Northern Rivers Department of Rural Health - Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Education

The 2006/2007 Objectives :

Provide support and prepare students with the necessary knowledge and skills to gain entry to a nursing course at TAFE on three broad areas:

Communication skills,

Aboriginal studies, and

Calculations in Nursing Practice.

Develop, design and implement a consistent school program that will focus, not just on the relevance of schooling, but a range of areas to enhance Aboriginal children and young people in everyway. Resulting in increased recruitment & retention rates for the education program leading to career opportunities

Provide support and continuing education on a professional level for Aboriginal health professionals in collaboration with the NCAHS Aboriginal Workforce Development Officer Leadership & management

Assist in developing and implementing 'Walking Through Research', a professional and culturally relevant research program that encourages career progression.

Develop professional links with mainstream and Aboriginal community groups:
NCAHS Aboriginal Workforce Development Strategy Steering
NCAHS Aboriginal Health Advisory (Ngayundi)
Bundjalung Council meeting
Health Workforce Education Group
Aboriginal Education Consultative Group
School Working Assembly Team meeting (Ballina HS)


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