VegPRO‘s free two-day negotiations and influencing workshop is coming to Perth, following successful events at Gatton in Queensland and at the South Australian Produce Market.

VegPRO is a strategic levy investment project under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund that is delivering targeted, tailored training for Australian vegetable growers. In this course, industry members who deal with people on a day-to-day basis (whether it be with customers, staff, transport and logistics companies or anyone else) can learn a wide range of useful skills, including:

• increased confidence and effective communication;
• managing emotional and difficult conversations;
• controlling and influencing conversation to get better pricing outcomes;
• preparing effectively to combat pushes from buyers; and
• identifying other people’s tactics and having a strategy for responses.

Dates: 4-5 April 2018
Location: vegetablesWA offices, 702-704 Murray Street, West Perth WA

This levy-funded workshop has received great reviews from growers who have participated previously, and is a valuable skills development opportunity for you or anyone else who represents your business in negotiations and other business discussions.

To register for this free workshop or to see more information, click here. If you’re interested, you can also contact Sophie Lapsley from RMCG at sophiel@rmcg.com.au or on 0426 200 996.

For more information on the VegPRO project and how growers are shaping its training opportunities, listen to the latest edition of the InfoVeg Radio podcast.

This post appeared in the AUSVEG Weekly Update published 13 March 2018.