Events

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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 Hill 

    In 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.

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • 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 4220

    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. 

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • 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 zoom

    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 online.

    Click here for more details

    If you have further questions about this workshop, please contact Karin Humphrey at [email protected] 

    Register to Attend
  • 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 Park

    In 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

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • 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, 2026

    These 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 workplace

    No 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]    

    Click here for more details.

  • 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 Zoom

    In 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.

    Click here for more details

    If you have further questions about this workshop, please contact Karin Humphrey at [email protected] 

    Register to Attend
  • 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. 

    Click here for more details

  • 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 Hill 

    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. 

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
  • Sip ‘n’ Sign – Tuesday 1st December, 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: Tuesday 1st December, 2026

    These 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 workplace

    No 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]    

    Click here for more details.

  • Basic Training – Full Day – Face to Face – 11th Dec 2026

    Presented by: Melanie Robartson
    Date: Friday 11th December 2026
    Time: 8.15am – 3.15pm
    Location: SensesWA – Osborne Park

    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. 

    Click here for more details

    Register to Attend
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