MEMBER TRAINING Exclusive courses free for AFAP members

As an ongoing service to members, the AFAP offers comprehensive, day-long training courses on topics of interest to the membership.

The training courses are provided free-of-charge and exclusively for members by the AFAP's industrial, legal, and safety & technical staff.

AFAP staff members Andrew Molnar (Legal Counsel) and Pat Larkins (Senior Industrial/Legal Officer) along with Captain Marcus Diamond (Safety & Technical Manager) recently presented at two courses held at Rowers on Cooks River in Sydney - Accident & Incident Training (30 May) and Negotiation Training (31 May).

Accident & Incident (A&I) Training

Knowing what to do (and importantly what not to do) in the event of an accident or serious incident is something every pilot should consider.

By attending this training pilots are ensuring that they will know their rights and obligations in the case of an accident or serious incident.

This training helps pilots understand:

• The regulatory framework underpinning accident investigation in Australia

• Pilots’ rights, responsibilities and obligations in the case of an accident or incident

• The practical steps necessary to follow in order to protect your interests in the event of an accident or incident.

Negotiation Training

The Negotiation Training course is designed to provide attendees with an understanding of the industrial negotiation skills and resources needed to become an effective industrial negotiator.

Pilots participating gain insight into the legal and industrial framework in which enterprise agreement negotiations take place and learn about the role of an AFAP Pilot Representative.

This training provides pilots with;

• The legal and industrial framework in enterprise agreement negotiations

• Commencement of bargaining - negotiation process and strategies

• Options under the Fair Work Act when agreement cannot be reached

• Post implementation - disputes over terms of enterprise agreements

- Negotiation Training participant (May 2023)

Our training courses are very popular with members and places usually fill up fast. Members will have received an email invitation to the next AFAP training courses being held in Perth over 15-16 August. Please register by email to admin@afap.org.au or call (03) 9928 5737.

Save the date: Training courses

15 August - Accident & Incident

16 August - Negotiation

Mantra on Murray, 305 Murray Street, Perth WA