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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Scholarship winner Daniel on track to become maths and PE teacher 

Daniel Chapman embodies the concept of higher education as a series of pathways, with a range of potential employment outcomes.

The Rockhampton man originally graduated with a Human Movements degree but job options were limited at that time, so he applied for a 'Step into Teaching' scholarship through the Department of Education, Training and Employment.

PhotoID:12519, Daniel Chapman is congratulated by Minister for Education, Training and Employment, John-Paul Langbroek
Daniel Chapman is congratulated by Minister for Education, Training and Employment, John-Paul Langbroek

Daniel was among eight applicants who each received $10,000 to help fund an approved pre-service teacher education program, and he chose to return to CQUniversity to enrol in the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching. He's the only recipient who is studying outside a metropolitan area.

Keen to succeed, he even enrolled in additional maths subjects so he can specialise in both maths and physical education classes.

Daniel is currently enjoying a pre-service classroom placement at Rockhampton High School and he has a guaranteed pathway to employment in a remote or regional school next year.

Meantime he still finds time to coach a junior football team, which is giving him experience at motivating teenagers.