Autism CRC and Aspect partner to deliver Future Leaders Program

Published
28 Feb 2019

It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce the start of a new collaboration between the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) and Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) to deliver the Future Leaders Program in 2019 and 2020.

Future Leaders is Australia’s first holistic leadership capacity building program for autistic adults. First delivered by Autism CRC in 2018, the program is designed by and for autistic people, to learn from, empower and encourage one another to pursue their goals and positively impact their communities.

For participants, the Future Leaders program involves undertaking online modules, a residential workshop, mentoring and volunteer placements with progressive organisations.

For organisations who provide placements for Future Leaders, the program presents an opportunity to think differently about their business, broaden their accessibility objectives and better engage with their customers and employees.

The activities involved in a volunteer placement are flexible, depending on the goals of the Future Leader and the placement organisation. By offering a placement, organisations provide the Future Leader with a practical opportunity to further explore and develop their leadership skills and potential as they meet, share with and learn from others.

The aim of the new collaboration between Autism CRC and Aspect is to grow and strengthen the Future Leaders Program under the banner of the Sylvia Rodger Academy, through shared values and a vision to see emerging autistic leaders empowered to achieve their goals.

Program planning is currently underway, and we intend to open the call for applications for both autistic individuals and placement organisations for the 2019 program by the end of April.

 

Find out more

Join the Future Leaders program: 

Lodging an expression of interest will ensure you are the first to be informed when more information becomes available.

If you would like to find out more about the Future Leaders Program, please visit the Autism CRC website.