CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE (CQ) COACH

Since 2000, through  Ithaca (Singapore ) Pte Ltd and Shorea Training & Consultancy Farid has been delivering Cultural Competency training in Singapore, China and Australia. Clients include Educators, School Administrators & Principals, Community Leaders as well as Corporate Executives. Farid is a qualified Cultural Intelligence Trainer & Coach accredited to the Cultural Intelligence Center (USA). Some of his clients include Exxon Mobil, BHP Billiton, The Singapore International Foundation, The National Youth Council (Singapore), Nanyang Girls High School, the Inter Racial and Religious Confidence Circles , Singapore Institute of Management, The People's Association, Onepeople.sg, and the National Intstitute of Education (Singapore).

MULTICULTURAL & MULTIFAITH TRAINING

Since February 2012, Shorea Training and Consultancy has had the privilege of working with the Toowoomba Regional Council, Queensland, University of Southern Queensland and The Pure Land Learning College's Multifaith Multicultural Centre in training religious and community leaders in facilitating multicultural and multifaith dialogue. This is part of the City of Toowoomb's vision to make : "Toowoomba a model city of peace and harmony" by "Strengthening social cohesion and promoting greater social trust through greater appreciation of diversity in faiths & believs across multicultural communities". Over 90 faith and community leaders have thus far attended the training sessions. Some of the faith traditions represented include: Christianity (various denominations), Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, Unitarian-Universalist, Wicca, Non-Religious Spiritual traditions. Also present were representatives from the Atheist, Agnositc and Humanist communities. Training will continue in 2013.

MANDURAH CITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN COMMUNITY FORUM

Between 30th April 2012 and 30th May 2012, Shorea facilitated 6 Community Forums for 120 representatives from the Not for Profit Sector in Mandurah. The sessions build on the "Mapping our Community Together" survey series in trying to establish the needs, challenges and opportunities for the sector over the next 30 years (until 2042). The sessions included the following themes:

1 Heritage & Environment

2 Recreation, Health and Well Being

3 Social (including Crisis) Support

4 Education, Learning & Employment

5 Arts & Culture

FACILITATION SKILLS WORKSHOP - BRIDGING THE GAP

On 10-11th March 2012, 10 leaders and facilitators from Bridging the Gap's Crossing Point Leaders' Academy (CLPA) attended Shorea's "Facilitating Experiential Learing" Workshop at Fairbridge. Participants at the workshop will be facilitating CLPA's (http://bridgingthegap.org.au/young-people/crossing-point-leaders-academy/) 7 day residential youth development camps in 2012.

OUTDOORS WA INDUSTRY TRAINING INITIATIVE WRAP UP

On 14th March 2012, Together with Andy Wahid of Bridging the Gap, the Final Draft of the Findings and Proposals for the Outdoors WA Industry Initiative and the Proposed Aboriginal Outdoor Development Scheme was presented to the Outdoors WA Board marking the end of an 8 month consultancy. Earlier, a pilot run for Outdoor Leaders and Guides was delivered by Fairbridge at the DSR Woodman Point Camp. 19 Outdoor Leaders/Guides went through the pilot run. Outdoors WA will consider the recommendations of the submissions to plan the way forward for instructor/guide training in the sector.

FACILITATION SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES UNIT, MANDURAH CITY

On 25th October 2011, an introductory one day workshop on Facilitation Skills was delivered to the Community Services Unit of Manduray City at Lakelands.

CITY OF MANDURAH DISABILITY ACCESS & INCLUSION PLAN 2O11-2015

SHOREA facilitated a session with representatives from the City of Mandurah on Tues 3rd May 2011 to review the City's 2007-2011 Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) to enable planning for implentation of the 2011-1015 DAIP. The plan will be presented to Mandurah City Council for their inputs and approval in June 2011.