A partnership approach The University of Western Australia takes a whole of university approach to ensure its core values are upheld and its national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education policy goals are advanced. engagement, and employment. UWA’s whole of university approach is defined by: The Indigenous Employment Strategy is Indigenous education being a core a joint initiative of the Human Resources activity of the university Directorate and the School of Indigenous Partnerships and shared responsibilities Studies. The objectives of the Strategy within UWA leadership groups, across faculties and central services to achieve are to increase the numbers of Indigenous educational outcomes for Indigenous people employed at the University and people to ensure that policies, programs and practices are relevant to the needs of Indigenous education value-adding to the teaching and learning, research and Indigenous staff. community engagement activities of the The School of Indigenous Studies provides University input to selection and interview panels for A commitment to development and Indigenous poisitions as well as advocany support of an Indigenous senior and support for Indigenous staff across academic team to provide leadership campus as required. The School also works across all areas of the University’s with the University’s Senior Diversity operations including teaching and Officer to develop and deliver cross-cultural learning, research and community training.
A partnership approach The University of Western Australia takes a whole of university approach to ensure its core values are upheld and its national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education policy goals are advanced. UWA’s whole of university approach is defined by: Indigenous education being a core activity of the university Partnerships and shared responsibilities within UWA leadership groups, across faculties and central services to achieve educational outcomes for Indigenous people Indigenous education value-adding to the teaching and learning, research and community engagement activities of the University A commitment to development and support of an Indigenous senior academic team to provide leadership across all areas of the University’s operations including teaching and learning, research and community engagement, and employment. The Indigenous Employment Strategy is a joint initiative of the Human Resources Directorate and the School of Indigenous Studies. The objectives of the Strategy are to increase the numbers of Indigenous people employed at the University and to ensure that policies, programs and practices are relevant to the needs of Indigenous staff. The School of Indigenous Studies provides input to selection and interview panels for Indigenous poisitions as well as advocany and support for Indigenous staff across campus as required. The School also works with the University’s Senior Diversity Officer to develop and deliver cross-cultural training.