Training

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.

Boardroom Mastery is a challenging, transformative experience for those who already have a deep understanding of governance, director roles and boardroom responsibilities.

AICD offers a range of courses designed for the professional development of company directors. Courses topics such as governance, finance and strategy and risks and are of varying lengths, including short intensive courses, residential courses, webinars and e-learning options.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this program you will develop your language, numeracy, digital and learning skills to participate more fully in everyday life, further learning and work.

This course is for students who want to return to the workforce or study, increase their skill in workplace communication or are looking to change careers and would like to develop a career plan.

This program is designed for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people either wishing to enter or already working in the community services sector. 

This program is designed for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people either wishing to enter or already working in the area of community development.

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.

The Company Directors Course provides a comprehensive overview of the roles and duties of board directors and includes topics on the legal environment, the director mindset, strategy and risk, financial performance, decision making, board and organisational culture, board dynamics and measuring board effectiveness.

The program covers all the key areas you will need to be across as a board director, including sessions on board duties, meeting processes, finance, strategy and risk.

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

Indigenous community fellowship is aimed at Indigenous people working in community organisations who wish to undertake a research project and build their research capability.

The IMW and its strategic partners are dedicated to the development and advancement of culturally appropriate and inclusive geospatial technologies for Indigenous leadership, agencies, and communities to support Indigenous rights and interests.  

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.

This workshop looks at corporate governance for members and directors of corporations. It provides an introduction to the key aspects of running a corporation and focuses on topics such as: finance and responsibilities of directors.

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.