ABOUT US

• Are you in rural and Regional Victoria and would like a one day course?
• Are you interstate and would like to have a one or two day training course?
• All courses are a minimum of 6 hrs (1 day) and maximum 12 hrs (2 days)
• Can you get 15 to 25 people together in a host location?
• If you can - then send me an email for a quote
• We'll go where no one else will to give you the AUSLAN you want!!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Auslan Company also provides the following services:

AUSLAN IN THE WORKPLACE Who have we recently taught in our workplace classes? Nursing homes with deaf residents Child care centres x 6 with deaf or non verbal children Disability organisations x 5 who have deaf, non verbal clients Shire councils for staff working in customer service Shire councils for staff working in children services Shire councils for staff working in aged care and welfare Family day care staff Disability Accommodation Service (in NSW) The course is a workplace based course where our teachers visit your workplace and teach at least 10 staff how to communicate in Auslan. The Professional Development Training can be from 2 to 6 hours in one day right through to 2 hours per week for 6 to 8 weeks.  It can be taught through the day, the evening after work or on a weekend. We pride ourselves on our flexibility to create curriculums and training manuals that are designed to meet YOUR training requirements.  We work with you to create the Auslan signs you want to cover as well as providing each staff with a training manual that includes many of the signs taught in the workplace classes.   At the end of a fun, interactive and practical course all staff will be able to hold a basic conversation in Auslan.    Auslan for Childcare and Family Day Care Staff   We also run a 2, 4 or 6 hour workshops over 1 day (or 2-3 sessions once a week) 'Introduction to Auslan' course for staff who work in schools, kindergartens and childcare centres which is becoming extremely popular.  You will learn over 200 basic Auslan signs, how to work with a deaf child in an educational setting and develop your understanding of issues a deaf or hearing impaired child faces in an educational setting.  You will also learn signs for nursery rhymes.  Great for the kids when you teach them at home! In 2008 we have taught council staff, disability staff, education staff, emergency services staff, university students, child care staff, family day care staff as well as general public with an interest in learning Auslan and communicating with deaf and non verbal children and adults.

TODDLER SIGNING FOR FAMILIES This course is a 1 hr x monthly course for PLAYGROUP families with pre-verbal babies and toddlers (from 9 months to 6 years old).  Through a fun and interactive course, we teach families over 100 everyday basic signs including signed nursery rhymes and traditional songs to use with their children.

INFORMATION AND ADVICE We have an email address for organisations, families and individuals to contact if they require any information related to deafness and hearing loss.  Where appropriate, we will respond personally otherwise refer people to the most suitable organisation or service that will most likely meet their needs.  This is a free service for the community.  The contact address is   darren@auslan.net.au.

Forget about Auslan dictionaries and other Auslan books.  We have created an Auslan Training DVD that is only available when you attend our courses.  This DVD assists you to remember the signs you are taught in our Auslan for Beginners - Level 1 courses.