School Workshops Encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kids to Work in Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students are being encouraged to consider pursuing a career in health, as part of the Australian Government’s Attracting More People to Work in Indigenous Health campaign. Twenty workshops are being conducted in schools and careers exhibitions across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
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30 September 2011
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students are being encouraged to consider pursuing a career in health, as part of the Australian Government’s Attracting More People to Work in Indigenous Health campaign.
A round of 20 workshops is being conducted in schools and as part of careers exhibitions across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, until November 2011. The workshops will bring together local health professionals and representatives from local training institutions to talk to students about what it’s like to study and work in the health area.
Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon said, “hearing the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples already working in health will hopefully inspire some students to seriously think about following in their footsteps.”
The workshops also provide an opportunity for the kids to have some fun. Most sessions include an interactive component, such as having their blood pressure taken, or the chance to look at the equipment inside an ambulance.
“We’re getting some great feedback from session organisers that the kids get a lot out of the workshops. It is an invaluable experience for the students to be able to engage with their local health professionals one-on-one,” Mr Snowdon said.
“It’s about engaging these students and showing them that a job in health is both rewarding and achievable.”
Further workshops will take place across all Australian states and territories in 2012 and 2013.
The school workshops are being conducted to complement the national Health Heroes advertising campaign, which launched on 24 July 2011.
The campaign aims to make Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids more aware of the opportunities to work in health, including the range of jobs, training options, career pathways and financial and other types of support available.
The Health Heroes campaign includes targeted television, radio, print and online advertising.
Health Heroes is part of the Attracting More People to Work in Indigenous Health campaign, and supports the Australian Government’s commitment to close the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.
For more information about the Health Heroes campaign, visit the website at:
Health Heroes website
For more information, contact Mr Snowdon’s office (02) 6277 7820
Upcoming Workshop Sessions
30 Sep–3 Oct 2011, All day for three days, Carrington Park Sportsground, Bathurst, NSW5 Oct 2011, 1.00 pm – 6.00 pm, Gulargambone Central School, Youth Centre, Gulargambone, NSW
13 Oct 2011, 8.30 am – 10.30 am, Kingscliff High School, Gold Coast, QLD
19 Oct 2011, 9.00 am – 1.00 pm, Mildura Senior College, Mildura, VIC
7 Nov 2011, TBC*, Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club, Melbourne, VIC
11 Nov 2011, 9.00 am – 3.00 pm, Wilcannia Area School, Wilcannia, NSW
11 Nov 2011, TBC*, Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club, Penrith, NSW
* For further information, closer to the date, contact the Health Heroes email
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