National Professional Development Program
The RVA recognises its role to supply quality educational services to its members, and offers a variety of professional development services to all levels of staff employed in the industry.
The RVA professional development programme includes specific industry-related courses and a range of seminars, workshops and other educational activities to support quality management and operation of villages.
Increasing the level of expertise through ongoing professional development of all retirement living professionals will benefit the industry by:
- Improving the retirement village industry's ability to meet the demands of a constantly changing marketplace.
- Enhancing the perception of the importance and value of the retirement village industry held by residents, Government, stakeholders, industry and the public in general.
- Aligning village operators with workplace trends where there has been an increased emphasis on qualifications and ongoing learning.
Available courses & training
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| PERTH | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | ADELAIDE | BRISBANE |
| 8 September | 14 September | 15 September | 17 September | 24 November |
Retirement Villages
...the New Investment Frontier
The retirement village industry is predicted to be the fastest growing area of the property sector, with a projected investment in construction in excess of $42 billion over the next 15 years.
The Retirement Village Association (RVA) & Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) in partnership with Macroplan Australia and Gadens Lawyers invite you to a workshop with Australia’s leading advisors in economics, property, planning and retirement village law.
You will gain will invaluable knowledge and insight into:
- Industry Hotspots
- Emerging Markets
- The future of the Economy Post GFC
- Maximising Sales
- Saving Time & Money through Strategic Legal Structuring
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SAGE Study Tours 2011 - 2012 Program
The following tours are planned for 2011 - 2012.
- SAGE Belgium + Germany (including attendance at NCF UK) May 2011
- SAGE USA (including IAHSA 11 in Washington) October 2011
- SAGE South Africa March 2012
- SAGE Miami October 2012
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Bloomers - The Art of Selling Retirement Living
A purpose built, hands on sales training program for the retirement village industry.
After delivering a successful sales program in 2009, Bloomers is back bigger than ever, with new locations added in 2010!
The only sales course of its kind will include an intimate class size and a hands-on workshop to ensure you get the best results possible. Bloomers, The Art of Selling Retirement Living, will be presented by Brand Partners in conjunction with the RVA.
"Best course I have attended,
totally relevant to the retirement profession”.
Peter Witnish, Retirement by Design
Do you have units that are proving difficult to sell? Did you know that the approximate holding cost of having a single vacant $400,000 ILU is approximately $100 per day? Five vacant ILU’s for a month represents a holding cost of around $15,000. If this is your village, then you must not miss out on attending one of the purpose built, hands on sales training programs for the retirement village industry.
For the cost of ten holding days on the market, you or your sales staff can attend Bloomers – The Art of Selling Retirement Living. The training is highly interactive allowing participants the opportunity to learn from both the facilitator and each other and to see the sales process from many different perspectives. The key topics you will learn are:
- Understanding your product.
- Contracts, Acts and Pricing (including DMF).
- Generating quality leads.
- Converting leads into sales.
- Keeping sales through to settlements.
Brand Partners have developed sales and marketing strategies for retirement villages across Australia and have a strong understanding of the industry. The Bloomers Art of Selling Retirement Living Seminar had a fantastic response in 2009 so do not delay in registering today for 2010.
This two-day program is highly interactive allowing participants the opportunity to learn from both the facilitator and each other and to see the sales process from many different perspectives. This program is about being more effective – in securing and keeping sales.
As part of each program, the participant will be provided with customised sales tools and support materials, participant reference manual, sales diary, village information booklet, sales checklists and case studies.
Please download the brochure 214kb to find out prices, dates and testimonials from previous participants.
- Sydney – 20 & 21 September
Attendee numbers are strictly limited to provide for an interactive seminar so:
Call Bronwyn at the RVA on (03) 9804 0466; or
Register online by visiting www.bloomers.net.au
Accreditation Training Courses - UPDATE
Accreditation Surveyors Course
QLD 15 -17 November This course replaces the May 2010 course.
Accreditation Made Easy
The July 2010 course
has been postponed to early 2011 due to lack of numbers.
Express your interest
now to commence this course in the New Year.
This course is designed to fully prepare Village Managers to complete an effective application
for accreditation. There are plenty of positions available on all courses.
| WA | 22 - 23 September |
| SA | 1 - 2 December |
If you are a Village Manager and have been apprehensive about your village applying for
accreditation, this course will assist you to overcome those fears and the confidence that your
application will contain everything you need.
Accreditation Training
IMG and the RVA are delighted to announce a new range of training courses on Accreditation in 2010 to coincide with the completion of the 2009 ARVA Scheme Review and launch of the new Handbook . The three courses are designed to assist you to understand the why and how of the ARVA scheme. No matter where your interest lies in Retirement Living, there is a course for you.
All courses incorporate practical tools and strategies led by a facilitator experienced in the ARVA scheme. Courses are held within a village setting to facilitate live experiences. Each participant will be provided with comprehensive training materials, templates and sample documents. Updated training dates are advised above.
Please forward your expression of interest to the RVA or for further information please contact Chloe Bedlow of IMG on chloeb@imgroup.com.au or 0421 473661.
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