In-house training services in New South Wales

The best choice for NFP governance training, advice & resources in NSW
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We provide a range of customised training options designed for the staff, volunteers, board and committee members, and supporters of community organisations in New South Wales and Sydney.

  • UNDERSTANDING - We understand the not-for-profit and community sector.
  • FLEXIBILITY - We provide affordable options for all needs and budgets.
  • CONNECTIONS - We connect and support the sector across Australia.
  • VALUES AND PRINCIPLES - We ground our work in the values and principles of not-for-profit governance and lift the capacity of the whole sector.
  • HUMAN-CENTRED - We are human and approachable - our training is fun, accessible and meets people where they are at without being condescending or overly complicated.

Training specialities

ICDA offers off-the-shelf and bespoke training for volunteers, staff, board members, and leaders across key community practice areas, including:

Governance

  • Boards, Governance and Leadership
  • Conflict resolution and effective meetings
  • Governance training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
  • Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Governance
  • Ethical governance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI Governance)

Leadership

  • Strategic planning
  • Leadership
  • Project management for not-for-profits
  • Effective mentoring
  • Change management
  • Succession planning & board effectiveness

Finances, funding and risk management

  • Fundraising
  • Grant writing
  • Financial literacy (beginner and intermediate)
  • Cyber security
  • Unlocking the potential of your NFP organisation

Communication, culture, climate and impact

  • Communication: How to tell your story to stakeholders
  • Climate Change: tools for tackling our changing environment
  • Aboriginal cultural awareness and engagement
  • Diversity and inclusion in the boardroom
  • Lived experience and community voice on non-for-profit boards
  • Impact evaluation
  • Four Day Work Week and productivity hacks

Delivery

Online workshops

Online workshops can be delivered to up to 200 participants.

We can bring you an information-packed series of online workshops or you can schedule just one. Hear from experts on some of the hottest topics, trends and issues facing your community.

Please note: some technical information

  • Participants will need access to a device with sound and reliable internet.
  • If you want to manage the registration process, we'll provide you with a Zoom invite link. If you would like us to manage the registration process, we'll send you a Zoom registration link instead.
  • If we register participants, a Zoom link will be sent to participants via email; just follow the prompts to join the online workshop.
  • Participants will be able to download the slides (if any) and any other documents shared during the online workshop and may be sent a copy of the recording within 24 hours of the workshop, if desired
  • Participants can always contact our team for help with any technical problems that arise.

In-person workshops

In-person training courses can be provided for up to 30 participants and we work with you to ensure your key priorities are achieved.

  • We come to you! Nowhere is too far for us. We'll go anywhere in New South Wales for tailored training programs.
  • Face-to-face training involves a deeper dive into selected topics, incorporating opportunities for interactivity.
  • These training sessions are designed to transmit deep learning without the need for mind-numbing reading or assessments.
  • They’re interactive and practical with actions that can be put to immediate use.
  • We seek to go beyond training delivery and look for ways to ensure lessons are embedded and acted upon.
  • During our training, we encourage participants to identify specific actions that they could take to improve their own governance practices or those of their boards, and we can (if required) follow up later to help consolidate those lessons.

Training Information Pack

Fees

We are flexible and able to tailor our training courses to meet specific needs, so please let us know if you have any questions or would like us to arrange a quote.

Our standard pricing can be found below.

Type Duration Face-to-face Online
Intro course Up to 1 hour $2,400 $1,800
Short course Up to 2 hours $3,400 $2,400
Half day course Up to 4 hours $4,500 $3,600
One day course Up to 6 hours $5,500 $4,900
  • Pre-workshop phone call with trainer to ensure understanding of the audience and key topics of interest
  • Live training delivered by a single trainer either face-to-face or online using our preferred platform, Zoom
  • Management of bookings via online form
  • Pre- and post-training communications (via email); may include answering follow-up questions
  • Distribution of PowerPoint presentation post-training
  • Access to a recording of the training for all registrants (applies only to online training)
  • Handouts and templates (as appropriate to topic)
  • Feedback survey (standard report provided to client on request)
  • Venue hire and catering
  • Travel and accommodation. Most ICDA trainers are based in Melbourne, Victoria. Economy flights, mileage and 3- to 4-star accommodation are charged to the client at cost.
  • If travel time exceeds 1 hour each way, an additional fee may need to be incurred.
  • Tailoring of content. Anything other than minor changes to our off-the-shelf offering will be charged at $120 per hour.
  • Additional trainers and facilitators.
  • Fees for additional trainers, if requested by the client, will be passed on to the client at cost.

