Adelaide’s first Vocational Training & Employment Centre (VTEC) has expanded into regional parts of South Australia, guaranteeing jobs for a total of 325 Indigenous people throughout the state.
Students at remote Jilkminggan School recently received a great reward for their excellent attendance when they visited a cattle station and watched a muster at close range.
The two-day workshop is nationally accredited training and provides an in-depth look at the Marumali Journey of Healing Model with an eye to identifying the risks and protective factors and how to manage these to ensure the safest possible journey for the survivor.
School attendance teams in remote Arnhem Land are getting innovative about improving school attendance by using a mix of western technology and Yolngu language, kinship and culture to share ideas about getting kids to school.
The Chair of AIATSIS Council, Professor Mick Dodson recently highlighted the importance of respecting Indigenous knowledge and identity within Australian society. Indeed, strong connection to culture is fundamental to Indigenous wellbeing.
