Aboriginal Educator Workforce

Quality education engages and empowers children and young people through positive relationships in safe, supportive and welcoming learning environments where cultural, social and linguistic diversity is valued, celebrated and embedded in learning.

Young people in the Northern Territory (NT) commence early learning programs and school education already equipped with deeply established knowledge systems, cultural values and ways of learning that have been shaped by their families and communities.

Teachers have the biggest in-school impact on positive student learning outcomes. Local Aboriginal teachers provide continuity for student learning through an ongoing commitment to their communities, helping to increase engagement and provide experiences for Aboriginal students that make learning meaningful, relevant, accessible and culturally responsive.

RATE builds capacity of existing Aboriginal educators in remote education settings at every step of their education careers, and creates opportunities for Aboriginal educators who aspire to become qualified teachers.

RATE helps to provide professional learning to develop English, numeracy, digital literacy and pedagogical skill for Aboriginal educators. The project streamlines support through delivery of a suite of professional development opportunities including non-accredited professional learning, Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Tertiary education qualifications.

Resources

NTG schools wanting to promote RATE can access further information from eLearn. You will need an NTSchools account to login.

For further information please email assistant-teach.det@education.nt.gov.au.

In partnership with Charles Darwin University, the Department of Education and Training is supporting up to 10 new First Nation Teacher Education Scholarships, to the value of $5000 for Initial Teacher Education students studying in Semester 2, 2026.

The scholarships are open to Aboriginal Territorians aspiring to becoming a teacher, or students completing their first undergraduate or postgraduate Initial Teacher Education qualification.

For further information, email aboriginalschola.doe@education.nt.gov.au or contact the Aboriginal Workforce Strategy and Planning team on telephone 08 8999 3523.

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