Fast Track Leadership Foundations program
Our Fast Track Leadership Foundations program supports new leaders working to prevent or respond to family and gender-based violence excel in their role. It focuses on developing “traditional” management and leadership skills and knowledge with a feminist lens and is contextualised to the family and gender-based violence sector.
This program is for Victorian practitioners, and is delivered in an online format to support participation of metropolitan, regional and rural leaders.
Applications for Round 2 of Fast Track Leadership Foundations close on Friday, 20 June 2025. This is the last round in our current funding period.
What to expect
5 online workshops
Live and recorded guests
Leadership development action plan
Mentorship
Networking
Who should apply
New leaders with at least 6 months’ experience managing teams, projects or specialist areas. This is a foundational program for either:
- Specialist family violence team leaders, coordinators or managers who have responsibility for managing staff or teams, or
- Primary prevention coordinators, managers and senior project officers who have responsibility for leading projects and/ or managing staff or teams
Topics covered
- Intersectional feminist leadership
- Strategic and whole of organisation thinking
- Giving constructive feedback
- Leadership capabilities and styles
- Decision-making, delegation and prioritisation
- Self-awareness in management
- Situational leadership for change
- Building team cohesion and staff capability
Duration
5 weeks
Thursdays, 9.30am – 12.30pm
ROUND 2
7 August 2025 – 4 September 2025
Cost
While places are valued at $2,500 per person, we are pleased to offer Fast Track Leadership Foundations at the subsidised cost of $350 + GST.
Free places are available on a case-by-case basis with priority for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners. Please contact the Program Team if fees are a barrier.
Commitment
- Online workshops: 3 hours per week
- Preparation: approximately an additional 2 hours per week to allow for mentoring, reading, reflection activities and preparing your Leadership Development Action Plan.
Applications for Round 2 of Fast Track Leadership Foundations close on Friday, 20 June 2025. This is the last round in our current funding period.
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