Prevention Foundations

Primary prevention of family and gender-based violence is a shared commitment to building communities where everyone feels safe and respected.  

Primary prevention requires an evidence-based approach to effectively dismantle and transform the oppressive systems that drive gender-based violence. We can feel unsure how to make change in our social and professional lives, this training will be crucial to reshaping gendered norms and behaviours towards a culture that is built on care and respect. 

Prevention Foundations is the first step in this journey, equipping you with the essential knowledge to make a tangible impact in your primary prevention career.  

Whether your role is to lead prevention programs or to champion them in spaces where you work, socialise or play sport, you'll learn the core principles of primary prevention, what drives gendered violence and the essential actions we can each take to contribute to a powerful, collective movement for change.  

This course is delivered online in two 2-hour sessions over one day, providing a space for practitioners to learn, connect with and bolster their professional toolkits to promote equality, safety and respect. Our Prevention Foundations training is designed to build your skills and knowledge, grow your professional network and empower you to drive meaningful change. 
 

What you will learn:

• Increase understanding of primary prevention and the role of collective and individual action
• Build understanding of the gendered and overlapping drivers that shape family and gender-based violence
• Build understanding of prevalence, impacts and nature of family and gender-based violence 
• Increase ability to apply essential actions to create change in professional capacity
• Identify key actions that will contribute to the primary prevention of family and gender-based violence

This package is based on Day 1 of Prevention in Practice training. Prevention in Practice has now been separated into two distinct packages, Prevention Foundations and Prevention Programs.  

This Prevention Foundations training can be completed as a standalone training or as a prerequisite to Prevention Programs.  

Future Dates

• Wednesday, 29 April 2026
• Tuesday, 16 June 2026
• Tuesday, 15 September 2026

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Associated Learner Pathways

Once you have completed Prevention Foundations, and you would like to continue your learning journey we would recommend checking out the following trainings:  

• Delivering and leading initiatives – Prevention Programs, Unpacking Resistance, Organisational Resistance, Responding to Disclosures in Prevention 
• Supporting prevention initiatives – Small Steps: Bystander Action for Equality, Unpacking Resistance and Responding to Disclosures in Prevention  

Cancellations and refunds:
See our cancellation and refund policy here.