Richmond Tigers Signs Learning Seat to Help Educate Players and Staff

Richmond Tigers Signs Learning Seat to Help Educate Players and Staff

The Richmond Football Club is one of six* of the Australian Football League’s (AFL) 16 clubs who today announced that they would be implementing an online education program for its staff, players and coaches.
Managed by Learning Seat, the online training and compliance management company, the courses are aimed to address a wide range of training requirements such as professional development, business compliance, business and management training and safety compliance.
Each of the programs designed for the AFL will be fully customised for The Tigers, with topics including Equal Employment Opportunities, Bullying Prevention, Privacy, Sexual Harassment Prevention; Ethics and Conduct and OHS courses as well as customised induction courses.
Richmond’s general manager, learning & development, Jeff Bond, highlighted the importance of offering education and development programs to its organisation.
“Ongoing education and development for our employees is crucial in maintaining a strong corporate culture.”
“We look forward to working with Learning Seat to develop an online training and induction program for our employees.”
Michael Solomon, chief executive officer of Learning Seat welcomed the partnership with the AFL.
“The AFL is one of the most influential sporting organisations in Australia and we are delighted to be working with so many of its teams.
“We are proud to be offering our training and compliance services to The Tigers - a team dedicated to educating its staff and members in the most time efficient, practical and cost-effective way.”
*The other clubs are: West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Melbourne Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club.
The governing body of Western Australia football, the West Australian Football Commission, will also be offering the training courses to its members and staff.
The Collingwood Football Club announced its partnership with Learning Seat late last year.