Training and Consultancy Hub
The GenWest Training and Consultancy Hub brings together our training, consultation and advisory services in one place. Here you can explore practical, evidence and trauma-informed support in gender equity and family violence prevention.
All of our services are tailored to your setting to further strengthen your work and community impact. Our offerings are grounded in lived experience and designed to support individuals, organisations and communities across Melbourne’s west and beyond.
Browse training modules
GenWest provides evidence-based training tailored for your setting on preventing and responding to gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, climate resilience and more. Our modules are designed and delivered by experienced practitioners, aiming to build participants’ understanding, skills, and confidence.
Browse our training modules
GenWest provides evidence-based training tailored for your setting on preventing and responding to gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, climate resilience and more. Our modules are designed and delivered by experienced practitioners, aiming to build participants’ understanding, skills, and confidence.
Browse training modules
GenWest provides evidence-based training tailored for your setting on preventing and responding to gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, climate resilience and more. Our modules are designed and delivered by experienced practitioners, aiming to build participants’ understanding, skills, and confidence.
Book a professional consultant
GenWest consultants support organisations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence with gender equity action planning, gender impact assessments, policy development, and secondary consultations for professionals. Our trauma-informed consultants bring deep sector expertise to help build safe, responsive, and equitable systems and services.
Book a professional consultant
GenWest consultants support organisations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence with gender equity action planning, gender impact assessments, policy development, and secondary consultations for professionals. Our trauma-informed consultants bring deep sector expertise to help build safe, responsive, and equitable systems and services.
Request a speaker
GenWest speakers share both lived experience and practical insights on preventing and responding to family violence, gender equity, and social justice. Speakers can tailor messages for your audience to support learning, reflection, and meaningful change.
Request a speaker
GenWest speakers share both lived experience and practical insights on preventing and responding to family violence, gender equity, and social justice. Speakers can tailor messages for your audience to support learning, reflection, and meaningful change.
Engage a lived experience consultant
Request a speaker or partner with a lived experience advisor from GenWest's Survivor Advisory Group or LGBTIQ+ Advisory Group
Browse our training modules
Request a speaker or partner with a lived experience advisor from GenWest's Survivor Advisory Group or LGBTIQ+ Advisory Group
Engage a lived experience consultant
Request a speaker or partner with a lived experience advisor from GenWest's Survivor Advisory Group or LGBTIQ+ Advisory Group
Access our data
Access GenWest’s data and research, or work with us on evidence and insights to inform planning, policy, and practice in family violence and gender equity.
Access our data
Access GenWest’s data and research, or work with us on evidence and insights to inform planning, policy, and practice in family violence and gender equity.
Events
Find information on upcoming events.
Events
Find information on upcoming events.
Why choose GenWest
GenWest is one of the few organisations in Victoria working across the full family violence continuum, from primary prevention to recovery. This gives us a strong, practical understanding of how the system operates and the different needs of people who use it. Our training and consultancy services are informed by frontline service delivery, lived experience and sector knowledge. We focus on practical, evidence-based approaches that support organisations to strengthen practice, meet obligations and improve outcomes.
Why choose GenWest
GenWest is one of the few organisations in Victoria working across the full family violence continuum, from primary prevention to recovery. This gives us a strong, practical understanding of how the system operates and the different needs of people who use it. Our training and consultancy services are informed by frontline service delivery, lived experience and sector knowledge. We focus on practical, evidence-based approaches that support organisations to strengthen practice, meet obligations and improve outcomes.
Why choose GenWest
GenWest is the lead agency for two strategic regional partnerships: Preventing Violence Together and the Action for Equity sexual and reproductive health partnership.Both partnerships have been state-wide leaders in the development of coordinated, collaborative and effective strategic plans for this work.
We were gently guided through a very serious and sad subject and given a great toolkit for responding and referring victims.
The chance to network with other staff. The opportunity to have a relevant local service present to us.
I thought it was excellent training.
I liked the theory and understanding about drivers and other factors that are linked, and the discussion around intersectionality. I really liked the case study, I thought it was great to talk about lots of different aspects that may be impacting someone experiencing family violence.
Our participants told us their confidence to recognise, respond and refer to disclosures of family violence had increased following the training.
We were gently guided through a very serious and sad subject and given a great toolkit for responding and referring victims.
The chance to network with other staff. The opportunity to have a relevant local service present to us.
I thought it was excellent training.
I liked the theory and understanding about drivers and other factors that are linked, and the discussion around intersectionality. I really liked the case study, I thought it was great to talk about lots of different aspects that may be impacting someone experiencing family violence.
Our participants told us their confidence to recognise, respond and refer to disclosures of family violence had increased following the training.
We were gently guided through a very serious and sad subject and given a great toolkit for responding and referring victims.
The chance to network with other staff. The opportunity to have a relevant local service present to us.
I thought it was excellent training.
I liked the theory and understanding about drivers and other factors that are linked, and the discussion around intersectionality. I really liked the case study, I thought it was great to talk about lots of different aspects that may be impacting someone experiencing family violence.
Our participants told us their confidence to recognise, respond and refer to disclosures of family violence had increased following the training.
GenWest recognises that the land on which we work and provide our services always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We proudly acknowledge the First Nations communities across Naarm / Melbourne’s west – the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge their rich diversity, cultures, histories and knowledges, and the deep contribution they make to the life of this region.
We acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonisation, as well as the strength and resilience of First Nations people, and express solidarity with the ongoing struggle for land rights, self-determination, sovereignty, and recognition of past injustices.
The image of the Torres Strait Islander flag is used here with the permission of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, and we acknowledge its designer, the late Mr Bernard Namok.
GenWest acknowledges the support of our funders, including the Victorian Government.
GenWest recognises that the land on which we work and provide our services always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We proudly acknowledge the First Nations communities across Naarm / Melbourne’s west – the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge their rich diversity, cultures, histories and knowledges, and the deep contribution they make to the life of this region.
We acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonisation, as well as the strength and resilience of First Nations people, and express solidarity with the ongoing struggle for land rights, self-determination, sovereignty, and recognition of past injustices.
The image of the Torres Strait Islander flag is used here with the permission of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, and we acknowledge its designer, the late Mr Bernard Namok.
GenWest acknowledges the support of our funders, including the Victorian Government.
GenWest recognises that the land on which we work and provide our services always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We proudly acknowledge the First Nations communities across Naarm / Melbourne’s west – the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge their rich diversity, cultures, histories and knowledges, and the deep contribution they make to the life of this region.
We acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonisation, as well as the strength and resilience of First Nations people, and express solidarity with the ongoing struggle for land rights, self-determination, sovereignty, and recognition of past injustices.
The image of the Torres Strait Islander flag is used here with the permission of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, and we acknowledge its designer, the late Mr Bernard Namok.
GenWest acknowledges the support of our funders, including the Victorian Government.