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The Federation of Community Legal Centres offers staff and volunteers at our member community legal centres opportunities to develop their professional skills throughout the year. We offer diverse training sessions in areas including climate justice, cultural safety, finance, governance, leadership, management, media, and mental health first aid through trusted facilitators.
The Federation appreciates feedback from members as we gauge interest in new sessions of proven training offerings, or to flag new training areas for us to investigate.
Below you will find out how to keep up-to-date with training announcements, training details and upcoming sessions.
Training Communications
If you would like to be kept informed of upcoming learning and development opportunities, please email [email protected] with your name, your CLC, and your contact details.
Those on this list will be assured of hearing about new training sessions as soon as they are announced.
Who can attend?
Most training sessions offered by the Federation are for Federation members only. If you are a staff member, board member, committee of management member, volunteer, or student placement (PLT) at a community legal centre, you are welcome to join our training sessions.
Occasionally, we have the capacity to extend the invitation to additional participants outside the Victorian community legal sector.
CPD Points
Whilst the Federation’s diverse training program contains sessions relevant for more than just the legal staff at community legal centres, many of the training sessions can count towards the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements for Victorian lawyers. Attendance will be recorded by the Federation to ensure all details are noted for any CPD reporting.
CPD obligations are regulated by the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner and their CPD information for lawyers can be found on this page of their website.
Federation CPD sessions
While the Federation delivers its annual CPD Event in February/March each year, we also offer opportunities for members to gain CPD points throughout the year by offering a range of training sessions appropriate for those working at a member community legal centre. If you are keen to join a waitlist for any of our regular sessions, please register your interest via the links below:
Media training (CEOs and staff with media responsibilities)
Finance for Non-finance Managers, Cultural Safety.
Federation’s Annual CPD Event 2027
Details for next year’s CPD Event have been confirmed and the Call for Expressions of Interest to present a session is now open.
This annual event will be held across 22 February and 5 March 2027. The number of sessions are yet to be determined, but all sessions will start at 2pm each day.
We plan to have the program confirmed and shared with you by Monday 1 February, but you are welcome to add these details - 22 February and 5 March 2027 – to your calendar now.
While the Federation offers training throughout each year, this annual event is a fantastic opportunity for community legal centre staff to share details of their work with peers within the community legal sector, as well as with those from the wider community and legal sectors with an interest in the work we do.
Key details
- Call for EOIs open: Wednesday 28 October 2026
- Call for EOIs close: Friday 15 January 2027
- Program announced: Monday 1 February 2027
- CPD Event: 22 February – 5 March 2027
- Time: 2pm (varied end times)
- Costs: Free for staff and volunteers at member CLCs, interstate CLCs and Tarwirri members. There is a fee for anyone who does not fall into one of these categories.
- Delivery: All sessions will be held online to maximise members’ ability to both present and attend.
Expression of Interest (EOI) to present
Due to public holidays in March, the CPD Event will be delivered a bit earlier than usual. This will require that Expressions of Interest to present a session will close on Friday 15 January. Early January can be a time of much leave across the sector so you are welcome to submit your EOI at any time from 28 October.
You can find the EOI form here.
EOIs should be emailed to the Federation by 5pm Friday 15 January 2027. You are welcome to submit your EOI at any time leading up to this.
If you have any questions about the CPD Event or your potential EOI, please email the Federation.
