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Gender Equality Key to Building Victoria’s Future Workforce, Says WHISE 

Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) has called for urgent, gender-transformative reforms to Victoria’s education and training systems in a submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into Student Pathways to In-Demand Industries.  Drawing on local research, workforce partnerships, and program evaluation, the WHISE submission reveals that systemic gender inequality—manifested through unsafe training environments, cultural…

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Join the 2025 Respect and Equality Campaign: Making VET spaces safe for all

WHISE invites you to be part of the 2025 Respect and Equality Campaign, launching March 17-28. This campaign represents a significant milestone in the broader Training for Respect initiative, offering practical tools and resources to combat workplace gendered violence in Victoria’s VET sector. “This campaign gives every training organisation concrete ways to create safer learning…

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Are we training for respect? A Study into the Incidence and Drivers of Workplace Gendered Violence in Victorian Registered Training Organisations

Introduction Welcome to the information page for the study “Are We Training for Respect?”, which is part of the broader Training for Respect project. This initiative, led by Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE), aims to understand and address workplace gendered violence in Victorian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Your participation is crucial in helping…

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Expression of Interest: Join the Training for Respect Industry and Stakeholder Advisory Committee

———–The Expression of Interest has now closed——– We’re reaching out to the vibrant and diverse community within Victoria’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, including students and professionals within Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), to extend an invitation to join the “Training for Respect Industry and Stakeholder Advisory Committee.” This project, supported by the WorkWell Respect…