Training

Need help on managing your business, or want to get training? There are a number of free and low-cost webinars, events and online training packages available to help you.

Various federal and state government agencies and departments run training for small businesses. These are run by professionals working in the relevant fields. These workshops and webinars cover topics related to tax, record keeping and advertising.

The Certificate II in Indigenous Leadership is an introduction to leadership models and styles and how these impact on the community, with a key focus on developing personal, professional and community leadership.

Milparanga, an 11-day, two session program held in different locations in Australia, encourages and enables Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to engage in powerful and different conversations. The program aims to support Indigenous Australian leaders to: grow as an individual, develop their leadership capabilities including governance and decision making, co-create robust conversations for powerful shifts across the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander landscape and broaden their perspectives and act together for the greater good.

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, in partnership with Charles Darwin University (CDU), has offered the following courses in Applied Social Science: Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges (YATSI1); Bachelor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advocacy (BATSIA); Associate Degree of Applied Social Science (XASSO1), Bachelor of Applied Social Science (WASSO1).

Students uncover the necessary dimensions of successful adult learning – such as confidence, resilience and the ability to learn new things.

This qualification reflects the role of entry level community services workers who support individuals through the provision of person-centred services.

Business SA offers courses to promote and enhance organisational capacity and personal capacities in the business world.

Become a Health and Safety Representative (HSR). This five-day program provides you with the skills and confidence to identify and resolve workplace health and safety issues.

CIT provides a range of training courses at various levels covering a wide range of topics including:

• Business and management
• Conservation and land management
• Community service

The Yurauna Centre is a dedicated Indigenous student support centre at CIT.

The Cape York Leaders Program supports the development of current and future Cape York leaders. The four phases of the Cape York Leaders Program are: academic, youth, skilling and excelling leaders.

The Centre for Community Welfare Training (CCWT) provides cost effective and accessible training opportunities for people working across the community welfare sector in NSW, in particular those working with vulnerable children, young people and families. 

The Diploma of Business Studies is designed to reflect general business degree course objectives and build towards the graduate attributes of Charles Darwin University. These attributes describe creative, flexible and socially responsible graduates who are able to acquire, understand and apply concepts and knowledge with a high level of skills in communication, leadership and team work.

Foundation for Young Australians turns the knowledge gained from our research into action, co-designing programs and events for young people, with young people in collaboration with educational institutions and government as well as corporate and philanthropic partners.

IBA offers an online learning course to assist Indigenous entrepreneurs to progress their ideas for business at their own pace. All the materials are provided via IBA’s online Learning Place platform, so participants can easily access them from anywhere with internet access.

IBA offers an online learning course to assist Indigenous entrepreneurs to progress their ideas for business at their own pace. All the materials are provided via IBA’s online Learning Place platform, so participants can easily access them from anywhere with internet access.

IBA serves, partners and invests with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to enhance their business skills

The Melbourne Business School is offering a course designed for Indigenous entrepreneurs and professionals.

This qualification is suitable for individuals working as board members, contact officers and senior staff within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations. It also applies to public servants working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boards of governance.

This qualification is suitable for individuals working as board members, contact officers and senior staff within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations. It also applies to public servants working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boards of governance.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base in international business management and demonstrate a range of managerial skills to ensure that international business activities are conducted effectively in an organisation or business area.