ALIA Courses, Workshops and PD Competitions

• Competitions for FREE Registrations
• Online Courses

Competitions for FREE Registrations

Apply NOW for ARK Event FREE Registrations

As part of ALIA's commitment to provide Professional Development opportunities to our members ALIA is offering one free registration (valued on average at over $2000), to attend each ARK/ALIA supported Group event.

The ARK Group delivers a range of excellent conferences and workshops across the nation. To enter the competition

• Choose an event from the ARK/ALIA supported list;
• Read the competition criteria; and
• Complete the competition entry form by the due date

Competition winners will be announced on the PD e-List and in inCite.

Apply NOW for PiCS Workshop FREE Registrations

As part of ALIA's commitment to provide Professional Development opportunities to our members ALIA is offering one free registration (valued on average at over $600), to attend each PiCS/ALIA supported Group event.

PiCS delivers a range of excellent conferences and workshops across the nation. To enter the competition

• Choose an event from the PiCS/ALIA supported list;
• Read the competition criteria; and
• Complete the competition entry form by the due date

Competition winners will be announced on the PD e-List and in inCite.

Apply NOW for a Lyrasis FREE online course Registration

New Online Library PD in Australia

Now available in Australia - internationally recognised library training and development in your own time and at your own pace with ON DEMAND and LIVE ONLINE distance education classes from Lyrasis: one of North America's leading library training providers

FIVE FREE online classes for ALIA members in 2010. ONE lucky member each month will get a free registration to an online course. First winner announced 31 August. Fill in your LYRASIS/ALIA application now!

Online classes are available all year round and prices start from as little as $145 for On Demand and $170 for Live Online. All prices are in USD.

Classes in the spotlight this month include:

• Cataloguing for Non-Cataloguers
• Dreamweaver - Designing with Styles
• Grant Writing for Digitisation and Preservation Projects
• Practical Approaches to Information Literacy
• XHTML: The Future of Web Design

Live Online classes are presented via the Web in real time using Centra. Class times are US Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5 hours) or US Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4 hours).

To view class schedules and register online, visit http://richardsayers.com.au/training/

For more information, contact richard@richardsayers.com.au

Proudly presented in Australia and New Zealand by Richard Sayers and Associates in partnership with Lyrasis - Advancing Libraries Together.

Supported by ALIA - Invest in your future!

ONLINE COURSES

Announcing ALIA's NEW eCourse 'Writing to Selection Criteria'

• Are you seeking an entry-level position or looking to take the next step in your career?
• Are you wanting to prepare a resume that sells?
• Do you find writing to selection criteria daunting?

If you answered YES then our new eCourse gives you the tips and tools to

• Take charge of your career
• Develop professional development and networking plans
• Conduct a stock take of your skills, knowledge and personal attributes
• Compile a database of evidence
• Identify your strengths
• Prepare a results-focused resume
• Write quality responses to selection criteria.

Writing to Selection Criteria sets you up for your next job opportunity, gives you focus and direction, and provides you with the tools to 'sell' your portfolio of skills, knowledge and experience to government jobs.

The eCourse comes with a workbook and is illustrated with examples relevant to librarians, teacher-librarians and library technicians who are relatively new to the profession.

Writing to Selection Criteria was written for ALIA by Dr Ann Villiers, Mental Nutritionist® and author of 'How to Write and Talk to Selection Criteria'. Ann has drawn on more than a decade of experience unravelling the mysteries of selection criteria and helping applicants present a strong case.

This eCourse comprises fifteen modules and is delivered by email at four day intervals. On completion you receive a certificate in the Informal Learning Activities category of ALIA's Professional Development Scheme.Registrations will be processed weekly.

Registration Form Members only

Register NOW for FOLIOz 2009

New online course from ALIA / The University of Sheffield and the FOLIOz Team

• Maximising the impact of your service (MAXIM) 30 November 2009 - 22 January 2010 (including a two-week break 21 December-4 January)

For further information or enquiries please email pd@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address) or ph 02 6215 8216 with any queries.

Maximising the impact of your service (MAXIM)

Monday 30 November 2009-Friday 22 January 2010 (Including a two-week break 21st December-4th January)
This course aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to successfully maximise the impact of your service and to effectively evaluate this impact.
Course Objectives (MAXIM)
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