At the Community Media Training Organisation (CMTO) we’re continually innovating in sector skills development, consulting on high quality effective training techniques and best practice in e-learning. The future of our sector depends on strengthening governance, nurturing leadership skills, and developing diverse income streams for financial sustainability.
A social enterprise and leadership development approach fits with the community aims of the sector:
- Social enterprises are socially-beneficial companies which reinvest profits back into their own activities and for the benefit of their communities.
- Leadership is a process which maximizes the efforts of others toward the achievement of a collective goal.
This project adapts the approach to meet the unique needs of community media organisations. With a focus on increasing diversity, it fosters existing leadership and enterprise potential within the sector through flexible learning and mentoring programs.
Check out the latest opportunities and events below and sign up to our bulletin for more:

TAKE IT ON is a series of professional development summits, workshops, online meetups, and training opportunities to upskill existing and potential community media trainers in leadership and management skills. CMTO Pathways courses do not lead to an NRT AQF certification.
First Nations Take It On 2022
Are you a First Nations person who is ready to take the next step in your media leadership career? Apply …
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Read More‘Take It On’ Online Workshop Series
Do you want: To learn essential managerial skills? The convenience of learning online with the social benefits of an interactive …
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Read MoreLevel Up! Youth Leadership Mentoring
Attention young and emerging leaders in community media. Do you need networks and support to increase your influence in the …
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Read MoreCreating a Psychologically Safe Space
Leadership Learning Online with the CMTO & The NonProfit Alliance 4-5.30pm AEDT Wednesday 3 November 2021 Community media is built …
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Read MoreCoaching for Better Relationships
Leadership Learning Online with the CMTO & The NonProfit Alliance 4-5.30pm AEDT Wednesday 6 October 2021 Do you want to …
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Read MoreThriving Through Change
Leadership Learning Online with the CMTO & The NonProfit Alliance 4-5.30pm AEST Wednesday 1 September 2021 Our stations and communities …
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Read MoreFocusing On Leadership Strengths
“A strength is a pre-existing capacity for a particular way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is authentic and energising to …
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Read MoreLeadership Learning Online with The NonProfit Alliance – Developing a Growth Mindset
Leadership Learning Online with the CMTO & The NonProfit Alliance Developing a Growth Mindset 4:00-5.30pm AEST Wednesday 4 August 2021 …
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Read MoreFirst Nations TAKE IT ON Leadership Mentoring Ready To Launch
Are you ready to take the next step in your First Nations media leadership career? Our amazing team of mentors …
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Read MoreDeveloping Brain-Friendly Habits for Resilience
Leadership Learning Online with the CMTO & The NonProfit Alliance Developing Brain-Friendly Habits for Resilience 4:00-5.30pm AEST Wednesday 7 July …
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THINK BIG is a fully-funded online learning and mentoring program designed to support community radio and television stations to strengthen and diversify income. CMTO Pathways courses do not lead to an NRT AQF certification.
Student Success: THINK BIG Community Broadcasting Marketing Skillset
THINKING BIG: leaders say youth engagement and change resistance major issues for community media organisations. Leaders from across the independent …
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Read MoreBuild Leadership Skills + Boost Community Engagement
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE ARE NOW CLOSED. If you have some big ideas for your station this year, let us …
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Read MoreTHINK BIG – skills to grow your audience and fundraise more
Community radio stations are experts in creating on-air content, but how do we ensure our digital presence is effective, impactful, …
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Read MoreSpotlight on Leadership & Enterprise Experts
As our Leadership and Enterprise programs wrap up for 2020, we wanted to give a shout out to our amazing …
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Read MoreThat’s a Wrap! THINK BIG: Sponsorship, Grants and Fundraising
THINK BIG is a series of online learning and mentoring programs designed to support community media organisations to strengthen and …
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Read MoreTHINK BIG: Grants, Sponsorship & Fundraising
Two months into our newest online learning and mentoring program and participants from 14 community radio stations are putting together …
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THINK BIG: Grants, Sponsorship & Fundraising At the beginning of September 17 learners from 14 community radio stations around Australia …
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Read MoreTHINKING BIG Against COVID19 Challenges
On Wednesday 29 April, 18 students and mentors from around the country came together to discuss the impact of …
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Read MoreSocial Enterprise Course- Launching at CBAA Conference
Our new online learning and mentor program launches with a CBAA conference session ‘Community Media as Social Enterprise’ 3.30pm Friday, …
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Read MoreAre you a social enterprise expert?
The CMTO are on the lookout for a course developer/s for the first stage of our new ‘Think Big’ Social …
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