of sign production (HOLME)
    – To recognise and accurately produce the signs in Interactive Vocabulary (Parts 1 and 2)
    – How to identify the key words to sign in a spoken sentence
    – How to use speech and sign / natural gesture within functional communication activities with basic accuracy and fluency

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • Intermediate Training – Split Session Online – 18th and 25th March 2025

    Presented by: Tanya Jarvis
    Date: Tuesday 18th and 25th March 2025
    Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm (Session 1) 9:am – 1:00pm (Session 2) (AEDT)
    Location: Online

    In this intermediate key word sign course, you will build your knowledge of key word sign and gesture in familiar, everyday activities, routines, games and songs. You will learn about how to create a sign environment using strategies and resources to encourage and support the use of sign.

    The focus of this course is building your skills in signing accuracy and fluency through individual, small group, and whole group activities. You will revise the signs of the Interactive Vocabulary learned in ‘Getting Started with Key Word Sign’ and learn between 80 -100 news signs.

    This workshop is presented online across two half day sessions.

    What training can I do next?
    After you have completed the ‘Using Key Word Sign in Daily Life’ course, you can progress to the Advanced qualification ‘Teaching Others to Use Key Word Sign’. This is offered only as a full day online workshop.

    Register to Attend
  • Basic Training – Split Session Virtual – Wednesday 19th & 26th March 2025

    Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
    Date: Wednesday 19th and 26th March 2025
    Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm AEDT
    Location: Online via zoom

    Key Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.

    In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.

    This workshop is presented online.

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • Basic Training – full day – face to face – 20th March 2025

    Presented by: Melanie Robartson
    Date: Thursday 20th March 2025
    Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm AWST
    Location: SensesWA – Busselton Hub 

    Key Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.

    In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • Basic Training – split session – virtual – 22nd & 29th March 2025

    Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
    Date: 22nd and 29th of March 2025
    Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm AEDT
    Location: Online via zoom

    Key Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.

    In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.

    This workshop is presented online.

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • Basic training – full day – face to face – 22nd March 2025

    Presented by: Tania Teitzel and Jacqueline Sullivan
    Date: Saturday 22nd March, 2025
    Time: 8:45am – 4:00pm AEST
    Location: Therapy Matters Suite 3, 43 Tallebudgera Creek Road Burleigh Heads QLD 4220

    You’ll learn all the tips and tricks needed to get you started with signing. A fun and interactive workshop set to leave you feeling inspired and ready to sign!
    You will learn:

    – How we communicate using natural gestures
    – The features of sign production (HOLME)
    – To recognise and accurately produce the signs in Interactive Vocabulary (Parts 1 and 2)
    – How to identify the key words to sign in a spoken sentence
    – How to use speech and sign / natural gesture within functional communication activities with basic accuracy and fluency

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • Intermediate Training – split session – virtual – 28th March & 4th April 2025

    Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
    Date: 28th March and 4th April 2025
    Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm AEDT
    Location: Online via zoom

    In this intermediate key word sign course, you will build your knowledge of key word sign and gesture in familiar, everyday activities, routines, games and songs. You will learn about how to create a sign environment using strategies and resources to encourage and support the use of sign.

    The focus of this course is building your skills in signing accuracy and fluency through individual, small group, and whole group activities. You will revise the signs of the Interactive Vocabulary learned in ‘Getting Started with Key Word Sign’ and learn between 80 -100 news signs.

    This workshop is presented online across two half day sessions.

    What training can I do next?
    After you have completed the ‘Using Key Word Sign in Daily Life’ course, you can progress to the Advanced qualification ‘Teaching Others to Use Key Word Sign’. This is offered only as a full day online workshop.

    Register to Attend
  • Basic Training – split session – virtual – 1st April and 8th April 2025

    Presented by: Tanya Jarvis
    Date: Tuesday 1st of April and Tuesday 8th April 2025
    Time: Tuesday 1st of April – 9.00am – 12.30pm AEDT
    Tuesday 8th April 9.00am – 12.30pm AEST

    Location: Online via zoom

    Key Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.

    In this workshop, you will learn the principles of KWS and gesture, who it can be used with and how it can be used alongside other ways of communicating. You will also learn up to 80 new signs along with common natural gestures, with opportunities to practice in a safe & fun group environment. You will leave the workshop with a detailed plan of the next steps in your KWS journey, as well as a host of helpful resources to support your learning.

    This workshop is presented online.

    Click here for more details

    register via QR code to attend
  • Sip ‘n’ Sign – Tuesday 1st April 2025

    Finished a Basic Key Word Sign Workshop?
    Want to keep up your signing skills?
    Come along to our FREE Sip ‘n’ Sign sessions!

    Time: 7:30 pm to 8.30 pm (AEDT)
    Date: Tuesday 1st April 2025

    These online sessions are open to anyone who has completed a Basic Key Word Sign workshop.
    Bring along a glass of your favourite beverage, and have a bit of fun while you:
    • Review signs learned in your basic workshop
    • Work on sign accuracy & fluency
    • Brainstorm questions about using KWS in your home or workplace

    No RSVP required. Just jump onto the zoom link –which will open at 7:20 pm, ready for a prompt 7:30 start.

    For information or enquiries please contact: [email protected]

    Click here for more details.

  • Intermediate Training – full day – face to face – 5th April 2025

    Presented by: Key Word Sign South Australia 
    Date: 5 April 2025
    Time: 9:00 – 4:30 ACDT
    Location: C.a.F.E Enfield Pateela Street Enfield SA 5085

    You’ll learn all the tips and tricks needed to continue your signing journey. A fun and interactive workshop set to leave you feeling confident in your signing ability!
    The Intermediate Workshop provides you with the next step in building your skills in signing accuracy and fluency.

    In the Intermediate Workshop you will learn:
    – How to build your knowledge of key word sign and gesture including how to select and individualise signs
    – How to tailor and apply the information to your own personal circumstances and settings
    – Between 60 – 80 new signs aligned with topics such as: food, colours, animals, people, places, actions and numbers

    This workshop is suitable for those that have completed the Getting Started with Key Word Sign (basic) workshop and are interested in strengthening their signing ability.

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
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