BENDIGO TAFE has launched its new Reconciliation Action Plan.<\/p>\n
Chief executive Sally Curtain said the RAP outlines the institute\u2019s work towards a \u201creconciled, just and equitable Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEducational organisations such as Bendigo TAFE have an obligation to be informed and involved in reconciliation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it is more than an obligation, it is the right thing to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cReconciliation is an essential process in the healing of our national soul.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have high ambitions for this Reconciliation Action Plan. It will drive meaningful and lasting change and, I hope, will become an example for other educational organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The RAP includes Bendigo TAFE\u2019s commitments to restoring First Nations people to a place of equity, working towards \u201censuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures be fully valued by all\u201d, \u201crestoring broken relationships\u201d and \u201ceradicating social inequalities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The artwork in the RAP was designed by Dja Dja Wurrung artist Jida Gulpill and represents the \u201crainbow serpent in all our waterways, land features and language groups across Victoria.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have high ambitions for this Reconciliation Action Plan,\u201d Ms Curtain said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will drive meaningful and lasting change and, I hope, will become an example for other educational organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the reconciliation plan, Bendigo TAFE\u2019s revitalisation project is almost complete.<\/p>\n
That has seen several Aboriginal artworks, including a large Waa the crow, designed in part by the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, installed on one of the instruction\u2019s newest buildings,<\/p>\n
In 2020, the the TAFE employed over 1300 staff with 11 staff identifying as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.<\/p>\n
The institution has about 14,000 students across over 30 areas of study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BENDIGO TAFE has launched its new Reconciliation Action Plan. Chief executive Sally Curtain said the RAP outlines the institute\u2019s work towards a \u201creconciled, just and equitable Australia.\u201d \u201cEducational organisations such as Bendigo TAFE have an obligation to be informed and involved in reconciliation,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it is more than an obligation, it is the […]<\/p>\n