Workshops and Training
1. Living with Shiftwork
Duration: Half day
Shiftwork doesn’t have to take a toll on your well-being. This workshop will teach you how to manage sleep, alertness, work-life balance, and stay physically active, everything you need to succeed in a shiftwork lifestyle.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand how to manage sleep patterns and stay alert during shifts
- Discover practical strategies for maintaining work-life balance while working shifts
- Gain tips for meal planning and staying active during the shiftwork lifestyle
- Learn about maintaining work-life balance in spite of a shiftwork lifestyle.
2. Shiftwork Essentials:
A Manager’s Introduction
Duration: Half day
Based on Shiftwork: A Handbook for Managers, this workshop includes key information about effective roster design, addressing the challenges of shiftwork, and optimising team performance. Perfect for managers looking to gain practical insights into managing shiftwork effectively.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the challenges of managing shiftwork and how to address them
- Learn effective roster design strategies to balance workload and rest
- Gain practical tips for supporting your shiftworking team to maintain well-being and performance
- Learn how to optimise productivity in a 24/7 workplace.
3. Getting the Right Roster
Duration: Half Day
A good roster is key to a safe and healthy workforce. In this workshop, we provide managers, employees, unions and HR professionals with practical tools and strategies to design fair, balanced, and effective rosters that work for everyone.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn how to assess the need for changes in roster design
- Understand effective strategies for engaging staff in roster design decisions
- Discover how to create rosters that optimise both productivity and well-being
- Gain insights into roster patterns including the pros and cons of 8 hour shifts vs 12 hour shifts, considerations about direction of rotation, discussion about fixed shifts and more…
4. Managing
Fatigue at Work
Duration: Half Day
Fatigue can be dangerous in the workplace, but with the right strategies, it’s manageable. In this session, we’ll teach you how to identify, assess, and manage fatigue to improve safety and performance.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the science of fatigue and its impact on performance
- Learn strategies for recognising and managing fatigue in yourself and others
- Discover the importance of scheduling and managing workloads to reduce fatigue
- Gain practical tools for promoting a culture of safety and well-being at work.
5. Peer Support in Wellbeing at Work
Duration: Half Day
Support is key to managing shiftwork, stress and fatigue. This workshop is for peer support workers and team leaders, where we focus on building a supportive environment that helps your team manage fatigue and wellbeing.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn the key components of an effective peer support program
- Understand how peer support can improve mental health and well-being in the workplace
- Discover strategies for building a supportive environment among colleagues
- Gain insights into the ethical considerations and communication skills needed in peer support.
6. Shiftwork and Fatigue Management Masterclass
Duration: Full Day
A deep dive into managing shiftwork and workplace fatigue. This masterclass covers everything from roster design, to investigating the role of fatigue in accidents.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the science behind fatigue and its impact on safety and performance
- Learn advanced strategies for designing and implementing fatigue management systems, including bio-mathematical fatigue modelling
- Investigate the role of fatigue in workplace accidents and incidents to identify contributing factors
- Gain tools for assessing organisational risks and fostering a culture of safety and well-being in a 24/7 workplace.
7. Train the Trainer
Duration: Full Day
Equip your staff with the skills to deliver essential fatigue management and shiftwork training within your organisation. This workshop covers not only the content but also the communication techniques needed to effectively engage and educate others.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the essentials of living with shiftwork, including sleep and alertness strategies
- Develop skills to provide empathetic listening and practical peer support to colleagues
- Learn how to share shiftwork management insights in an approachable and effective way
- Empower colleagues to implement well-being strategies in their shiftwork lifestyle.
Sometimes all you need is a brief introduction to get started.
That is why we offer Key Point Seminars – these are focused, practical and designed to give you essential insights. Check out our seminars HERE.
Shiftwork Workshops Tailored to Your Workplace
All of our workshops are interactive, engaging, and based on evidence-based practices. They are designed to be both fun and informative, with additional resources and references provided for further learning. Each workshop is tailored to meet the unique needs of your workplace and can be delivered either face-to-face or online.