This section includes links to a few key websites. If you would like to recommend additional material contact:

Michael Burke
Project Officer
Email: mburke@kangan.edu.au

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association (VAEAI) is a community based and controlled organisation. The major aim of the VAEAI is to develop processes for the involvement of Victorian koori community members in decision making regarding education and training provision for koori students. Information is available at VAEAI.

Yalca Policy provides a long term policy framework for all sectors of education and training in Victoria. All education strategies and programs which are developed for and by koori people must support and be respondent to this document - VAEAI.

The Wurreker Strategy documents the collaborative and equal partnership between VAEAI and the Victorian State Government. Wurreker is the central strategy for Indigenous VET policy development and service delivery in Victoria Wurreker Strategy .

Koori Business Network

This exciting new resource demonstrates the positive development within Victorian entreprise in a diverse range of areas. Furthermore the directory strives towards support and giving voice to Indigenous business's and product services throughout the state: Koori Business Network

Murra: Guidelines for the Evaluation of Indigenous Content on the WWW is available through the NATSIEW website at NATSIEW.

Selection Criteria for Evaluation of ATSI Studies Resources are available through the NATSIEW website at NATSIEW.

DEST: Indigenous Policy & Programs: The DEST website provides a list of the Australian Government's policy and programs for Indigenous education at DEST

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education website (NATSIEW) is an educational portal/gateway site. Suitable resources are harvested, catalogued and indexed to a set of keywords. The site has a school focus, however a lot of material may be useful in the VET ACFE sector. The site is NATSIEW.

The Aussie School House website, in the Aboriginal Education section contains links to a large range of sites including state & territory Aboriginal education units and resources - Aussie School House

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) website provides assess to their library catalogue with information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - AIATSIS

Office of Tertiary Training and Education (OTTE)

OTTE

The government organisations (OTTE) sits within the Deapartment of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD). The office has responsibility for the higher education and vocational training throughout Victoria. Within the office sits the Learner Access Branch (LAB) which forms part of the Training Operations Division. LAB manages programs and initiatives aimed at improving participation and outcomes for the disadvantaged learners groups. A key focus is on supporting Koori programs and iniatives.

Victoria On-Line

VOL

Victoria On-Line is quoted as the ".....fastest way to find local, state and federal government informatio and services...." Please neter the word Koori, Indigenous or Aboriginal in the serach engine to find over 100 links on information, resources and website links to relevcant sources of information.

The Department of Families Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

FCSIA

The Department takes leadership in addressing issues involving the living standards and experiences of families Australia wide. There is detailed information on how the service deals with a large variety of Koori specific programs including childcare, family violence, womens business and many more. The organisations handles large amounts of Government funding to be dispersed into areas of need within the koori community.

Infoxchange

Click on Aboriginal and discover nearly 60 different websites on a range of Indigenous services throughout Australia.