Cultural and Economic Development Uplift Pilot Program

Funding of up to $1 million for Aboriginal owned Registered Training Organisations to deliver a training program tailored to Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Native Title Prescribed Body Corporates.

The delivery of the pilot Training Program will aim to achieve the following objectives: 

• support Aboriginal organisations to develop and improve their business management, governance and finance practices
• equip Aboriginal organisations with the tools and resources required to identify and deliver new commercial opportunities that create sustainable employment opportunities for Aboriginal people
• provide project management training that enables Aboriginal organisations to deliver major projects that support improved economic and employment outcomes for Aboriginal people. 

Applicants must be an Aboriginal owned Registered Training Organisation. An Aboriginal owned Registered Training Organisation is defined as having a minimum of 50 per cent Aboriginal ownership that can be demonstrated through recognition from an appropriate organisation.

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to deliver a Training Program tailored for Aboriginal organisations by providing a detailed project delivery plan that meets the Program’s assessment criteria. 

The Training Program must: 

• be tailored and designed for Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, and Native Title Prescribed Body Corporates
• be delivered at no cost to participants 
• be delivered over a 12-month period within the 2 pilot regions.

The Training Program must be delivered as a pilot in the following NSW Aboriginal Land Council regions: 

• North Western
• Mid North Coast