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iv. The Program provided an opportunity in Moncrieff for a young Aboriginal artist to produce artwork for signage in a new Play Space – Yunggaballi Park; and

v. The Program engaged with students at Charles Weston School to help provide input into the future play space in Coombs.

The CIT Yurauna Centre provides students with opportunities to gain the following qualifications:

• Certificate 2 General Education (equivalent to Year 10)

• Year 12 Program

• Certificate 3 Community Services (pathway to work in the community services sector)

• Certificate 2 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts (pathway to opening their own arts practice or work in cultural organisations)

Students have opportunity to provide regular feedback to CIT through the CIT Yurauna Centre and the CIT Student Association. If students with they may elect to run for the CITSA Council.

CIT Pathways, in their Year 12 Program have a focus on valuing mother tongue and language and its use in community, culture and storytelling. EAL and Leadership students are taken to the South Coast with the Ted Noffs Organisation to surf and to value, educate and engage them with each other and the community.

Multicultural affairs—English language training
(Question No 2094)

Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, upon notice, on 30 November 2018:

(1) What government facilitated English language training programs exist in the ACT.

(2) What incentives does the Government offer to people to encourage them to attend English language training sessions.

(3) How much funding has/does the Government put toward English language training in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-2020.

(4) When was the last government review into this subject and is there another one scheduled; if so, when.

Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The Commonwealth Government funds the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) which provides up to 510 hours of English language tuition to eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants to assist them to improve their English literacy skills. NAVITAS delivers this program in the ACT on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.

The ACT Government is delivering on it is 2016-17 Budget commitment to provide funding to assist new Canberrans to improve their English language skills through expanding English language programs.

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