What comes to mind when we think of first aid; CPR, or attending to minor workplace injuries? But, what would you do if your faced with not a minor cut, but someone having a panic attack, behaving aggressively (perhaps because of alcohol or drugs), or appearing suicidal? Is there any training to help deal with Mental Health? Continue Reading

At the Australian Institute of Social Relations, we are committed to providing quality professional education, a culture of continuous improvement, evidence-based service delivery and responsiveness to the needs of our students and the community. Therefore, each of our training programs follow a relevant pre, post or follow-up evaluation process to ensure the quality of the delivery and its outcomes. Continue Reading

A group of high school students have been given a unique opportunity to put their entrepreneurial skills to the test and start their own social enterprises. Through a partnership with Parafield Gardens and Salisbury East High School, we’ve been able to offer these students part-time traineeships in Certificate III in Community Services. The focus of this project is directly built around community development in the North and equipping young people with the skills to become confident, enterprising and employable candidates for the future. Continue Reading

We’re pleased to announce that our eLearning system has a fresh new look and feel. The system has been redesigned with simplicity and usability in mind. Continue Reading

By 2018, one in four jobs will be in the community services and health sectors. That’s an estimated 229,400 new jobs to be created in these industries over the next three years. These are some of the latest statistics to come out of the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council’s 2015 EScan. With such rapid growth set to occur, it is more important than ever for community organisations to ensure they are recruiting and maintaining an effective workforce.  Continue Reading

On Friday 8 May 2015, the South Australian Family Law Pathways Forum held its annual conference, “Conflict, Trauma and Everything in Between”, at the Hotel Chancellor on Hindley Street to great success once again. Continue Reading

There has never been a better time to update your skills or gain vocational education and training qualifications. For more information about our qualifications, join us for one of our information sessions. Continue Reading

What started off as a training venture has now developed into a full service café. The program was launched last year with a group of young people studying a Certificate II in Community Services Work at the Institute as part of the Relationship and Values Education (RAVE) program run through Relationships Australia SA. The café is run through the Blackwood Church of Christ every Friday, where the students prepare and serve morning tea and lunch to the local community. Continue Reading