Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Respect for Country Job Skills Project over the past 12 months. As a result of your input, the draft qualifications, skill sets and units have been finalised and submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee. Once endorsed by the AISC, the drafts will be forwarded to the state and territory skills ministers for their endorsement, and published on the national training register (training.gov.au).

Led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander project partners, the qualifications, skill sets and units for cultural sites work and on Country management have been reviewed and updated so that they reflect current skill needs and terminology.

Particular attention was paid to cultural safety and preferred language, with updates to qualifications, skill sets and units to reflect this. Unit sector codes were renamed from Aboriginal Sites Work (ASW) to Cultural Sites Work (CSW) and Indigenous Land Management (ILM) to On County Management (OCM).

Two qualifications were revised to be more flexible to deliver, to support adaptable career pathways and to reflect the latest technologies and equipment. Thirty five existing units were revised to improve their relevance and clarity, cover foundation skills and remove barriers to assessment. A number of units were updated to incorporate Indigenous Culture and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and a new unit was developed for contributing to the development of culturally safe processes for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Seven skill sets were updated to reflect changes in the units they contain.

For more information, visit the project page.