National Formation Programs

EREA offers a number of formation programs for all staff, ranging from beginning staff to senior leaders, that provide opportunities for professional and personal reflection and growth.

“With a Listening Heart: A Design for Formation within the Edmund Rice Tradition” guides the planning, design and evaluation of staff formation experiences grounded in the Touchstones as the contemporary Australian expression of Catholic schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.

“Full of Life” provides a guide to all nationally coordinated formation, leadership development and professional learning opportunities within the EREA community.

Edmund Rice Education Australia National Formation Programs 2025
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A Call to Participation

An induction program for people new to EREA schools and Edmund Rice communities
A Call to Leadership

A program for leaders in EREA schools and Edmund Rice communities
A Call to Transformation

A program for people with at least five years’ experience in EREA schools or Edmund Rice communities
A Vision for Liberation

A program for senior leaders in EREA schools and Edmund Rice communities
Corroboree: A Vision for Reconciliation

A program which responds to the Reconciliation paradigm shift called for in the EREA Strategic Directions 2020-2024.
Forming the Facilitator: Formation and Professional Learning for Adult Formation

A program to provide a deeper understanding of EREA through formation experiences, professional learning and practice
Called, Gifted and Sent

A program for those seeking retreat and renewal focused on a spirituality of Edmand Rice.

Immersions and Partnership Programs

EREA organises and supports a number of Immersion and Partnership programs for leaders and staff that promote a faith-based response to global solidarity and a commitment to reconciliation. These include programs with Indigenous communities in Australia, and in the past have included international programs in India, Africa, South America and Ireland. As programs are available, information will be placed on this site.