CLOSING THE GAP

“I now want to begin
my studies at Flinders
University and study
a bachelor of social
work to become a
social worker.”
Kell Gunter IYMP Participant
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Kurongkurl Katijin,
Dreamtime Project
Supporting youth
pathways 2
Edith Cowan University’s Kurongkurl
Katijin Support Unit is helping
achieve increases in Indigenous
women enrolling and graduating
from the university through
innovative initiatives like the
Dreamtime Project. The project has
seen an increase of 32 per cent in
the number of Indigenous women
enrolling at the university between
2014 and 2015, with 70 women
enrolled in Semester 2 2015. The
unit provides cultural support to
students and coordinates a wide
range of services such as dedicated
study areas, academic tutoring,
pastoral care and mentoring as well
as course and careers advice. In
2017, Kurongkurl Katijin will benefit
from the new flexibilities being
introduced under the Indigenous
Student Success Programme.
Nineteen-year-old Kell Gunter
from Ceduna on South Australia’s
west coast is being helped by
the Indigenous Youth Mobility
Pathways project to support her
dream to become a social worker.
The project supports Indigenous
young people aged 16 to 24
who choose to move away from
home to gain qualifications.
Moving to Adelaide to study
proved challenging for Kelli,
but thanks to the Indigenous
Youth Mobility Pathways, Kelli
is studying a Certificate 3 in
Business Administration and
working as an administrative
trainee, gaining essential work
experience in the process. Her
next goal is to start university.
CLOSING THE GAP: PRIME MINISTER'S REPORT 2017
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