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USQ takes stance on native tasks press

THE University of Southern Queensland has committed to increasing the education, employment and career development opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

USQ officially released its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Workforce Strategy 2018-2020 on Tuesday as a blueprint towards a more inclusive work environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees across the university.

USQ Student Relationship Officer Nyssa Blades and Student Success and Wellbeing Director Christie WhiteUSQ Photography

USQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Geraldine Mackenzie said she was proud to support the strategy.

"This document builds on our experiences, drawing on best practice in other parts of the higher education sector, and was developed in consultation with a range of partners - most importantly, our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community," Professor Mackenzie said.

Uncle Wayne Fossey (USQ Elders and Valued Persons Advisory Board), Vice-Chancellor Professor Geraldine Mackenzie, Professor Tracey Bunda (College for Indigenous Studies, Education and Research), Dianne Lucas (USQ Human Resources), Jane Farmer (USQ Human Resources)USQ Photography

"We're setting ambitious individual growth targets for key employee cohorts reflective of USQ's overall workforce profile across employment classification group, mode, level, discipline and location."

USQ developed its first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Career Development and Employment Strategy in 2006.

USQ Research trainee Hazel Douglas and Mission Australia's Letitia WeirUSQ Photography

Professor Mackenzie said key goals of the 2018-2020 strategy included enhancing cultural sensitivity, safety and inclusion to enable genuine engagement, as well as expanding employment and career pathway opportunities that embrace a contemporary 'grow your own' approach.

"We want to facilitate and encourage the direct involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees in determining their strategies and goals, in accordance with their own aspirations," Professor Mackenzie said.  

A traditional dance performance at USQUSQ Photography

USQ takes stance on indigenous jobs push

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