Netball Australia has today launched its all-new Netball Learning Centre, featuring more than 200 courses for netball coaches, umpires, bench officials and volunteers nationally.
Developed in partnership with Sport Australia, the online hub will deliver seamless learning experiences to Australia’s 150,000-strong workforce, which each year delivers and facilitates netball programs, competitions and events to millions of participants around the country.
The Centre houses an extensive range of e-learning, blended and face-to-face courses as well as 12 online accreditation opportunities, all delivered by qualified and experienced facilitators in one streamlined and easy-to-use location.
Netball Australia CEO Kelly Ryan said the new-look one-stop shop for netball education would provide an engaging and supportive learning experience for the sport’s dedicated and passionate community workforce.
“The launch of the Netball Learning Centre is a significant step forward in our ambition to create world-class learning opportunities for all coaches, umpires, bench officials and volunteers engaged in our sport,” she said.
“Our community workforce is pivotal to the successful delivery of thousands of netball programs, competitions and events each year, allowing millions of Australians to experience and enjoy our sport; it truly is the backbone of netball in Australia. It’s critical that we invest in and support this workforce to help us further grow our sport, drive participation and achieve continued success.
“The new Centre will allow us to better connect with our workforce participants, deliver new and improved learning opportunities and fuel their passion for netball like never before.”
Netball Australia and its Member Organisations collaborated with Sport Australia to bring the new Learning Centre to life, joining other leading national sports organisations on the Australian Sport Learning Centre platform.
Sport Australia Deputy General Manager Industry Capability, Kate Corkery today welcomed Netball Australia as the newest addition to the Learning Centre.
“The Australian Sport Learning Centre is designed to deliver centralised, world-class learning content to the Australian sports sector and to empower and support all volunteers to deliver positive sports experiences,” she said.
“We are thrilled to welcome netball to the platform as together, we streamline and strengthen the learning experiences provided to the sport’s all-important community workforce which collectively, enables the successful delivery of netball around Australia.”
Visit the Netball Learning Centre at www.learning.netball.com.au or to find out more about the project, head to netball.com.au/netball-learning.
