Charles Darwin University annual report 2006
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Initiatives towards increasing awareness and understanding include: Coordination of the three-day-forum component of the Garma Festival. In 2006, the forum had a focus on Indigenous education and training, and enhanced the understanding of what is working and why, and the policy and practice changes that are most likely to improve outcomes in the years ahead. Inclusion of Indigenous cultural awareness components in all Higher Education courses, through a unit that is required content in all courses. Inclusion of Indigenous content in units generally. This includes units in law, business, creative arts and environmental science that incorporate Indigenous knowledge and practice, and the introduction of specifi c streams in the new Bachelor of Teaching and Learning and the revamped Bachelor of Nursing. Development of Indigenous language and culture programs. Expansion of Indigenous knowledge research, together with substantial involvement of Indigenous elders and Indigenous youth. Relevant to the last point above, the University has actively supported the growth of the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA). NAILSMA is a peak Indigenous alliance across northern Australia that brings together Indigenous land and sea managers and regional Indigenous organisations. It provides opportunities: to access new resources for land and sea management to share knowledge and experience, including the exchange of Western and Indigenous knowledge in research activities involving both community-based and university staff to develop leadership and intergenerational capacity to achieve a strong voice to advocate for Indigenous land and sea managers on issues that are of concern across northern Australia. The close cooperation of the University with NAILSMA has facilitated training of Indigenous students in local contexts across the NT and the Kimberly region of Western Australia. Grant funding for NAILSMA has grown to $2.9 million per annum (average), with an expectation that additional grants in 2007 will almost triple this fi gure. Employer of choice As one of the largest employers in the Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University has put in place a number of mechanisms to encourage and support Indigenous employment growth. A new Indigenous employment strategy commenced in 2006, providing a range of recruitment, career development and retention initiatives. These include establishment of an Indigenous traineeship program under Structured Training and Employment Project (STEP) funding, and the commencement of an Indigenous work-experience program, bringing Indigenous secondary students from three schools into the University for fi ve weeks. Supporting this, delivery of cross-cultural training to University staff is now widespread, will be expanded to other organisations and companies in the Northern Territory. Partly in recognition of these initiatives, in 2006 Charles Darwin University was one of fi ve Northern Territory businesses invited to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to provide more job opportunities for Indigenous Australians. The MOU enables the University to become part of the Corporate Leaders for Indigenous Employment Project. The University is one of 81 signatories from around Australia committed to and actively participating in the project. Both the Northern Land Council and the Central Australian National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Commemoration Committee made awards to Charles Darwin University for excellence in training and education for Indigenous Territorians. Future priorities for Community and Access In developing the universitys Futures Framework, the importance of achieving Indigenous participation and relevance is highlighted.