Building a speak-up culture: feedback, voice, and learner advocacy in VET
Tuesday 4 May 2027 | 10am AEST | Presented by Vanessa Solomon
This session is Part 3 of 3 about "Psychosocial safety in the training environment: a deep dive", and is about:
How to create conditions where learners with low LLN skills feel safe to ask questions, disclose needs, challenge misunderstanding, and advocate for themselves - a core psychosocial safety outcome.
It covers voice and silence in adult learning, power dynamics, and practical communication tools for creating genuinely open training environments.
What if the learner who never asks a question is the one who needs help the most?
This session explores why learners – especially those with low LLN skills – stay silent, and how power dynamics in the training room can keep them there. You'll walk away with practical communication tools to build a genuine speak-up culture, where learners feel safe to ask, disclose, challenge and advocate for themselves.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the link between psychological safety and learner voice
- Recognise hidden power dynamics that silence learners
- Build a safe speak-up culture in training to create a psychologically safe environment
Other value options for registration:
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