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Intermediate Training – Full Day – Face to Face – 6th October 2026
Presented by: Philippa Wong
Date: Tuesday 6th October, 2026
Time: 9.30am – 5.00pm AEST
Location: Vinegar Hill Memorial Library and Community Centre, Rouse HillIn 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 new signs.
This workshop is presented online.
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Basic Training – Full Day – Face to Face – 10th October
Presented by: Tania Teitzel and Jacqueline Sullivan
Date: Saturday 10th October 2026
Time: 8:45am – 4:00pm AEST
Location: Therapy Matters, Suite 3, 43 Tallebudgera Creek Road, Burleigh Q 4220Key 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 face-to-face.
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Advanced Training – Full Day – Online – 15th October
Presented by: Key Word Sign Australia
Date: Thursday 15th October, 2026
Time: 09:00am – 5:00pm (AEDT)
Location: OnlineIn this advanced course, you will build further knowledge of key word sign and gesture by learning how to use instructional techniques such as modelling, incidental teaching, and explicit teaching to support learning and use of key word sign. You will also learn strategies for teaching sign to communication partners around an individual, including models of coaching, mentoring, and development of individualised sign support resources. Goal setting and evaluation frameworks will be explored to assist with monitoring key word sign and communication progress.
In this advanced signing activities, you will revise selected vocabulary items and will learn 80 – 100 new signs from within the categories of: Home; School; Work; Health and Medical; Clothing; Body Parts; Recreation and Leisure; and Parts of Speech. You will further develop skills in signing accuracy and fluency through individual, small group and whole group activities. Practice combining use of KWS with other methods of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) will be included. Finally, you will learn how to modify signs and tailor KWS instructional techniques to meet individual needs and abilities.
This advanced course would suit individuals who have a sound knowledge of Key Word Sign and how it can support functional communication as well as confidence using a wide range of sign vocabulary spontaneously in 2-4 word combinations. You may be working with individuals, families, and communities who are learning to use key word sign, and wish to develop further evidence-based knowledge to provide advice, instruction, support and advocacy.
Are there any pre-requisites?
The Basic qualification ‘Getting Started with Key Word Sign’ and the Intermediate qualification ‘Using Key Word Sign in Daily Life’ are pre-requisites for this course.What training can I do next?
After you have completed the ‘Teaching Others to Use Key Word Sign’ you can progress to Presenter Training. This is offered only as a full day online workshop.Contact Us
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Basic Training – Split Session – Online – 17th & 24th October
Presented by: Emma Grace
Date: Saturday 17th and Saturday 24th October 2026
Time: 09:30am – 1:15pm ACDT
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.
If you have further questions about this workshop, please contact Karin Humphrey at [email protected]
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Intermediate Training – Full Day – Face to Face – 3rd Nov 2026
Presented by: Melanie Robartson
Date: Tuesday 3rd November, 2026 AWST
Time: 8.15am – 3.15pm AWST
Location: SensesWA – Osborne ParkIn 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 new signs.
This workshop is presented face to face
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Sip ‘n’ Sign – Thursday 5th November, 2026
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 (AEDT)
Date: Thursday 5th November, 2026These 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: [email protected]
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Advanced Training – Full Day – Online – 6th November
Presented by: Key Word Sign Australia
Date: Friday 6th November, 2026
Time: 09:00am – 5:00pm (AEDT)
Location: OnlineIn this advanced course, you will build further knowledge of key word sign and gesture by learning how to use instructional techniques such as modelling, incidental teaching, and explicit teaching to support learning and use of key word sign. You will also learn strategies for teaching sign to communication partners around an individual, including models of coaching, mentoring, and development of individualised sign support resources. Goal setting and evaluation frameworks will be explored to assist with monitoring key word sign and communication progress.
In this advanced signing activities, you will revise selected vocabulary items and will learn 80 – 100 new signs from within the categories of: Home; School; Work; Health and Medical; Clothing; Body Parts; Recreation and Leisure; and Parts of Speech. You will further develop skills in signing accuracy and fluency through individual, small group and whole group activities. Practice combining use of KWS with other methods of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) will be included. Finally, you will learn how to modify signs and tailor KWS instructional techniques to meet individual needs and abilities.
This advanced course would suit individuals who have a sound knowledge of Key Word Sign and how it can support functional communication as well as confidence using a wide range of sign vocabulary spontaneously in 2-4 word combinations. You may be working with individuals, families, and communities who are learning to use key word sign, and wish to develop further evidence-based knowledge to provide advice, instruction, support and advocacy.
Are there any pre-requisites?
The Basic qualification ‘Getting Started with Key Word Sign’ and the Intermediate qualification ‘Using Key Word Sign in Daily Life’ are pre-requisites for this course.What training can I do next?
After you have completed the ‘Teaching Others to Use Key Word Sign’ you can progress to Presenter Training. This is offered only as a full day online workshop.Contact Us
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Should you have any questions regarding Key Word Sign Training please do not hesitate to contact us be emailing [email protected] -
Intermediate – Full Day – Online – 14th November 2026
Presented by: Cathy Olsson
Date: Saturday 14th November 2026
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm ACST
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 new signs.
If you have further questions about this workshop, please contact Karin Humphrey at [email protected]
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Basic Training – Full Day – Face to Face – 18th November 2026
Presented by: Kirsty Marek
Date: Wednesday 18th November, 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4.30pm AWST
Location: Freycinet Conference room, MARGARETS IN TOWN APARTMENTS. (Corner Bussell Highway & Tunbridge Street, Margaret River, Western Australia)Key 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 face-to-face.
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Basic Training – Full Day – Face to Face – 25th November, 2026
Presented by: Philippa Wong
Date: Wednesday 25th November, 2026
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm AEST
Location: Vinegar Hill Memorial Library and Community Centre, Rouse HillKey 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 face-to-face.
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