Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) recently invited Barry ‘Rainman' Boland and Jeff McIlroy from Back on Track Education, Employment and Training Services to visit the Rockhampton Campus of CQUniversity.

Back on Track offers education, employment and training services to employees and organisations. They have a particular focus on Indigenous employees and training pathways.

Barry Boland and Jeff McIlroy (Back on Track) and Prof Bronwyn Fredericks, PVC (Indigenous Engagement) meet on campus recently

Mr Boland and Mr McIlroy met with Prof Fredericks to share what they do and how CQUniversity might work with them to improve education and employment outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Back on Track runs programs focused on cross-cultural communication, cultural education and mentoring, which can benefit all employers and fields.

Prof Fredericks has meetings scheduled with a range of community-based organisations and businesses in the coming months with a view to working more collaboratively to achieve greater engagement with Indigenous communities, and to improve education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.