Events

  • Advanced Workshop – Virtual Full Day – Friday 14th November 2025

    Presented by: Key Word Sign Australia
    Date: Friday 14th November 2025
    Time: 09:00am – 5:00pm (AEDT)
    Location: Online

    In this advanced course, you will further build your knowledge of key word sign and gesture by exploring instructional techniques such as modelling, incidental teaching, and explicit teaching to support learning and use of key word sign by others. You will also learn strategies for supporting communication partners around an individual, including models of coaching, mentoring, and design of individualised sign support resources.

    The focus of this course is on spontaneous use of sign with accuracy and fluency within individual, small group, and whole group activities. You will learn between 80 -100 news signs and use known vocabulary within functional communication activities.

    This workshop is presented online and is a full day.

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  • Intermediate Training – full day – online – 15th Nov 2025

    Presented by: Key Word Sign South Australia
    Date: 15 November 2025
    Time: 9:00 – 4:30 ACDT
    Location: Online

    You’ll learn all the tips and tricks needed to continue your signing journey. A fun and interactive workshop set to leave you feeling confident in your signing ability!
    The Intermediate Workshop provides you with the next step in building your skills in signing accuracy and fluency.

    In the Intermediate Workshop you will learn:
    – How to build your knowledge of key word sign and gesture including how to select and individualise signs
    – How to tailor and apply the information to your own personal circumstances and settings
    – Between 60 – 80 new signs aligned with topics such as: food, colours, animals, people, places, actions and numbers

    This workshop is suitable for those that have completed the Getting Started with Key Word Sign (basic) workshop and are interested in strengthening their signing ability

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  • Basic Training – Blended Virtual – Wednesday 26th November 2025

    Presented by: Marion Van Nierop, Key Word Sign Australia
    Date: Wednesday 26th November 2025
    Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm (AEDT)
    Location: Online

    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

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