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.
NSW
Respond - Sydney
Forest Lodge
18 November 2026
Become a MATES Respond Volunteer MATES Respond Training Join us for a free half-day Respond workshop delivered by MATES in Construction NSW. Respond is availab...
QLD
Supervisor 24th November 2026
Spring Hill
23 November 2026
This training is aimed at Supervisors, Leading Hands, Coordinators, Mangers or anyone in a leadership role.Supervisors Training - Creating a Mentally Healthier...
NSW
Connector - Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills
25 November 2026
Become a MATES ConnectorA Globally Recognised LivingWorks safeTALK CourseJoin us for a free, half-day Connector session delivered by MATES in Construction NSW....
WA
Open Connector November 2026
Balcatta
26 November 2026
Join over 30,000 People from the Construction industry who have taken part in this training Australia wide.What is a Connector? In short - “A Connector is a M...
SA
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Adelaide December 2026
Adelaide
1 December 2026
Would you know what to do if someone told you they were thinking about suicide?ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a globally recognised, e...
WA
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - December 2026 Perth
Balcatta
3 December 2026
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 ...
SA
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Nuriootpa December 2026
Nuriootpa
15 December 2026
Would you know what to do if someone told you they were thinking about suicide?ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a globally recognised, e...
QLD
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Cairns March 2027
Cairns
9 March 2027
ASIST Training equips individuals to become an ASIST worker. These workers can be compared to the first aid officer on site. ASIST workers will talk to a perso...
NSW
2027 MATES Stronger Together NSW Annual Charity Lunch
Randwick
21 May 2027
MATES in Construction NSW, with the support of the NSW Construction industry, holds true to the mission of raising awareness, improving mental health and preve...