1. Health Policy & Advocacy – Provides a strong foundation in policy and advocacy, empowering participants to influence change effectively
2. Research & Clinical Guidelines – Equips participants with skills to interpret and understand research and clinical guideline processes to provide meaningful contributions to relevant committees
3. Media Training and Advocacy Skills – Trains and prepares participants for public engagements and media opportunities, through robust media and presentation training focusing on confidence-building and storytelling to amplify participants’ voices in the public domain
4. Capacity Building for Committee Participation – Offers guidance on navigating meeting structures, presenting their perspective and engaging collaboratively with other committee members enabling participants to take on roles within committees, advisory boards and other decision-making bodies

The Advocacy Training Academy runs from April to December 2025 and includes the following components:

• Self-paced learning via the Advocacy Masterclass platform, featuring 14 online modules with over 20 hours of video content
• Two, 2-hour interactive online sessions led by experts in their field
• A full-day, in-person media training in Sydney to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge to speak about their condition to media.