Workshops and Seminars
Upcoming Events
2020 Graduate Development and Retention Roundtables
What's on your mind?
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's Graduate Development & Retention Roundtable.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet your peers from the graduate resourcing and development industry to discuss a range of issues related to Graduate Development Programs:
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Structure and content of development programs
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Use of development programs as an attraction tool
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Identification of high potential
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Technical training vs. leadership training
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Use of assessment and selection scores to determine training needs
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Retention of graduates.
NOTE: To keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation registers no more than 3 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
MELBOURNE |
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Tuesday 4th August 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
ADELAIDE |
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Thursday 6th August 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
SYDNEY |
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Tuesday 18th August 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
BRISBANE |
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Thursday 20th August 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
CANBERRA |
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Tuesday 25th August 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
PERTH |
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Monday 31st August 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
2020 Diversity and Inclusion Roundtables
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's upcoming Diversity and Inclusion Roundtables.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet your peers from the graduate resourcing and development industry to discuss a range of issues related to diversity and inclusion:
- How to attract applications from different diversity groups
- Targets and quotas set by management
- Benchmarking data on the numbers of graduates from different diversity groups
NOTE: To keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation registers no more than 3 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
MELBOURNE |
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Tuesday 10th November 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
BRISBANE |
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Thursday 12th November 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
CANBERRA |
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Tuesday 17th November 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
SYDNEY |
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Thursday 19th November 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
PERTH |
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Tuesday 24th November 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
ADELAIDE |
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Thursday 26th November 2020 Save the date - registrations opening shortly |
Past Events
2020 Attraction and Assessment Roundtables
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's upcoming Attraction and Assessment Roundtables.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet your peers from the graduate resourcing and development industry to discuss a range of issues related to attraction and assessment:
- What attraction strategies are being used for the 2019 recruitment season?
- How successful are marketing channels such as careers fairs, campus ambassadors and social media?
- What attributes are employers seeking during the 2019 campaign?
- Are employers using competency frameworks, success profiling or strengths-based assessment?
- What assessment tools are employers using to screen and select their candidates?
- How useful are aptitude tests, video interviews or gamification?
NOTE: To keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation sends no more than 3 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
MELBOURNE
Tuesday 28th January 2020, 12.00pm – 2.30pm
SYDNEY
Friday 31st January 2020, 12.00pm - 2.30pm
PERTH
Tuesday 4th February 2020, 12.00pm - 2.00pm
BRISBANE
Thursday 6th February 2020, 12.00pm – 2.30pm
CANBERRA
Tuesday 11th February 2020, 12.00pm - 2.00pm
ADELAIDE
Thursday 13th February 2020, 12.00pm - 2.00pm
2020 AAGE Practitioner Master Class (EMPLOYERS ONLY)
Best practice training in the fundamentals of graduate recruitment and development
The AAGE Practitioner Master Class will provide participants with an overview of best practice in the fundamentals of Graduate Recruitment and Development.
The target audience for these Master Classes are employer representatives with 0 to 12 months’ experience in the graduate recruitment and development industry. We would normally expect around 10-20 people at each Master Class.
Each Master Class will last for half a day and will consist of 4 sessions of 45-60 minutes each. These 4 sessions will cover the basic elements of managing a graduate recruitment and development program. Sessions will be presented by the AAGE and some of our employer members.
The 4 sessions are as follows:
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Attraction (attraction strategies and marketing channels. e.g. careers fairs, student societies, careers directories, job boards, social media etc.).
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Assessment and selection (mechanisms for identifying and assessing competencies. e.g. application forms, screening, aptitude testing, assessment centres, interviewing, video interviewing, outsourcing etc.)
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Graduate development programs (design and structure of Graduate Development Programs including rotations, buddies, mentors, on-boarding, technical training, “soft skills” training etc.)
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Useful information (An overview of the various sources of help and information available to AAGE members. E.g. Benchmarking surveys, semester dates, careers fair timetables, UniStats, SocList, Whirlpool, WGEA, AGRIAs, Top Graduate Employers, Top Intern Programs, etc.)
Members are able to attend this event for free. Member Colleagues and Non Members will be charged $200.00+GST. To clarify your membership status, please contact memberships@aage.com.au.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
MELBOURNE
Tuesday 7th January 2020, 10.00am - 2.00pm
More information hereSYDNEY
Thursday 9th January 2020, 10.00am - 2.00pm
More information herePERTH
Tuesday 14th January 2020, 10.00am – 2.00pm
More information hereBRISBANE
Thursday 16th January 2020, 10.00am - 2.00pm
CANBERRA
Tuesday 21st January 2020, 10.00am - 2.30pm
ADELAIDE
Thursday 23rd January 2020, 10.00am - 2.30pm
2019 Diversity and Inclusion Roundtables
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's upcoming Diversity and Inclusion Roundtables.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet your peers from the graduate resourcing and development industry to discuss a range of issues related to diversity and inclusion:
- How to attract applications from different diversity groups
- Targets and quotas set by management
- Benchmarking data on the numbers of graduates from different diversity groups
NOTE: To keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation registers no more than 3 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
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MELBOURNE |
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Tuesday 12th November 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm |
BRISBANE |
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Thursday 14th November 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm |
CANBERRA |
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Tuesday 19th November 2019, 12.00pm – 2.00pm |
SYDNEY |
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Friday 22nd November 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN DATE FROM THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER |
PERTH |
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Tuesday 26th November 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm |
ADELAIDE |
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Tuesday 3rd December 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm |
2019 Graduate Development and Retention Roundtables
What's on your mind?
