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Painting and Decorating

August 24th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Course Information, Courses, Uncategorized | Post a Comment »

The Yulang Aboriginal Education Training Unit is in partnership with the PCYC at Redfern with the aim of assisting unemployed students in becoming interested in skilled employment.  TAFE and the PCYC are running a five week Statement of Attainment in Painting and Decorating creating a pathway for students to the Certificate III in Painting and Decorating, which will give the equivilant qualification of a first year apprentice. 

For more information please contact Dennis Cooper – Aboriginal Coordinator on 9217 5365.

First Aid Course – Loftus TAFE

August 18th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Course Information, Courses, New courses | Post a Comment »

run by Yulang Aboriginal Education Training Unit

 Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th September 2010

Loftus Campus, Sutherland

Room FG – 11

from 9.00am to 4.00pm

Anybody who is interested in attending a “First Aid” course please contact Ann Cribb – Aboriginal Coordinator or Tracey Rose on 9710 5183 to confirm your place. 

Please note that numbers are limited. 

First Aid Certificate

 42-15643124

Aboriginal Teacher and Mentor for Construction Students

August 10th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Course Information, Uncategorized | Post a Comment »

The Yulang Aboriginal Education and Training Unit are working with Aboriginal teacher Gavin Lester to provide teacher support in Construction and Carpentry classes at Randwick TAFE, as well as, act as a mentor for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander apprentices within SI TAFE. 

Gavin is well know in the community for both his ten year career in the National Rugby League where he played for Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Rooters and also as a pioneer in building participation,training and apprentice opportunities for our students.

 

Benefits of this partnership include:-

  • Better retention rates of  our students
  • Students remaining in TAFE because of their positive experience
  • to identify and provide student support in the form of a tutor
  • to act as an advocate when required for students
  • to develop and maintain a  database of students skills to identify gaps in training
  • to research and encourage students to undertake extra short courses e.g. Tag Testing, Elevated Work Platform and First Aid which will be of benefit to both the student and employer.

 

 For more information please contact Danny Allende or Gavin Lester on 9469 8509.

Calvin Hough – Aboriginal Staff Award Acceptance speech

July 28th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Celebrations | Post a Comment »

TAFE NSW Gili Awards

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Calvin Hough and Dr Catherine Burrows (GM TAFE Strategy)

 

Good evening, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land.  I would also like to acknowledge distinguished guests, colleagues, family and friends, particularly my mum and dad and my daughter, Krystal.

I am a Kamilaroi man and my family originate from Walhollow Aboriginal mission which is near Quirindi. I am very proud of my heritage and extremely proud in using my abilities in being able to help fellow Indigenous brothers and sisters.

I would like to share a little piece of myself here with you. I have raised my daughter, Krystal as a sole parent from the age of 6. At the time, I was unemployed for a period of 10 years and I started doing IT as a means of surviving financially. After some time I found I had enough qualifications that enabled me to seek n employment as an IT teacher. I was then head hunted by Lou Davis who was working at Loftus TAFE. When I was informed about eh TAFE teaching rate I was in shock and nearly fell off the chair and graciously accepted the offer. I was then told the offer came with strings – it was teaching IT at a prison. 

I began my teaching career in corrections at Mulawa approximately 13 years ago when I was invited to teach for the Magazine known as ‘Shadow’s Edge’ which was distributed throughout the prisons. At that time I was not sure what to expect. I did however find that all the students in my classroom were very dedicated and enjoyed working on this project that the magazine went on to become a successful accomplishment.

From there I was then introduced by the then ICCLO from Sydney Institute, Nina Walker to teaching at Long Bay  Correctional Complex which was a huge leap for me as it was both challenging and intimidating at the outset. To my surprise, I found the students engaging, committed and interested in their learning. I have taught computing skills to a wide range of students within Long Bay ranging from maximum security to minimum. I have aloes worked very closely with a wide range of education and offender services staff at both Long Bay and Mulawa and have at all times found everyone to be supportive and dedicated to the educational provision of services to inmates.

I recall there was an incident where the students from the Old Silverwater Men’s gaol were turning up for class not only on the day my class was being held but also on additional days. When they were asked they replied they thought the class was on everyday. I have also been asked on many occasions as to why my classes are not running every day.

The thing that inspires me when I am teaching is going out and being a positive role model for people who have come from greatly disadvantaged backgrounds. When I demonstrate an exercise to them and they achieve the results their faces light up like a Christmas tree and this gives me the ultimate buzz.

For me working in prisons is my calling in life – this is my purpose and I immensely enjoy going there each day and teaching these eager loaners who are not only interested but also very grateful.

Once again I humbly accept this prestigious award and thank all my colleagues. I also want to say a very special thank you to my family who have been my rock and support through what has recently been a very challenging illness. Thank you mum, dad and Krystal.

To everyone else in the audience enjoy the night.

