Updated May 2022: ** CHANGE OF WORKSHOP SCHEDULE **

If you are interested in becoming a new committee member, coach, technical official or administrator with Badminton Victoria, we encourage you to apply for our Women-In Badminton Leadership Program. The only pre-requisite for this program is a love of Badminton! During the included transformative weekend workshop, we will help you discover your inner-leader and build your confidence in both volunteer and professional settings.

In partnership with the Change Our Game initiative with the State Government of Victoria, the program aims to develop a diversity of leaders in the future.

Participants can experience the following outcomes from the program:

• Personal and group leadership capability
• Creating an interactive network of leading women who are supportive of themselves, each other and those who follow them
• Foster an environment of collaboration and sharing of the unique challenges women face in the sector, with a proactive, solutions-based approach
• Develop the capability of participants to promote their abilities/skills

Participants need to meet the following eligibility criteria to be eligible to participate in the Women-In Badminton Leadership program:

• Identify as a female
• Be ambitious and possess a desire to improve their leadership capabilities and progress to more senior positions within the sport of badminton and active recreation sector
• Be open to mentoring and be actively engaged in the process
• Attendance at all sessions is essential
• Applicants must reside in Victoria

The program is recommended for people with less than 5 years experience in sport or active recreation in badminton roles: Committee Member, Coach, Official, Administrator, Volunteer. Applicants under 18 years old are recommended to have leadership, management or work experience.

Thanks to our supporting partners, the program is subsidised to cost only $50 per participant. We can only select 20 women to participate in the program.

To apply, please complete this registration form.

For more information, please contact Olivia Na (Participation, Inclusion and Communications Manager, Badminton Victoria).

-- PROGRAM OVERVIEW -- ** CHANGED SCHEDULE **

1-Day Leadership Development workshop with Mad4Leaders at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre

• Saturday 4 June 2022 (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)

• Refreshments provided

Lunch option: TBC

Transport – There are tram routes 96 and 12 for those seeking a PTV option. Route 96 goes to Southern Cross Station. On weekends, the street parking on Canterbury Road is unlimited or the MSAC parking rate is capped at $11 for daytime (provided there is no event parking rate in which the rate is $20 per day).

Exclusive One-To-One Leadership Coaching session

Each participant is eligible for a one-to-one leadership coaching session.

Mentoring and Networking sessions

Every second month (July, September and November). Depending on the cohort of participants, this could be online or in-person sessions.

Presentation and Final Catch-up

At one of our exciting Badminton Victoria events or tournaments in December 2022 (TBC)