Indigenous Australians' Health Programme: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy
Tender ID: 483038
Tender Details
Tender Description
This grant opportunity is for the delivery of the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy (Health Academy).
The Health Academy is an Indigenous Allied Health Academy (IAHA) led, holistic, supportive, and culturally safe program that aims to create opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander high school and college students to consider career choices in health and wellbeing. It is an innovative, community-led model, tailoring training to ensure engagement, retention, and success for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.
The Academy enables students in Years 11 and 12 to complete a Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance through an Australian School Based Apprenticeship model. This may lead to employment as an Allied Health Assistant or may inspire the student to pursue a health professional career or access further educational pathways.
The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
• create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to consider career choices in health and wellbeing; and
• support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to be engaged in education and employment.
The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity include:
• improvements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student’s understanding of health and wellbeing career opportunities;
• increased number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth successfully completing a Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance; and
• the growth and strengthening of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workforce.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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