
Full course description
Date and time
Tuesday 20 April 2021, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Delivery mode
In person: 40 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne
Audience
This learning event is right for you if you are a Principal, Deputy Principal, Head of School, Bursar, Business Manager or Property Manager with little or no OHS management experience.
Description
This half-day program offers a high-level management overview of OHS requirements to ensure that you are meeting the legislative requirements and offers ways to improve your internal governance.
Maintaining a healthy and safe working environment for staff is duty of care and not a choice.
This learning event supports creating best practice toward meeting the following VRQA standard(s):
- School governance – Governance
- Care, Safety and Welfare of Students – Safe environment.
Key takeaways
- overview of OHS requirements
- understanding of OHS legislation
- strategies to improve internal governance.
Presenter information
An OHS Consultant from Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson’s Education Team is a leading risk advisor and insurance broker to over 350 independent schools, colleges and associated educational bodies nationally. With over 40 years of industry experience, Willis Towers Watson has an in-depth understanding of a school’s unique risk management requirements.
Peter Roberts
Peter Roberts is currently Independent Schools Victoria’s Head of School Services, and the Company Secretary of the Victorian Independent Schools Block Grant Authority. In his roles, Peter provides advice and support to Independent schools, particularly in the areas of compliance and accountability, capital projects and school operations. He has played a leading role in implementing various Australian and Victorian Government education programs focused on school performance and infrastructure improvement. Prior to joining ISV, he spent twenty years working in Victorian secondary schools as a teacher and Assistant Principal.
$P(500)