FAQs

Our in-house training for community boards can be customised to meet the requirements of your organisation. ICDA’s speciality areas include:

  • Boards, Governance and Leadership
  • Effective meetings and resolving conflict
  • Governance training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
  • Governance training for multicultural audiences
  • Ethical governance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI Governance)
  • Strategic planning
  • Leadership
  • Project management for not-for-profits
  • Effective mentoring
  • Change management
  • Succession planning & board effectiveness
  • Fundraising
  • Grant writing
  • Financial literacy (beginner and intermediate)
  • Cyber security
  • Unlocking the potential of your not-for-profit organisation
  • Communication: How to tell your story to stakeholders
  • Climate Change: tools for tackling our changing environment
  • First Nations community engagement
  • Diversity and inclusion in the boardroom
  • Lived experience and community voice on non-for-profit boards
  • Impact evaluation
  • Four Day Work Week and productivity hacks

The following is included in the cost for all of our in-house governance training bookings:

  • Pre-workshop phone call with trainer to ensure understanding of the audience and key topics of interest
  • Live training delivered by a single trainer either face-to-face or online using our preferred platform, Zoom
  • Management of bookings via online form
  • Pre- and post-training communications (via email); may include answering follow-up questions
  • Distribution of PowerPoint presentation post-training
  • Access to a recording of the training for all registrants (only applies to online training)
  • Handouts and templates (as appropriate to topic)
  • Feedback survey (standard report to be provided to client on request)

The following costs are not included in the training fee:

  • Venue hire and catering
  • Travel and accommodation. Most ICDA trainers are ex-Melbourne. Economy flights, mileage and 3- to 4-star accommodation are charged to the client at cost.
  • Tailoring of content. Anything other than minor changes to our off-the-shelf offering will be charged at $120 per hour
  • Additional trainers and facilitators. Fees for additional trainers, if requested by the client, will be passed on to the client at cost.

We keep costs as low as possible. These costs will be added to the final invoice along with the training fee.

Individuals, organisations, councils or peak bodies can arrange for our customised training to be held at a location convenient to them. We offer in-house training all over New South Wales in addition to our scheduled training in the main centres.

Organisations often combine forces to bring our training to their area.

We have worked in the following towns, cities and suburbs in regional and metropolitan New South Wales:

  • Airds
  • Albury
  • Alexandria
  • Armidale
  • Auburn
  • Bankstown
  • Bega
  • Bingara
  • Binna Burra
  • Bonnyrigg
  • Bonnyrigg Heights
  • Bondi Junction
  • Brighton Le Sands
  • Broken Hill
  • Burwood
  • Campbelltown
  • Caringbah
  • Central Coast
  • Cessnock
  • Chatswood
  • Chippendale
  • Coffs Harbour
  • Cumnock
  • Dubbo
  • Grafton
  • Haymarket
  • Hills District
  • Homebush
  • Hunter Valley
  • Hurtsville
  • Illawarra
  • Junee
  • Katoomba
  • Kemps Creek
  • Kiama
  • Leura
  • Macquarie Park
  • Mascot
  • Mullumbimby
  • Newcastle
  • North Sydney
  • Nowra
  • Orange
  • Penrith
  • Petersham
  • Port Kembla
  • Shellharbour
  • Smeaton Grange
  • Sydney
  • Tamworth
  • Tweed Heads
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Wardell
  • Wollongong

You can book us in to come to a place near you.

Yes, we can run single or multiple training sessions of varying duration depending on your training requirements and budget.

Want to mix and match different training areas? That’s no problem! We offer custom training for community boards and not-for-[profits, combining topics such as grant writing, cyber security, and risk management.


This can be negotiated depending on your requirements. The training is flexible, and can be adapted for your needs. We cater for groups large and small. As a rough guide:

  • Face-to-face interactive - up to 30 participants
  • Online - up to 200 participants

We can deliver training at a time that is convenient to you. Training can be delivered on weekdays or weekends, and we’re happy to deliver it after work hours.

We do not generally charge a booking fee, but for partnerships that require significant administration and relationship management, a management fee will be applicable per annum, depending on the type of load and complexity expected.

The venue and catering are usually arranged by the organisation requesting the training but we can do it if you need us to. An additional administration fee may need to be factored in.

We assess your needs in areas like leadership, ethical governance, or AI governance, contextualising the content for maximum impact.

Our in-house governance training is ideal for not-for-profit boards, community organisations, and leadership teams looking to enhance their skills in governance, strategic planning, and financial literacy.

We will come to you

Individuals, organisations, councils or peak bodies may also like to arrange for our scheduled training events to be held at a location convenient to you. Our team has delivered training to organisations across a diverse range of sectors and specialities in locations throughout the country, remote and rural included.

Contact us to arrange a quote

The ICDA staff are experts at creating bespoke training sessions. Please complete the form below or email [email protected] or call us on (03) 9320 6800 to talk about your needs.

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