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Workplace culture is complex. But everyone has the power to be an upstander and lead change.

The Upstand Academy offers professional development and education focused on spearheading cultural change and inspiring a global community of change-makers.

Created for individuals, business owners, team leaders, aspiring leaders, HR professionals, safety champions and wellbeing practitioners. Participants work towards continuing personal and professional development, developing upstander mindsets and behaviours that lead to cultural change.

Jessica Hickman, founder of Bullyology, the Upstander Movement, and a TEDx Speaker, Educator, and Author of 2 x award-winning books, created and leads this course.

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How does The Upstand Academy work?

Course fees

The Upstand Academy is a unique and premium continuing education program.

 

Full fee $499.00 AUD (incl. GST) (Early bird offer)

12 month membership access

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Whether you seek personal or professional growth, mastering Upstander Skills is essential for success in your workplace and business.

Whether you lead or participate in workplace culture, this course tailors to your needs.

Many have expressed a desire to foster more positive work cultures but are uncertain if their organisation would implement a culture change program or an in-house workshop.

This course allows you to purchase access to the content individually but also for your workplace or team.

The Upstand Academy content is at a fraction of the cost of an in-person workshop.

We offer fixed-price cost to access all the content from the leisure of your home or office.

Cost is $499 + GST per user

We will deliver your password and access directly to your inbox once you sign up. You can work through the content at your own leisure. For the best results, tackle one module or topic per week—some consist of brief 5-minute videos, while others include worksheets and reflections.

Recognising that we are all busy, we designed the course with busy people in mind.

Set aside one to two hours weekly to complete the course, though you may choose to allocate more time and finish it sooner.

We split each lesson into short pre-recorded lectures, including theory, practical application, and downloadable fact sheet suggestions.

Upon completing the course, you’ll hold a 12-month membership, allowing you unlimited access to all lessons and resources.

We grant all Alumni access to future course updates and materials.

  • Understand the trends driving the Upstander movement

  • Explore team and individual contributions to workplace culture

  • Decode the science behind The Bystander Effect

  • Explore The Upstander Effect and five steps to being an upstander

27 lessons in total packed with content on how to build the upstander movement in your workplace and community

You don’t need any background in workplace culture or leadership to take this course.

We tailor lessons for professionals across various roles and industries, but we encourage anyone interested in learning about workplace culture and becoming part of the community of Upstanders to join.

Please bring a curious mind, a willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for creating cultural change.

My mission is to make workplace culture simple and relevant to your work.

You can get an idea of my teaching style by watching my Bullyology YouTube channel. If you follow along with what I say in those clips, you’ll easily be able to follow along with this course.

I created my site www.bullyology.com to ensure you have access to the latest support, research, and facts essential for tackling bullying, harassment, and building an Upstander culture.

No background in workplace culture or leadership is needed for this course.

We have people joining daily from construction, finance, mining, education, law, government, technology, medical and so on.

You don’t need a specific job title or industry expertise to be an Upstander.

I want you to be satisfied with your purchase, and to give your best effort to apply the strategies and learnings from the course.

You may request a refund within five days of purchase if the course’s quality or content fails to meet your expectations.

After five days, we make all payments non-refundable, and you are responsible for paying the full program fee, whether you complete the program or not.

We do not issue refunds for a change of mind or similar reasons.

If you haven’t received your onboarding email within 24 hours of course purchase please check your ‘JUNK’ folder. Personal or company firewalls sometimes block emails. If you still can’t find your email after checking your JUNK mail, please send me an email at: Jessica@jesshickman.com 

If your business has a protective firewall, please contact us, and the Upstand Academy team will ensure you have access to the course.

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