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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander WorkforceInvestment in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce continues to be a priorityfor the Department with several initiatives ongoing across the Department. These initiativesstrengthen links between education, employment and development for the Department’scurrent and potential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. Below are some keyinitiatives that highlight the Department’s continued investment in attempts to “Grow ourown” workforce.Attracting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander StaffVarious campaigns and programs were conducted to increase Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander employment across the Department as follows: displays were set-up in the Alice Springs and Tennant Creek Future Careers Expos in Nursing and Midwifery were promoted as career options at the East Arnhem Careers Apprenticeships and Cadetships were promoted in the Taste of University – Charles hosted two Aboriginal students from Kormilda College for a day per week for four weeks employed nine Aboriginal school-based apprentices who undertook either workexperience or work placements within the Department, prior to a formal sign-up into aschool-based apprenticeship.Aboriginal <strong>Health</strong> Worker Program<strong>Health</strong> Care (Practice) and are employed in the following locations - Ramingining, Borroloola,Milingimbi, Gapuwiyak, Elliott, Canteen Creek, Yuendumu and Alice Springs.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ProfessionalDevelopment ProgramThe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Professional Development Program: Stepping Up,has now recruited and is supporting a second intake of nine participants into the program.Stepping Up provides individually tailored programs designed to enhance practical skills forworking within Government. This is an accelerated development program that represents anopportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to develop skills and competenciesto open up career pathways within the Department. Sixty-six per cent of participants fromthe program. Members of Stepping Up from Intake 1 and 2 come from a diversity of positionsand locations from across the Department.68Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families

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