Aboriginal Cultural Respect Training

Delivery: Face-to-face | Duration: Full-day

All Tasmanian State Service employees are invited to register for one of the Aboriginal Cultural Respect Training sessions scheduled for Hobart, Launceston, and Ulverstone.

The training module was developed as an action under the first TSS Aboriginal Employment Strategy to 2022, responding to the need for an accessible, consistent, quality controlled and culturally authentic Aboriginal training package for Tasmanian State Service employees.

Moving beyond the life of the first Strategy the training remains a priority initiative in the new TSS Aboriginal Employment Strategy beyond 2024.

Nicole Smith has joined the Aboriginal Employment Strategy team and will be lead facilitator in delivering the training. Come and join Nicole, a strong Palawa woman as she shares her knowledge of Tasmanian Aboriginal people and culture; hear firsthand stories from Tasmanian Aboriginal community members and families and other Aboriginal community members, and together, examine the impact that past and currently policies and practices had and continue to have on Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

Take this opportunity to explore new and different work practices that can assist you in engaging with Aboriginal people, building respectful Aboriginal partnerships, and creating culturally safe and respectful workplaces.

Please note this training is for Tasmanian State Service employees only.

Program
8:45-9.00 Registration
9.00- 10.00 Welcome and getting to know each other in our shared learning space
10.00-10.45 A glimpse into the complex, multifaceted and transgenerational
11.00-12.30 Real people, Real Stories, Real experiences – Reality of Tasmanian Aboriginal mobs and family
1.00-2.00 The Stolen Generations Bringing Them Home video Aust. Human Rights Commission
2.00-3.45 Transforming Government: draw on shared learning to inform new workplace thinking and doing
3.45-4.30 Expressionism: expressing the training experience through your fingertips

*The State Service Management Office reserves the right to adjust the program without notice.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course, you will be able to:

  • Explore ways to transfer learning into workplace practice.
  • Contribute to building culturally safe and respectful workplaces.
  • Explore what we don’t know and perhaps need to know.
  • Understand that almost every Aboriginal person is impacted by trauma, loss and grief because of historical and current government policies and practices.
  • Create opportunities for shared cultural discovery, continued learning and mutual respect.
Presenter - Nicole Smith, Aboriginal Employment Project Officer (Aboriginal Employment Strategy), State Service Management Office

Nicole is a truwulway, palawa from her ancestral Country of lumaranatana (Cape Portland) in the Northeastern region of Lutruwita / Tasmania. Nicole has worked across different sectors of the State Government, including interpretation and education as an Aboriginal Learning Facilitator for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), where she also co-curated the permanent children's exhibition, mapiya lumi | Around Here, for Children and young people birth – 7 years.

Nicole recently co-authored a book ‘We Love Country’ to provide a meaningful resource for young Tasmanian Aboriginal people, which has recently been developed into a storyboard walk at Dru Point, Margate. She recently spent time working for the community at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre delivering Cultural Competency Training and other educational programs to meet the identified needs of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.

Who should attend?

Tasmanian State Service employees who want to improve their:

  • Understanding of Aboriginal people in Tasmania.
  • Understanding for developing policies and practices that contribute to culturally safe and respectful workplaces.

Upcoming sessions

HOBART
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23 July 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
24 July 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
20 August 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
21 August 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
10 September 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
11 September 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
15 October 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
16 October 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
12 November 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
13 November 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
3 December 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister
4 December 2025Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens9am – 4.30pmRegister

LAUNCESTON
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30 October 2025The Launceston Tramsheds9am – 4.30pmRegister

ULVERSTONE
Dates Venue Time  
29 October 2025Ulverstone Surf Life Saving Club.9am – 4.30pmRegister

Please also note that we do not issue a participation or a completion certificate for this training.  Agencies can request confirmation of your attendance if required.