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© Roderick Collard
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Sydney 2007
The painting:
Rod says his artwork reflects his ancestry and Dreamtime spirit of which he has a strong spiritual passion. This helps him to create his designs and colour which come from within. 'This really inspires me which enables me to become more creative, this also gives me a real purpose in life'.
The artist:
Roderick Collard (a Nyungar man, the original peoples of the southwest of Western Australia). Born in 1951, Pingelly, Western Australia.
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Training
Information on relevant training activities and courses are provided here. You may find information about funding to support training activities on the Funding page. » Funding. For information relating to training and funding in other areas of Indigenous health view the following HealthInfoNet pages. »Funding »Courses in Indigenous health » Noticeboard
Booroongen Djugun College
The Booroongen Djugun College is a registered training organisation which conducts courses that are industry approved and nationally recognised. The college is staffed by highly qualified and experienced educators and trainers and offers its own accredited courses and traineeship. Courses are conducted on the Kempsey college campus and also at other centres throughout New South Wales.
Booroongen Djugun College offers the following courses:
- CHC30299 Certificate III in Community Services (Alcohol & Other Drugs Work)
- CHC40299 Certificate IV in Community Services (Alcohol and Other Drugs Work)
View website: Booroongen Djugun College
North Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Education and Training - Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs Work
This Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE program is delivered with a combination of on the job and off the job hours and tasks. The total training session hours will be delivered within 12 months. Some units are delivered as stand alone units and some are clustered together under training areas. Training days occur once a week on a Wednesday afternoon/evening session. The course is suitable for people working in the community services sector in areas such as alcohol and other drugs services, mental health, residential work, transitional housing service and crisis work. To gain more information and an application form, you must attend an information session.
View information
View website: North Melbourne Institute of TAFE
University of Queensland
The University's Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre offers within its Graduate Health Studies Program an elective unit in substance use and misuse among Indigenous peoples.
View unit details:
View website: Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre
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