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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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Language Centre thanked for handling rapid growth in testing 

Published on 29 May, 2007 

CQU Rockhampton Language Centre has been commended for handling a rapid growth in candidates for the International English Language Testing System, known as IELTS.

IELTS Australia reports the Rockhampton centre hosted 286 candidates during 2006 - a growth of 472% over 2005.

Acting Director of Studies Helen Stewart said the Rockhampton centre has already tested 160 candidates in 2007 (February-May). It is expected to test a further 35 on June 16 and even more on July 14.

IELTS Australia has written to the Rockhampton centre to explain there has been an unexpected and unprecedented demand for IELTS since the Australian Government changed visa regulations, requiring all candidates applying for permanent residency to take an IELTS test.

Test numbers in Australia for 2006 increased by 94% over the same period in 2005.

"As well as increasing candidate numbers, the Board is aware that centres have been active in training new examiners, clerical markers, invigilators and centre support staff in order to support the growth," said the IELTS Australia Chair Professor Deane Terrell in a letter to testing centres.