Corrective Services NSW

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training

Course overview

This training provides the learner with knowledge regarding the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people while understanding the contemporary challenges they are facing today.  The training will enhance the learners communication skills in an Aboriginal context while improving their skills to identify and manage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders at risk.

This training course covers areas relating to:

  • Culture
  • Historical and Contemporary Understanding
  • Communication in an Aboriginal Context
  • Managing Aboriginal Offenders at Risk
  • Transgenerational Trauma

Entry requirements

Open to all Corrective Services NSW staff.

Delivery mode

This training will require completion of the following;

  • Face to face / Virtual attendance (1 day)

Course start date

  • 22 January 2025 (CSNSW Academy)

Enrol

Enrol in the course.

Contact

Community and Workplace Training Unit

Email: CSTU@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Last updated:

19 Dec 2024

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Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.

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