NAIDOC Week Celebrations

July 28th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Celebrations | Post a Comment »

Sydney Institute,

TAFE NSW – Ultimo College

July 26 – 30, 2010

 

Monday 26 July – Friday 30 July

9am  – 5pm                         EORA / Aboriginal Art Exhibition in The Muse 

Monday 26 July 2010Flag Raising Ceremony

Grass area in between The Muse & Bldg D (Library, Ground Level)

  •  10:15am                               Welcome to Country
  • 10:20am                    Yulang Unit – Welcome/NAIDOC speech
  • 10:30am                    Raising of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Flags
  • 10.45am                     Morning Tea/opening of Aboriginal Art Exhibition – The Muse

Tuesday 27 July 2010

The Square

  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm            Descendance Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre

 Wednesday 28 July 2010

The Square

  • 12:00pm                               Street Warriors – Aboriginal Hip Hop band
  • 12:30 – 1:00pm                  Aboriginal Bush tucker – Yaama Dhiyaan Catering

 Thursday 29 July 2010

The Square

  • 12:00pm                               Emma Donovan: Indigenous singer and songwriter

 Friday 30 July 2010

The Square

  • 12:00pm                               Torres Strait Islander performance

Connecting Kooris to Careers Youth Job Expos

July 28th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Information Days & Expo's | Post a Comment »

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Corporate Culcha, the Australian Government and the National Rugby League (NRL) held the Connecting Kooris to Careers Youth Job expo 2010 aimed at connecting NSW Indigenous youth with future employment and careers. The Expos enabled Indigenous job seekers and future job seekers to meet, talk to and connect with a wide variety of local and national employers on the day and provide them with the exciting opportunity to mingle with their NRL heroes.

Corporate Culcha, in collaboration with Dare to Lead for Business
corporate partners and the network of Dare to Lead schools,
is focused on facilitating Indigenous student’s transition
from school to employment and supporting Indigenous job
seekers into jobs made available by local and regional industry.

The Expos have already attracted the attention of many high
profile corporations and Government Departments looking to
recruit young Indigenous leaders of tomorrow.

The Yulang Aboriginal Education Training Unit attended the 2010 ‘Connecting Kooris to Careers Youth Job Expo’ held in ANZ Stadium Homebush in June. Some 561 students attended the day.

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Success at the 2010 ‘Gili’ Awards

July 28th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Celebrations, Uncategorized | Post a Comment »

Fantastic news …..  Sydney Institute received three awards at this year’s TAFE NSW  ‘Gili’ Awards. The ‘Gili’ Awards are the premier NSW Aboriginal TAFE awards event.

 Out of the ten categories available, Sydney Institute TAFE was successful in achieving the:

  •  Aboriginal Staff Award – Calvin Hough (Correctional Centre teacher)
  • Achievement Award – Shane Lyons (Energy Australia program – Petersham)
  • Community Partnership Award – Beyond Consultancy – (Palm Island Community training in Cert IV TAA- Ultimo)

Congratuation to all of the winners and nominees who were all deserving and have achieved outstanding results in 2009.

Digital Story Telling and Presentation Skills

July 28th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Course Information, Courses, New courses, Professional Development | Post a Comment »

This is an entry level FREE course for students who want to:

 Prepare and plan presentations

  • Prepare & orally deliver stories for a purpose
  • Communicate using emerging technologies
  • Access adaptive technology
  • Create electronic presentations

  Classes held from  12 O Clock to 3.00pm every Thursday for 10 weeks.

 

Building I,  Meeting Room, Gymea Campus, The Kingsway, Gymea  

 For more info phone Ann Cribb on 9710 5183 or 0422 416252

or email ann.cribb@tafensw.edu.au

Introduction to Computers

July 28th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Course Information, Courses, New courses | Post a Comment »

This free course is designed for any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who would like to develop new skills in a friendly relaxed environment.  Learn how to operate a personal computer. Discover Microsoft Word and Word Processing.  Learn how to surf the Internet and send emails. Create a pathway to Employment or just do it for fun!

Classes will be held each Tuesday morning

From 9.30am to 12.30am

Room A202, Gymea Campus

To enrol or for more information please call Ann Cribb – Aboriginal Coordinator on 9710 5183.

Partnership brings results !

June 8th, 2010 Posted by traceyrose in Uncategorized | Post a Comment »

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The partnership between Nura Gili Indigenous Programs – UNSW, TAFE NSW, Sydney Institute’s Yulang Aboriginal EducationTraining Unit and The Traineeship Centre – Ultimo is in its fourth year and is seeing great results. 

 Nura Gili Indigenous programs employ a number of trainees each year and the trainees are placed in different faculties at the University of New South Wales. 

 Once a week the students meet at the Nura Gili Programs Centre to work as a group to complete their TAFE studies. On this study day the students are supported with tutors from the Yulang AETU and once a month a teacher from the Traineeship Centre visits to ensure progress is maintained. 

 The main area studied is Business Administration although over the time students have completed other areas such as Library Services and Child Studies.

 Yulang AETU became involved to compliment UNSW with support for students to increase the retention rates and assist students in completing the TAFE component of their Traineeship.

 Although this partnership started as a trial it is now well cemented and has proven successful as well as supportive of our students.   Knowing that Aboriginal people work better in small groups is a key factor to its success.

 Six trainees have commenced in 2010 and are well on their way to gaining qualifications that will set them on a future career path.