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ACCELERATION DAY

Our Acceleration Day is the next chapter for First Five Program participants: built for the moments when skills meet real-world complexity and benefit from sharpening.

 
 

FIRST FIVE PROGRAM

ACCELERATION DAY

FIRST FIVE PROGRAM Insights from our recent Acceleration Day pilot, an extension of our awardwinning First Five Program, highlight strong engagement, high relevance, and clear impact on participant confidence and capability.

"It is a great in person session to connect with others and learning how far we all have come. It reminds me of sessions and context I have learned and things I didn't consider in the First Five Program."

TAKING FIRST FIVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

The First Five Acceleration Day is an in-person professional development day that builds directly on the learning participants have already completed through the First Five Program.

As participants begin applying program skills and strategies in their day-to-day roles, they naturally encounter friction: moments where things don’t land as expected or feel harder to put into practice.

This day is designed to identify those pressure points, unpack what’s really happening, and strengthen how core capabilities are being applied.

In doing so, the Acceleration Day supports early-career women to take on greater responsibility, navigate more complex workplace dynamics, and continue progressing with confidence and momentum.

TAKING FIRST FIVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

The First Five Acceleration Day is an in-person professional development day that builds directly on the learning participants have already completed through the First Five Program.

As participants begin applying program skills and strategies in their day-to-day roles, they naturally encounter friction: moments where things don’t land as expected or feel harder to put into practice.

This day is designed to identify those pressure points, unpack what’s really happening, and strengthen how core capabilities are being applied.

In doing so, the Acceleration Day supports early-career women to take on greater responsibility, navigate more complex workplace dynamics, and continue progressing with confidence and momentum.

"Extremely valuable and insightful way to spend your work time"

WHAT THE ACCELERATION DAY COVERS

The day is structured around three key focus areas:
Applying Skills in Challenging Situations

Navigating challenging personalities, speaking up with confidence, holding boundaries, and responding to more complex or nuanced workplace scenarios.

Stepping into Responsibility and Early Leadership

Building confidence and clarity as roles expand, expectations shift and participants begin to take on greater responsibility, informal leadership or stretch opportunities.

Advocating for Career Progression

Identifying opportunities for growth, positioning strengths effectively and proactively advocating for development and progression within the workplace.

Delivered in person, the day and includes contributions from experienced women in industry, creating space for face-to-face learning, discussion and networking, alongside practical insight drawn from lived experience.
"So valuable, it is so important for young women to have a strong community and this course has made all the difference."

PARTICIPANTS LEAVE WITH:

Clear insight into why challenges arise when applying program learnings

Practical strategies to adapt communication and influence in real situations

Greater confidence navigating complexity and increased responsibility

Clearer direction on career progression and growth opportunities

A strengthened peer network that supports momentum and retention

Practical insight from experienced women working in industry

"Please keep putting early career women through this course, it is invaluable."

KEY TOPICS

Identifying Growth Blockers

Pursuing Answers to Questions

Navigating Difficult Situations

Using Feedback + Demonstrated Development

Generational
Differences

Panel of Women
in Industry

"A valuable reality check and great reminder to keep working on my personal progress as well as networking."

IMPACT:

  • Strengthened peer networks, boosting confidence, connection, and belonging

  • Practical communication skills: assertiveness, feedback, and tough conversations

  • Real-world coaching and shared experiences driving actionable growth

  • Reinforced learning through reflection, strengthening focus on development

  • Increased ownership of career progression and confidence to act

  • Valuable use of time

  • Content relevant to career stage

  • The insights and tools from today will help accelerate my professional progress

IMPACT

  • Strengthened peer networks, boosting confidence, connection, and belonging

  • Practical communication skills: assertiveness, feedback, and tough conversations

  • Real-world coaching and shared experiences driving actionable growth

  • Reinforced learning through reflection, strengthening focus on development

  • Increased ownership of career progression and confidence to act

  • Valuable use of time

  • Content relevant to career stage

  • The insights and tools from today will help accelerate my

    professional progress

Trellis Collective acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.