Events | The Opus Centre

Upcoming Events & Public Training

The Opus Centre works closely with industry partners to develop and deliver training, workshops and presentations that suit employer needs. The below events are available for all audiences to attend however if you would like to book training or workshops for your workplace we would love to hear from you.

Click here to enquire about customised training or workshops

I found the Psychosocial Risk Management Masterclass to be very informative and a real thought starter. Tessa and Kevin did a great job to facilitate the course with both having a great depth of knowledge to share with the group. Thank you for the tools shared over the course of the masterclass which will be very useful as I work with the wider Coles Express leadership team on our continued journey to ensure a psychologically healthy work environment.

Duane Goodger – Head of Safety & Wellbeing

Coles Express

The Masterclass was informative and engaging. The sessions were very engaging, interactive and enjoyable. I think everyone who attended got so much out of the session.

Lindy Davies – Occupational health advisor

Powercor

Click Here

You will use this information again and again, so be prepared to take lots of notes

Karly Henry – Senior Advisor – Wellbeing

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

I would recommend all business leaders, WHS professionals and government inspectors enroll in this training.

I liked the fact that it was practical and examples I could relate to were used. It was also full of exercises… everything I wanted was actually covered in detail.

Alexis Wray – Assistant Director Psychosocial

WorksafeACT

I highly recommend this training which guides participants through the scientifically validated steps to identify and understand psychosocial hazards at work, assess the risks and put in place practical actions to improve psychological safety for everyone. I came away full of ideas and inspiration. A much needed addition to the ubiquitous physical safety interventions.

Brenda Haycroft – Wellbeing & Employee Experience Specialist

Chisholm Institute

Great course, very thorough and interactive with helpful tools and resources

Tayler Cochrane – Human Resources

AVJennings

Great course and excellent presenter that kept the group engaged and had the group feeding into the conversation. The information provided is shown in real situations and also great tools for the participants to utilise to do checks on their current situation and what it means for their future progress in this area.

Clyde Eiszele – WHS Advisor

Glenorchy City Council

What a great course! Informative, easy to follow, ground-breaking information presented in a simple and straight forward way. Well done!

Cheyenne Harper – Manager (Business Support)

TMR

Fantastic 2 days with practical advice that can be used immediately. The knowledge of the presenter showed with the examples and case studies provided. The session being online was smooth and great participants by attendees. I would highly recommend this to any WHS manager, HR professional or anyone who has a responsibility or is interested in this area.

Meloney Mosley – Manager, Risk, Safety and Wellness

The Gordon TAFE

I highly recommend businesses looking at updating current Psychosocial Risk Management treatments and risk tools for your Return ek, Safety and HR people teams as a business tool to lift your risk profile. Dr. Tessa Bailey and associate Kevin St Mart from Opus are knowledgeable, great communicators and ideal facilitators.

Sloane Richardson – Emergency Management Consultant

Greencap / Trimevac

This masterclass opened my eyes to what was required further beyond what we already had in place to manage psychosocial risks and the different types of psychosocial risks.

Cameron Norris – HSSE Advisor

Harvey Water

STARTS 5 Feb 2026

The Understanding Webinar Series 2026

These 30-minute, bite-sized webinars are jam packed with latest research, expert guests, experienced panel members and much more. Receive practical takeaways and links to tools, resources, and advice.

Our First webinar in the Understanding Series is on Understanding Stress and Fight or Flight.

Find Out More

Multiple Dates

EmpowerED Psychosocial Risk Certification Training

Welcome to the EmpowerED Program – Best Practice Psychosocial Risk Management and Support for Leaders, HR and WHS Practitioners. This program will provide you with the tools and resources to build the capability within your organisation to manage psychosocial risk and guide you to develop a wholistic approach to psychosocial risk management.

19 March 2026

Mental Health Panel (Day 2) – Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

This panel discussion will examine contemporary work health and safety challenges, with a strong focus on psychosocial risk and mental health at work. Panellists will share regulatory, industry, and practitioner perspectives on moving from reactive responses to proactive, integrated approaches to psychosocial risk management, supporting safer, healthier, and more resilient workplaces.

STARTS 25 March 2026

Psychosocial Risk Management Workshop

Designing effective interventions for workplace psychosocial risk management and wellbeing

Wednesday 25 March 2026 (Melbourne); Wednesday 1 April 2026 (Perth); Wednesday 22 April 2026 (Canberra); Friday 24 April (Sydney); Tuesday 19 May (Auckland)

This workshop will equip your safety team with the key tools and knowledge needed to create and implement comprehensive and meaningful psychosocial safety interventions. Framing the learnings of the 11th Psychological Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Congress the two days following, you will develop effective mechanisms which measure and address the psychosocial wellbeing of employees strategically, aligned with current WHS regulations, evidence-based tools, and operational best practice. Led by an expert workshop leader, with decades of experience in the psychological safety space, you will build effective and sustainable person-centred psychological safety strategies, based on the specific needs of your workforce, with particular insights

31 March 2026 – Safety Trade Expo – Adelaide

Prevent and Manage Psychosocial Risk

This presentation will provide industry participants with a practical overview of psychosocial safety in the trade and construction environment. The session will highlight shared responsibility for creating safe and supportive workplaces, outline current work health and safety obligations including new codes of practice for psychosocial hazards, and explore the connection between leadership behaviours and worker mental health.

23-24 June 2026 – International Mental Health Conference

Psychological Erosion in the Modern Workplace:

For many people, modern work feels like sprinting mental marathons, juggling complex tasks, with option overload, and highly emotional interactions – What is causing this change? Without the benefit of proper rest stops or support along the way, the demands keep piling up and the resources to cope or recover often fall short. This is leading to a silent epidemic known as psychological erosion. In this presentation Dr Tessa Bailey will discuss the causes of this epidemic, its impact on the workplace and ways employers can use this as an opportunity to thrive.

RECORDING – Making Psychosocial Risk Management a Clear and Valuable Process in Your Organisation

This webinar will help you identify psychosocial factors that have the potential to cause harm to worker health in your organisation. You will learn how to manage the risk to reduce the potential for these hazards to occur, and if they do occur how to act appropriately to minimise the likelihood of harm.

Watch this Recording

Networking Events

Come along to one of our online networking events that brings together WHS & HR practitioners to share learnings, swap resources and generate ideas to solve workplace wellbeing challenges. Contact us to find out when the next session is running.

RECORDING – AGLN Better Utilise your State of the Service Wellbeing results

This presentation was recorded for APS Agency registrants that were not able to attend the session.

Watch this Recording