Training Events
MATES Training offers three levels of suicide awareness: General Awareness Talks (GAT), Connector Training, and ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). These sessions can be arranged for your site through your local MATES team or Field Officer (minimum requirements apply).
Enhance your MATES training with Respond, Supervisor, or Apprentice courses by using the links below.
QLD
Brisbane Respond 2025
Spring Hill
20 January 2025
Mates Respond Training is only available to people who have already become MATES Connectors and ASIST volunteers. A Respond Volunteer can provide guidance to ...
SA
MATES Two Day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) - September 2025 Adelaide
Kent Town
23 September 2025
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid that teaches you how to recognise when someone may ...
NSW
Connector - Eastern Creek
Eastern Creek
25 September 2025
Become a MATES ConnectorA Globally Recognised LivingWorks SafeTALK CourseJoin us for a free, half-day Connector session delivered by MATES in Construction NSW....
SA
MATES in Construction - Connector Training September 2025
Albert Park
25 September 2025
The MATES in Construction Connector Training is a 3.5 - 4-hour interactive workshop that teaches you how to keep someone in crisis safe while at the same time ...
QLD
Connector Gold Coast Friday 26th Sept 2025
Southport
25 September 2025
“A Connector is a MATE who can keep you safe while connecting you to help.”The role of a Connector is to connect people who are struggling to a suicide first a...
NSW
ASIST - Sydney
30 September 2025
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)World-leading Suicide First Aid TrainingASIST is a 2-day, interactive face-to-face workshop designed to bui...
NT
Darwin Connector 7th October 2025
Winnellie
6 October 2025
“A Connector is a MATE who can keep you safe while connecting you to help.”The role of a Connector is to connect people who are struggling to a suicide first a...
SA
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Country SA PHN Barossa
Nuriootpa
13 October 2025
MATES In Construction SA and Country SA PHN have partnered together to offer free suicide prevention training within the Barossa Community. Applied Suicide Int...
QLD
Respond Darwin October 14th 2025
Darwin
13 October 2025
Mates Respond Training is only available to people who have already become MATES Connectors and ASIST volunteers. A Respond Volunteer can provide guidance to ...