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Basic Training – full day – face to face – 23rd May
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: Friday 23rd May
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm AEST
Location: Japara Living & Learning Centre, 54-58 Durham Road, KilsythKey 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.
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Basic Training – full day – face to face – Sunday 25th May
Presented by: Pashenka Gribbin
Date: Sunday 25th May 2025
Time: 9:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Level 1, Building 11, University of Wollongong Main Campus, Northfields Ave, Wollongong NSW 2500Key Word Sign (KWS) can be used to support individuals with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
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:
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– 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 -
Basic Training – full day – face to face – 27th May
Presented by: Leah Cardwell
Date: Tuesday 27th May 2025
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm AWST
Location: Hillview Intercultural Community Centre. 1-3 Hill View Pl, Bentley WA 6102Key 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.
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Sip ‘n’ Sign – Tuesday 3rd June 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 (AEST)
Date: Tuesday 3rd June 2025These 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 workplaceNo 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: admin@keywordsignvictoria.org
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Intermediate Training – full day – virtual – split session – June 3rd and June 10th
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: Tuesday June 3rd and Tuesday June 10th 2025
Time: 9:30am – 1pm AEST
Location: Online via zoomIn 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.
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Basic training- split session – virtual – 5th June and 12th June
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: Thursday 5th June and Thursday 12th June
Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm AEST
Location: Online via zoomKey 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.
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Basic Training – full day – virtual – 14th June 2025
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: Saturday June 14th and Saturday June 21st
Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm AEST
Location: Online Via ZoomKey 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.
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Basic training- split session – virtual – 18th and 25th June
Presented by: Tanya Jarvis
Date: Wednesday 18th June and Wednesday 25th June 2025
Time: 9:30am – 1pm AEST
Location: Online via zoomKey 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.
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Intermediate Training – full day – virtual – split session – June 20th and June 27th
Presented by: Key Word Sign Victoria
Date: Tuesday June 20th and Tuesday June 27th 2025
Time: 9:30am – 1pm AEST
Location: Online via zoomKey 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.
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Intermediate Training – Split Session (Online) – Saturday 21st & 28th June 2025
Presented by: Tanya Jarvis
Date: Saturday June 21st and Saturday June 28th 2025
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm AEST (21st June) & 9:00am – 1:00pm AEST (28th June)
Location: Online via zoomIn 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.
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