Australian Deans of Education met with Schools Minister Garrett in Sydney in March to  plan the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Retention and Graduation Project within their universities.

The $827,000 project will include:

• an audit of of context, practices and outcomes for Indigenous students in teacher education institutions
• a review of approaches to improve retention and graduation
• a report on current course completion and early career experiences
• networks of teacher educators, Indigenous units and other university leaders
• institutional plans to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander retention, success and graduation rates

edutech is proud to be project managing the $7.5 million National More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers initiative.

The Initiative is a four year (2011-15) program to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people entering and remaining in professional teaching positions in Australian schools.

The Project is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and led by senior Aboriginal educators, and managed through the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research located within the University of Sourth Australia.

See the MATSITI website for more information and project updates.