tebrakunna Ranger Workforce Development Training Program
Published on: 14 Apr 2023
tebrakunna Ranger Workforce Development Training Program is being run in conjunction with the Melythina Tiakana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation, of which our Manager Education and Training Nick Cameron is the Chair.
The program will involve 10-14 trainee rangers enrolled in a culturally customised Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management with TasTAFE.
Over last weekend the program was officially launched at Musselroe Bay and held its first weekend on country
Training will involve on country weekend workshops over two years. The program will align closely with the National Indigenous Ranger Training Program and include culturally specific training such as cultural burning and Aboriginal Heritage management.
Projects will include vegetation regeneration, invasive plant and animal control and management, rubbish clean-up, maintenance and possibly some tourism signage or walkway development. The rangers will also do some surveying of cultural sites, and sea country resources.