Wise Community of Practice
Welcome to STREAT’s Community of Practice (CoP), designed for practitioners in Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) who run training and employment programs for people facing barriers to work. This CoP aims to offer peer learning and skill development while providing essential doses of connection, motivation, and hope. Whether you’re a newcomer with fresh insights or a seasoned professional with deep wisdom to share, you’re invited to join us. Our structured co-created sessions ensure a dynamic exchange where expertise is shared and support requests are warmly received, including an all-popular round of ‘give-and-get’. This approach promotes diverse perspectives, strengthening leadership and decision-making within our community. Having a dedicated space to connect, collaborate, tackle challenges, and celebrate wins—big and small—helps remind us why this work matters.
Through regular meetings, we exchanged tools, techniques, and experiences to enhance the effectiveness of WISEs and the broader Australian social enterprise ecosystem. Our focus was on practical, people-centred solutions that improved outcomes for both participants and enterprises.
This CoP was open to Australian WISE practitioners responsible for designing, delivering, or evaluating training and employment pathways, including:
- Support staff (coaches, wellbeing coordinators, transition support)
- WISE program managers or operational managers
- Trainers working directly with priority cohorts
- HR staff supporting WISE employment models
CoP Session Summaries
