GenerationOne Blog - Students/Education



Call for Indigenous jobs plan in budget

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PATRICIA KARVELAS The Australian March 24, 2012 12:00AM JULIA Gillard must overhaul her indigenous jobs strategy in the May budget or risk failing to reach her Closing The Gap targets, former young Australian of the Year and GenerationOne spokesperson Tania Major said yesterday. Ms Major said indigenous people needed to be found a job first, and training should be provided afterwards or they would languish on welfare because of a broken system.  ... More...

29 March @ 03:07Add your comment

GenerationOne Celebrates 2nd Birthday

Two Years on with GenerationOne GenerationOne celebrates 2nd Birthday In March 2010, GenerationOne launched into a national campaign to end the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians through employment in one generation.  Through consultation, research and policy GenerationOne has been able to contribute to the national conversation on Indigenous employment.   ... More...

19 March @ 02:06Add your comment

Tania Major - Connecting girls inspiring futures

Tania Major, GenerationOne spokesperson and proud Kokoberra woman from the remote community of Kowanyama in Cape York Queensland, was invited to attend the Coffs Harbour City Council celebrations for International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is observed by thousands of people all over the world and on March 8 Tania was part of the culturally diverse celebrations. The 2012 them was “Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures”.  Tania was a keynote speaker at the event and shared her personal experiences from life, GenerationOne, and her Cape York Super Sisters Project with the attendees. She has reflected on the experience;      ... More...

14 March @ 03:32Add your comment


Navigating University now made easier

“Education is undeniably one of the most important opportunities afforded to us” - Deborah Mailman, Indigenous student’s guide 2011.   Navigating and accessing University will now be easier; with an online version of the Indigenous student’s guide launched this week.    ... More...

09 December @ 04:08Add your comment

And the winner is...

The winners of the 2011 Hands Across Australia School Song Competition will be announced at 1:30pm (AEDST) Thursday October 20th 2011. This broadcast will be shown on Foxtel and Austar (Channel 648) as well as being streamed live on the Generation One and APAC websites at www.generationone.org.au and www.a-pac.tv After a long deliberation, Maddy Madden and Tania Major combined with industry expert judges have decided on the winners of the 2011 School Song Competition. The winners announcement will be hosted by Maddy Madden and Tania Major. Thousands of school students who have reformed and performed the Generation One theme song with their peers, partnering schools and communities will be watching - and you can too. Videos included ... More...

20 October @ 09:07Add your comment

Information for Indigenous Leadership (Youth 18-25)

Certificate II in Indigenous Leadership (for Youth) The following course  is targeted at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged between 18 and 25 years of age.    3rd – 8th November 2011 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)   The Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) offering nationally recognised training.   The AILC now invites applications from eligible Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for the above course.   The Certificate II in Indigenous Leadership introduces key elements of Indigenous leadership in Australia. It focuses on the development of important skills for emerging Indigenous leaders such as Representation, Communication ... More...

20 September @ 03:16Add your comment

National Youth Week 2011

POSITION AVAILABLE: - AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INDIGENOUS YOUNG PERSON NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK MEMBER  The Australian Government Office for Youth is seeking a young Indigenous (18–25 years) person to be a member of the National Youth Week 2012 National Planning Group (NPG). The purpose of the NPG is to plan and coordinate National Youth Week (NYW) and to provide advice and where appropriate make recommendations  regarding  NYW to the Youth Working Group, which currently sits under the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA).  As the Australian Government Indigenous Young Member for NYW 2012, you will play an important role in providing advice that could lead to increased engagement and participation of young Aborigi... More...

04 August @ 09:28Add your comment

Applications for UNSW Winter School are now open! This program is open to Indigenous students currently in years 10, 11 and 12

  The UNSW Winter School is a fully supervised, week‐long residential program designed to provide Indigenous students in years 10, 11 and 12 with an opportunity to experience university life. The program is coordinated by Nura Gili and is sponsored by UBS who generously cover the costs for all participants. During Winter School, 165 students are introduced to tertiary studies in an area of their choice whilst also participating in university life with fellow Indigenous students from around the country. The Winter School aims to assist students in identifying their paths of interest, in turn clarifying the subject areas required for further study in that field. The one‐week program will combine expertise from the faculty, university and industry for an all round compre... More...

28 March @ 11:53Add your comment


University students show their support

A hive of activity sweeps across the nation as university students hit their campuses to celebrate 0 Week. Finding out which club they will join, what society and which cause they should become a part of, not to mention subject decisions and course information are some of the big decisions being considered. Universities are packed with people, excitement and fresh outlooks on life. New starts and new attitudes are forming, a perfect forum to talk about GenerationOne's aims and ambitions. As part of the celebrations, GenerationOne partnered with several of the universities including Charles Darwin, Curtin, Griffith, Sydney and University of Tasmania to name a few. Thousands of students, teachers and university employees were eager to find out more and how they can get involved to end Ind... More...

09 March @ 11:55Add your comment

Course in Indigenous mentoring

Expression of Interest 28th February – 4th March 2011 COMPLETE a Nationally Accredited Training course in Indigenous Mentoring. We aim to improve your capacity to engage with the broader Indigenous community and or increase your organisational capacity for retention in schools, organisations or businesses. Download the Information Sheet Here... More...

20 January @ 01:31Add your comment