Tauondi College
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Tauondi College is an independent Australian Aborigine controlled and managed post-secondary college established in 1973. It provides adult education
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Enrolments average 350 students and more than 6500 people have studied at Tauondi.
The College is a nationally accredited training provider (since 1994). It offers:
in 6 industry areas: tourism, business, IT, public services-education and training, hospitality and applied & visual arts.
n Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology provides 65% of its funding with the balance from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training
under the Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Program.
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Enrolments average 350 students and more than 6500 people have studied at Tauondi.
The College is a nationally accredited training provider (since 1994). It offers:
- Aboriginal Entry Level Training certificateAcademic certificateAn academic certificate is a document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests.In many countries, certificate is a qualification attained in secondary education. For instance, students in the Republic of Ireland sit the Junior Certificate...
s and diplomaDiplomaA diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
s and - non-accredited adult educationAdult educationAdult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
in 6 industry areas: tourism, business, IT, public services-education and training, hospitality and applied & visual arts.
Funding
Tauondi is largely government funded. The South AustraliaSouth Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology provides 65% of its funding with the balance from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training
Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia)
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is an Australian government department. Renamed in 2007 from DEST which in turn was renamed from DETYA , it absorbed the former departments of Education and Training, and Employment and Workplace Relations.The...
under the Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Program.