This cultural safety awareness training provides an introduction to culturally safe practices that influence relationships and communication with Aboriginal people. It will help cultivate allyship in participants by reflecting on power and privilege, challenging assumptions, and recognising the injustices and systemic issues that have impacted and continue to impact Aboriginal people.

Volunteering Tasmania is offering this training at a heavily subsidised rate for volunteer involving organisations, through the Volunteer Management Activity (VMA). The VMA aims to build the capacity of volunteer involving organisations to provide inclusive and accessible volunteering opportunities and break down barriers to volunteering for specified priority groups, which includes First Nations people.

Tickets are limited, so register now! To maximise the impact of this great opportunity, there is a limit of 2 people attending per volunteer involving organisation. If you are unsure which ticket type to purchase, or if cost is a barrier to attending, please contact Ruth at team@volunteeringtas.org.au or phone (03) 6231 5550.

Learning outcomes

Examine the historical experiences and address contemporary social challenges Aboriginal people face.
Identify critical issues and establish key aspects of cultural safety and evaluate the extent to which cultural safety is integrated within own work and workplace.
Contextualise cultural safety to your work environment & procedures that meet the needs of Aboriginal people.

This training is the first step in Mina Nina's Aboriginal cultural safety proficiency pathway. It is an inspiring program, run by a Tasmanian Aboriginal owned and operated business, that provides individuals and organisations with the tools to develop meaningful and culturally appropriate commitments and actions to meet the cultural safety requirements of Aboriginal people in Tasmania.

Lunch is provided, please advise dietary requirements when registering.

Description and picture of Dewayne Everettsmith, aboriginal cultural safety specialist.

Volunteer Management Activity is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.