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=•  Aboriginal Mentoring Program  • =

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**RTO**
[|Harris Bromly Pty Ltd]

**Contact**
Bernadette Harris - hb[ at] harrisbromly.com.au

**Category**
Empowering Learners and Business Partnership

**Business Partner**
[|Institute of Public Administration (NSW Division)] (IPAA) - **link uploaded **

**Client Target Group**
Indigenous staff entering or wishing to progress through the NSW public service

**Executive Summary**
The proposed solution offers a cross department, culturally sensitive mentor program, through the use of a blended e-learning delivery strategy to enable mentors access to client groups

**The Team**
Bernadette Harris from [|Harris Bromly Pty Ltd] was the Team Leader and developer with Julie Moore - [|NSW Dept of Premier and Cabinet], Anne Rauch – [|IPAA (NSW)], Shane Waterton – Harris Bromly, Paul Newman – [|NSW Dept of Aboriginal Affairs] and Val Evans – Facilitator and critical friend.



**Acknowledgments**
Our team would like to give special thanks to the following people for their advice and support in the development of the Aboriginal Mentoring Program:
 * **Rhonda Appo** - E-Learning Coordinator, [|Queensland E-Learning Innovations] Information Technology and Product Services - for sharing her wealth of experience in developing e-learning programs for Aboriginal people.
 * **Jeff Hunter** - Student Counselor, Student Services, TAFE SA Regional - Jeff was the Project Manager for the development of [|Interactive Ochre], a Framework Toolbox and provided much needed advice on options for using Interactive Ochre which has a key focus in the Aboriginal Mentoring Program.
 * **Georgina Nou** - [|APY Lands TAFE SA] Regional - for sharing her wealth of experience in developing e-learning programs for Aboriginal people.
 * [|Alex Hayes] - for his technical advice and support.
 * Jo Kay - for her Moodle programming expertise.
 * **[|Donna Kevey]** - for her technical support and expertise.
 * **[|Teresa Leon]** - for her wonderful design.
 * **Mary Brasile -** [|NSW Department of Housing] who offered her knowledge about developing and delivering the NSW Department of Housing's aboriginal mentoring program
 * **Jill Jessop** from the [|NSW Office of Fair Trading] who shared her experience in developing programs and providing mentoring support to aboriginal liaison officers within her Department.
 * **Maureen Chapman** - the [|NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet], for her generous contributions to the program's content
 * **Robyn Jay -** **NSW Manager of e-Learning Innovations** **-** who is always tireless in her efforts to support her teams!