CPD Empower

This workshop is part of CPD Empower - OTA’s national CPD event series offering in-depth, OT-specific workshops across key areas of practice. Designed for both experienced clinicians and those ready to stretch themselves, each workshop stream delivers high quality immersive learning, expert facilitation, and practical insights you can take straight back into your work. For more information about the full CPD Empower experience, visit https://otaus.com.au/cpd-empower

Workshop Overview

This full-day, in-person workshop is designed specifically for Occupational Therapy business owners who are ready to take a more strategic, confident, and future-focused approach to their teams. Whether they’re hiring their first employee or building a small but mighty workforce, attendees will walk away with clarity, capability, and practical steps they can implement immediately.

Key Outcomes of the Day:

• Build a team people want to join – and stay with.
  Unpack the numbers, messaging, systems, and leadership behind exceptional recruitment and retention – giving OT business owners practical tools to become employers of choice.
• Lead a team that’s inspired to stay.
  Explore how to lead with purpose, communicate vision, and implement a structured 52-week retention plan – shifting from hope to strategy, and from scattered efforts to systemised actions that build loyalty, growth and connection.
• Shape a culture that people believe in.
  Deep dive into defining, measuring, and sustaining a values-driven culture – aligning leadership, recruitment, and daily operations to create a workplace where people thrive and choose to stay.

This workshop is practical, interactive, and deeply aligned to the current realities of the Allied Health sector.

Participants will work through real examples and their own business scenarios using a variety of adult learning strategies, including:

• Micro-project work
• Small group collaboration
• Hot seat coaching
• Guided reflection
• Prioritisation and planning frameworks

By the end of the day, each attendee will leave with key decisions made, tools in hand, and a shortlist of high-impact actions to take back to their business.

To extend the impact of this workshop and support real-world implementation, there will also be an optional follow up webinar on Thursday 27^th November 1:00pm- 2:00pm (AEDT) to ensure learning doesn’t end when the day does – this will provide a further opportunity for participants to stay engaged, focused and supported.

This follow-up session will include:

• Q&A based on what’s surfaced since the workshop
• Accountability prompts to support follow through
• Gentle nudges on prioritisation and momentum

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This session is suitable for OT business owners who are looking to build their teams with a clear strategy. This is suitable for sole practitioners wanting to hire their first employee or established practices wanting to recruit and retain staff and build a strong workforce. 

WORKSHOP DETAILS

DATE
Thursday 20th November 2025 

TIMES
Registration: 8:30am - 9:00am 

Workshop: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Networking event ('Power Hour'): 5:00pm - 6:00pm

VENUE
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre  

Southbank, Brisbane

CPD HOURS
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 6.5 hours

Please allow 48 hours for your CPD Certificate to be loaded in your CPD Tracker after course completion.

All registrants will receive an email with access to their online account after signing up.

REGISTRATION FEES 

OTA MEMBER

Early Bird - $575 - register on or before 23rd September 2025

Standard - $640 - register on or after 24th September 2025 

NON-MEMBER 

Standard: $895 - book by 6th November 2025

Early Bird prices are not available for non-members

(All pricing is inclusive of GST)

*Registrations close 6th November 2025, 11.55pm AEST.

Members must be logged in with username and password in order to register at the member rate.

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INCLUSIONS:  

The following are included in your registration:

• Tea & Coffee on arrival
• Daily Catering - Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea (please note any dietary requirements at time of registration)
• ‘Power Hour’ networking event drinks & canapes
• A bonus optional post-workshop webinar is included in your registration for this workshop (Thursday 27^th November 1pm-2pm AEDT)

DISCLAIMER 
All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, and changes.  

All resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter.  

An OTA staff member or representative may be photographing this event for use in OTA publications and/or on OTA social media sites. If you do not wish to be photographed, or have your image published, please make this known to the OTA representative at your course or contact OTA on 1300 682 878 or info@otaus.com.au.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
Terms and Conditions including OTA’s refund and cancellation policy are available here.

CONTACT US 
Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878.