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< REGISTER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS

Abel Archaeology

Training provided

Non-accredited training delivered
Principles of cultural heritage management (Burra Charter basics) Setting up consultations about heritage with appropriate stakeholders Assessing significance Identifying management issues Developing conservation and management strategies Identifying and recording evidence of threats and deterioration	Site recording and documentation Identifying and describing cultural materials Recording oral history Monitoring cultural places Mapping skills and techniques Rock art conservation Caring for cultural heritage objects and remains
Other: curation and storage of archaeological material, care and attention to the identification, exhumation and re-burial of skeletal material

Trainers

Dr Knuckey is non-Indigenous, experienced in delivering training to Indigenous people.

Qualifications

Dr Knuckey's relevant qualifications and experience:

• Diploma in Primary Education, University of New England, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Palaeoanthropology, Class 1), University of New England, 1991
• Doctor of Philosophy (Palaeoanthropology), University of New England, 2000
• 6 years as an Associate Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of New England, Armidale NSW
• 18 years in the Indigenous cultural heritage consulting industry
• 5 years co-director ARCHAEO Cultural Heritage Services, Brisbane QLD, 2005-09
• Primary teaching relief, QLD Department of Education and Training, Term 4 2010

Training experience

A key component of my consultancy work involved project management. This work primarily consisted of:

• Working alongside and encouraging Traditional Owner field officers and other cultural heritage field team members
• Keeping developers and/or government organisations aware of fieldwork programs/progress
• Informing construction crews on the ground of what a cultural heritage brief involves.

Adoption of a considered and concerted approach to relationship building was always paramount in this role. I have worked alongside a broad range of interest groups ranging from Aboriginal community groups and landowners, to government agencies, developers and infrastructure construction companies. Another facet of my work involved acting as the intermediary between interest groups, including Aboriginal groups, assisting to formalise work programs and agreements.

My role included a strong focus on teaching Indigenous and non-Indigenous field officers about archaeology, training a range of ages in field techniques, and mentoring those with a desire to learn more about archaeology. Every field trip included at least one newcomer sent out to learn about their culture and county from both their Elders, as well as gaining an understanding of the scientific side (the archaeology) from the accompanying archaeological adviser.

Recent experience

Abel Archaeology has not delivered cultural heritage management training to an Indigenous group within the last 12 months (valid at October 2011).