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< REGISTER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS

Flinders University - Graduate Program

Training provided - Accredited courses

Training package	Unit title	Unit code
Level 8	AQF Vocational Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma in Archaeology OR Cultural Heritage Management
Level 9	AQF Masters Degree (Research or CourseWork) in Archaeology OR Cultural Heritage Management

Trainers

Flinders University staff are experienced in delivering training to Indigenous people.

Qualifications

Our key staff include Assoc. Prof. Heather Burke (Director), Dr Alice Gorman, Dr Amy Roberts and Dr Mick Morrison. All hold Doctoral Degrees in archaeology and have extensive industry experience in the fields of historical and Indigenous archaeology, cultural heritage management, native title and Indigenous land and sea management.

Please refer to http://www.flinders.edu.au/ehl/archaeology/the-department/staff/staff_home.cfm for more details on individual staff members. Our program also benefits from our close relationship with the Department of Archaeology which includes a broader range of specialist staff who routinely teach into our Graduate Program.

Training experience

The Graduate Program in Archaeology has been operating since 2007 and is an extension of our longer-term undergraduate offerings in archaeology (since 1980). The program aims to service those who may have existing qualifications or experience but are seeking further accredited training in archaeology and cultural heritage management. We recognise that many Indigenous people have significant experience in diverse areas including on-ground heritage management work, but may lack formal University level academic qualifications. We openly accept such students into our program by recognising prior learning and we also encourage all Indigenous students enrolled in our programs to seek support from the Yunggorendi First Nations Centre which offers orientation and tutorial assistance.

All of our staff have long-term experience in delivering archaeology and heritage management training to Indigenous people both informally through on-ground projects and community liaison work, and formally through accredited higher education programs. All of our staff have ongoing projects with Indigenous communities in various parts of Australia.

Many Indigenous students in our program choose to enrol in one of our Graduate Certificates (four full time topics) which can be later converted into a more advanced degree (Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree). Students in this program can access a broad range of offerings including both generic topics in archaeology and heritage management such as 'Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management', 'Archaeological Field Methods', 'Advanced Field Methods', 'Grants and Sponsorships' and 'Heritage Management Planning'. We also offer a number of more specialised topics focussing upon Indigenous heritage issues such as our Rock Art, Indigenous archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology field schools, as well as conventional topics 'Indigenous Archaeology' and 'Indigenous Heritage Management'. A large proportion of our topics (including all of those outlined here) are offered in distance mode or as one to two week intensives. This allows students in who have other commitments or who live remotely greater access to our program. As such, it is well suited to Indigenous students in rural or remote locations.

Recent experience

Flinders University has delivered cultural heritage management training to an Indigenous group within the last 12 months (valid at October 2011).