Page 2291 - Week 07 - Thursday, 16 June 1994
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In the context of the 1992-93 Budget the ACT Government in 1992-93, provided funding to develop and implement a three year training program on diversity and cross cultural awareness for ACT Government Service employees. The Valuing Diversity - ACT Government Service Diversity and Culture Training Project aims to provide managers and client service staff with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage and work effectively with diverse people and situations and includes a significant emphasis on Aboriginal issues.
Individual agencies have developed training programs appropriate to their specific needs. The ACT Department of Education and Training has implemented in service training programs for school staff in issues involved in Aboriginal education and all ACT Government school principals participated in a Principals' Awareness Program.
The Attorney General's Department has introduced cross cultural awareness training for all staff, including magistrates and other judicial officers. ACT judges will be involved in a regional program aimed at developing better relations between Aboriginal people and the judiciary.
Staff within the Yurauna Centre at the Canberra Institute of Technology have commenced consultation with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders regarding cultural awareness workshops for staff within the Institute. The Department of Urban Services has instituted a series of cultural awareness seminars featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture for staff and the Australian Federal Police has continued to hold Aboriginal cultural awareness training seminars. All these courses have been run by or in consultation with members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
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