Focus area
Focus on Indigenous Engagement and Cultural Capability
Trusted, evidence-based Indigenous cultural capability training. Co-created with First Nations experts delivering transformational change
One partner, endless expertise
Learning customised to your context, that brings together expertise across all your capability needs
Melbourne thinking, delivered globally
Access world-leading expertise, delivered anywhere in the world
Learning that leads to action
Designed to create measurable change for individuals, teams and organisations
Learn from leading experts
Meet some of our experts who help organisations build capability and achieve results.
Tiriki Onus
Yorta Yorta & Dja Dja Wurrung Artist & Academic
Leah Manaema Avene
Cultural Restoration & Place-Based Wellbeing
Travis Lovett
Truth-telling & Systemic Transformation
Prof Nikki Moodie
Indigenous Studies, Policy & Governance
Personal and cultural reflection courses
Anti-racism and active advocacy
Build awareness and practical skills needed to identify racism, foster inclusion and drive meaningful organisational change
Recognising bias in First Nations engagement
Examine how unconscious bias influences decisions, behaviours and workplace practices. Develop strategies for culturally informed and equitable engagement
Understanding Indigenous Australia today
Develop an understanding of the historical and contemporary experiences of First Nations peoples, and how this context shapes respectful engagement, policy and professional practice today
Allyship in action
Develop practical allyship approaches for respectful engagement, advocacy and outcomes.
Professional practice and engagement courses
Building cultural literacy: Acknowledgement of Country
Strengthen cultural understanding and awareness of Indigenous knowledge, protocols and place-based engagement to deliver a meaningful Acknowledgement of Country
Culturally safe practice in health
Build capability to deliver culturally safe and responsive healthcare that supports better outcomes for Indigenous peoples
Indigenous perspectives in education
Explore approaches to embedding Indigenous knowledges, perspectives and ways of knowing into educational practice
Respectful First Nations engagement
Developing skills for engaging respectfully with First Nations peoples, communities and organisations through culturally informed communications
Organisational and structural capability courses
Supporting Indigenous self-determination
Examine how governance, leadership and organisational decision-making can support Indigenous self-determination and meaningful engagement
Truth-telling and reconciliation
Explore the role of truth-telling in reconciliation and its implications for organisations, leadership and community relationships
Native title and land rights
Develop an understanding of native title, land rights and their relevance to organisational operations and engagement
Indigenous procurement and social value
Learn how procurement practices can create social value through meaningful engagement with Indigenous businesses and communities
Ready to talk about your capability needs?
Learning designed for every level of your workforce
We tailor each program to the roles, experiences and responsibilities of your people
Frontline teams
Practical hands on learning that builds confidence, consistency and job-ready capability
Managers and team leaders
Applied learning that strengthens decision-making, people leadership and team performance
Executives and senior leaders
Short, focused learning that supports strategic, decision making, organisational change and enterprise leadership
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"Development Victoria is committed to building genuine, lasting partnerships with First Peoples communities. Our strategy requires that our team show up informed and capable. The Treaty micro credentials offered through the University of Melbourne gave us exactly the foundation we needed."
Development Victoria