{"id":861,"date":"2023-03-31T08:36:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T21:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/?post_type=article&#038;p=861"},"modified":"2023-04-03T16:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T06:03:59","slug":"best-ever-apt-training","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/article\/best-ever-apt-training\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Best Ever&#8217; Advancement Practitioner Training!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Without a doubt, the Advancement Practitioner Training that was recently held in Sydney (27-28 March) will be remembered as one of the &#8216;best ever&#8217; training programs run by Educate Plus &#8230; providing two days of engaging and inspiring Professional Development opportunities for 75 Advancement professionals across all 6 Chapters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participants from nine schools and colleges across Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and greater Brisbane, attended the annual Educate Plus APT courses, which spanned the pillars of Admissions, Marketing &amp; Communications, Alumni &amp; Community Relations and Fundraising.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Marketing &amp; Communications stream was ably led by Queensland contingent, member <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nicole-de-vries-79961520\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole de Vries<\/a><\/strong>, Director of Brand and Community from the Australian Industry Trade College, and long-time Educate Plus associate and communications expert <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/suzanne-oxford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suzanne Oxford,<\/a> <\/strong>from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newwordorder.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Word Order<\/a>.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeff-buchanan-14ba1719\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jeff Buchanan<\/strong><\/a>, another Queenslander was also involved in the Fundraising stream.<\/p>\n<p>And &#8230; we&#8217;ve already received fantastic feedback from new and seasoned practitioners about their experiences across the training sessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I have attended events since ADAPE (showing my age!) and this APT was the most rewarding so far. The presenters were wonderful and so willing to share their strategies and experience. I have over 8 pages of notes alone about the changes I want to enact at the College. Being able to have a day with Ann Badger in a small group session was also invaluable; as well as the fantastic networking and collegial atmosphere the Educate events always provide.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/claire-azzopardi-725856b8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claire Azzopardi<\/a>,<\/strong> Enrolments Registrar, St Andrew&#8217;s Anglican College, Peregian Springs, Sunshine Coast, QLD<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-893\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Nicole-de-Vries_APT-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Nicole-de-Vries_APT-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Nicole-de-Vries_APT-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Nicole-de-Vries_APT-1-233x150.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-905\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Suzanne-Oxford-APT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Suzanne-Oxford-APT.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Suzanne-Oxford-APT-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/Suzanne-Oxford-APT-233x150.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-894\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/QLD-APT-ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/QLD-APT-ed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/QLD-APT-ed-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/QLD-APT-ed-233x150.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-892\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/IMG_0062-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/IMG_0062-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/IMG_0062-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/IMG_0062-1-233x150.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6>Image 1 &#8211; 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