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's Graduate Development & Retention Roundtable.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet your peers from the graduate resourcing and development industry to discuss a range of issues related to Graduate Development Programs:
-
Structure and content of development programs
-
Use of development programs as an attraction tool
-
Identification of high potential
-
Technical training vs. leadership training
-
Use of assessment and selection scores to determine training needs
-
Retention of graduates.
NOTE: To keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation registers no more than 2 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
CANBERRA
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Thursday 8th August 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm |
ADELAIDE
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Tuesday 13th August 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm |
MELBOURNE
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Thursday 15th August 2019, 12.00pm – 2.30pm |
SYDNEY
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Monday 19th August 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm More information here |
BRISBANE
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Thursday 22nd August 2019, 12.00pm – 2.00pm |
PERTH
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Monday 26th August 2019, 11.00am - 1.00pm |
2019 Campaign Debrief Roundtables
What's happening in your world?
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's upcoming Campaign Debrief Roundtables.
This is an exciting opportunity for employers to discuss the progress of this year's recruitment campaign with their peers. Find out the latest information on:
- the volume of applications received;
- the quality of candidates;
- the effectiveness of different assessment tools;
- candidate acceptance rates;
- diversity recruitment, etc.
Please suggest the items you are interested in discussing when you register for this event.
NOTE: Where an organisation has multiple memberships, to keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation sends no more than 2 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
PERTH |
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Tuesday 18th June 2019, 12.00pm – 2.00pm |
ADELAIDE |
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Thursday 20th June 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm |
MELBOURNE |
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Tuesday 25th June 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm |
BRISBANE |
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Thursday 27th June 2019, 12.00pm – 2.30pm |
CANBERRA |
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Tuesday 2nd July 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm |
SYDNEY |
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Thursday 4th July 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm More information here |
2019 Attraction and Assessment Roundtables
You are invited to join us for the AAGE's upcoming Attraction and Assessment Roundtables.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet your peers from the graduate resourcing and development industry to discuss a range of issues related to attraction and assessment:
- What attraction strategies are being used for the 2018 recruitment season?
- How successful are marketing channels such as careers fairs, campus ambassadors and social media?
- What attributes are employers seeking during the 2018 campaign?
- Are employers using competency frameworks, success profiling or strengths-based assessment?
- What assessment tools are employers using to screen and select their candidates?
- How useful are aptitude tests, video interviews or gamification?
NOTE: To keep overall numbers manageable, we request that each organisation sends no more than 3 representatives.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
MELBOURNE
Thursday 24th January 2019, 12.00pm – 2.30pm
SYDNEY
Tuesday 29th January 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm
BRISBANE
Thursday 31st January 2019, 12.00pm - 2.30pm
PERTH
Tuesday 5th February 2019, 12.00pm – 2.00pm
ADELAIDE
Thursday 7th February 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm
CANBERRA
Tuesday 12th February 2019, 12.00pm - 2.00pm
More information here2019 AAGE Practitioner Master Class (EMPLOYERS ONLY)
Best practice training in the fundamentals of graduate recruitment and development
The AAGE Practitioner Master Class will provide participants with an overview of best practice in the fundamentals of Graduate Recruitment and Development.
The target audience for these Master Classes are employer representatives with 0 to 12 months’ experience in the graduate recruitment and development industry. We would normally expect around 10-20 people at each Master Class.
Each Master Class will last for half a day and will consist of 4 sessions of 45-60 minutes each. These 4 sessions will cover the basic elements of managing a graduate recruitment and development program. Sessions will be presented by the AAGE and some of our employer members.
The 4 sessions are as follows:
-
Attraction (attraction strategies and marketing channels. e.g. careers fairs, student societies, careers directories, job boards, social media etc.).
-
Assessment and selection (mechanisms for identifying and assessing competencies. e.g. application forms, screening, aptitude testing, assessment centres, interviewing, video interviewing, outsourcing etc.)
-
Graduate development programs (design and structure of Graduate Development Programs including rotations, buddies, mentors, on-boarding, technical training, “soft skills” training etc.)
-
Useful information (An overview of the various sources of help and information available to AAGE members. E.g. Benchmarking surveys, semester dates, careers fair timetables, UniStats, SocList, Whirlpool, WGEA, AGRIAs, Top Graduate Employers, Top Intern Programs, etc.)
Members are able to attend this event for free. Member Colleagues and Non Members will be charged $200.00+GST. To clarify your membership status, please contact memberships@aage.com.au.
Further information and registration can be accessed via the links below:
MELBOURNE
Tuesday 8th January 2019, 10.00am - 2.00pm
BRISBANE
Thursday 10th January 2019, 10.00am - 2.00pm
PERTH
Tuesday 15th January 2019, 10.00am – 2.00pm
SYDNEY
Thursday 17th January 2019, 10.00am - 2.00pm
CANBERRA
Tuesday 22nd January 2019, 10.00am - 2.30pm