Educating indigenous people for employment in Australian mining: the Rio Tinto Alcan initiative at Nhulunbuy

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Educating indigenous people for employment in Australian mining: the Rio Tinto Alcan initiative at Nhulunbuy

The persistent labour market disadvantages of Indigenous people in remote regions of Australia attracts resurgence of interest in their employment in the minerals industry. This paper describes and presents achievements of an educational-vocational programme that is conducted at the remote centre of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Pearson, Cecil, Daff, S.
Other Authors:	Matthew Campbell
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	Australian Collaborative Education Network 2010
Subjects:	Yolngu Education Indigenous Australian Mining Employment
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2704

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