Batchelor Institute logo
Acknowledgement of country

Batchelor Institute would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sovereign people of the lands on which our campuses are located. As we share our knowledge, teaching and learning and engage in research practices within this Institution and/or conduct business with a variety of external agencies and organisations, we must always pay respect to the sovereign status of our hosts. May their Ancestors always be remembered and honoured, their Elders listened to and respected, all members treated with dignity and fairness — in the present and well into the future.

We also acknowledge and pay respect to the knowledge embedded forever with our hosts, custodianship of country and the binding relationship they have with the land. Batchelor Institute extends this acknowledgment and expression of respect to all sovereign custodians — past, present and emerging. By expressing Acknowledgement of Country we encourage all to extend and practice respect to all First Nations people wherever their lands are located.

Please read this important information
It is a condition of use of the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education website that users ensure that any disclosure of the information contained in the website is consistent with the views and sensitivities of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This includes:
Language
Users are warned that there may be words and descriptions which may be culturally sensitive and which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Terms and annotations, which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the item was written, may be considered inappropriate today in some circumstances.
Deceased persons
Users of the website should be aware that, in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, seeing images of deceased persons in photographs, film and books or hearing them in recordings may cause sadness or distress and in some cases, offend against strongly held cultural prohibitions.
Access conditions
Materials included in this website may be subject to access conditions imposed by Indigenous communities and/or depositors. Users are advised that access to some materials may be subject to these terms and conditions which the Institute is required to maintain
Application details
Position No.

.pdf, .doc, .docx maxiumum file size 8mb

Thank you for your application

Our Batchelor Institute team will get back to you shortly.

Inter-Library loan form
4 characters left

Item

Single article/chapter

Single article/chapter

I hereby request you to make and supply me with a copy of the article or extract listed on this application, which I require for the purpose of research or study. I have not previously been supplied with a copy of the said article or extract by a librarian. I have undertaken that is a copy is supplied to me, I will not use it except for the purposes of research or study.

Thank you for your application

Our Batchelor Institute team will get back to you shortly.

Send your enquiry and a Batchelor team member will get back to you shortly
Thank you for contacting us

Our Batchelor Institute team will get back to you shortly.

Search
A collaboration changing lives
Home A collaboration changing lives
02 September 2020
2 minute read
Graduands seated at the Graduation Ceremony, Darwin Correctional Centre

"Doing this training has taught me many ways to help myself and others back home. I have learnt ways to deal with my stress, my emotions and have gained confidence to speak up and not be shame! I believe that programs like these assists us in changing the attitudes of others and creates a more healthier and positive environment." Graduand 1

Batchelor Institute held two graduation ceremonies, (the first in Darwin Correctional Centre on 30th July and the second in Alice Springs Correctional Centre on 6th August) as part of a strong partnership with NT Correctional Services. In just under a year, 135 Nationally Recognised Qualifications* were completed by inmates at the Darwin and Alice Springs facilities, despite the challenges created by COVID-19.

Graduates were successful in learning Foundational Skills that will underpin future education and training; studies and accreditation in Family Wellbeing, Visual Arts, Business, Kitchen Operations, Agri-food Operations, Engineering, and Construction courses.

The Darwin ceremony also celebrated a new third-party agreement between the Institute and Alana Kaye College which delivered and graduated students with the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

“We are very proud of our work with Corrections,” the Institute’s CEO Professor Steve Larkin said. “It’s a strong and effective partnership, one that actually changes lives. It works, and its success continues to be acknowledged as it was last year with the awarding of the 2019 NT Training Award for Collaboration.”

Associate Professor Wendy Ludwig, who officiated at the ceremonies, congratulated graduates as well as the lecturers, Batchelor Institute staff and staff from the correctional service – custodial and non-custodial.

“All the graduands should be very proud of their achievements,” Assoc. Prof Ludwig said. “They have made an important commitment. They have chosen to grow, and learn new skills, that will serve them inside as well as when they return to their communities. Batchelor Institute is very pleased to have been part of their positive journey.”

Ms Rufaro Nyamusara, who teaches Foundation Skills and Business courses at the Darwin Correctional Centre, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2020 NT VET Trainer of the year Award to be announced on September 19.

"Now, it has made me want to do more as this will help me get to the next level of study on the outside" Graduand 2

*A total of 123 students graduated, with 12 receiving dual qualifications

Assoc. Prof Wendy Ludwig addressing at Graduation Ceremony, Darwin Correctional Centre