First Nations Council of Elders and Leaders (FNCEL): Pilot project report 2022 ...

• Main Author: Anderson, Sonja
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: CQUniversity 2024
• Subjects: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum and pedagogy; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture; Queensland; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25946/25592172.v1; https://acquire.cqu.edu.au/articles/report/First_Nations_Council_of_Elders_and_Leaders_FNCEL_Pilot_project_report_2022/25592172/1

As a multiplex organisation with diverse ambitions, aspirations and purposes, CQUniversity provides for the collective education and research needs of staff and students and meets the demands of engagement with external industry, government and community stakeholders. Inherent to these obligations is an associated and contemporary expectation of culturally diverse inclusion in all University activities. The CQUniversity’s Strategic Plan Central Queensland University (2019) includes a commitment to increased employment and education opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Pathways to achieving this aspiration are outlined by the Indigenous Leadership and Engagement Strategy (2019-2021) and supported by Universities Australia Indigenous Strategies (2017-2022 & 2022-2025). These documents proport that to meet current cultural expectation, the organisation included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and knowledge in the University’s various landscapes: governance, research, ...