Flinders University has purchased an Indigenous Cultural Awareness course and is encouraging all staff to undertake the training in the next few months.

This course provides key learnings of:

• An appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ long-held philosophies, connection to Country and ways of knowing, being and doing from time immemorial and in the contemporary
• An understanding of cultural protocols and significance of Welcome to Country and Acknowledgment of Country . Knowledge of the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• A foundational understanding of Australia’s Indigenous history, settler colonialism, social and cultural policy and attempted dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
• Knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ self-determination, resistance and activism*  Celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ contributions to Australian society

To access the training:

Step 1 – Go to this link: Your Mob Learning
Step 2 – Create your profile and click “Sign up”
Step 3 – Select the course “Indigenous Cultural Awareness Induction 1.0” on your dashboard
Step 4 – Complete the course (you are also welcome to undertake any of the other courses available in your dashboard with Your Mob Learning)