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
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2026 CPD Event. Feedback was extremely positive, and included such comments as:
“The Federation Program is a highlight of the legal year, presenting emerging issues not covered elsewhere”
“The whole seminar series was an excellent way to understand how others are dealing with issues, and finding ways to move matters forwards. The series was of a very high standard, and the notes I have taken will be very useful. Please thank the presenters for all their very hard work and for finding ways to make topics really interesting.”
The Expressions of Interest to present at the 2027 CPD Event will open in October/November. If you have any queries about this in the meantime, please email [email protected].
