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< REGISTER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS

Context Pty Ltd

Training provided

Non-accredited training delivered
Principles of cultural heritage management (Burra Charter basics) Legislation Management planning - process & key steps Developing conservation and management strategies Site recording and documentation Recording oral history Mapping skills and techniques Caring for cultural heritage objects and remains	Setting up consultations about heritage with appropriate stakeholders Assessing significance Identifying management issues Identifying and recording evidence of threats and deterioration Identifying and describing cultural materials Monitoring cultural places Using databases to manage cultural information

Trainers

Context Pty Ltd trainers are non-Indigenous, and experienced in delivering training to Indigenous people.

Qualifications

The team's relevant qualifications and experience includes:

• Chris Johnston: Bachelor of Arts, Masters of Environmental Science, Graduate Diploma in History. Train the Trainer. Cultural heritage management experience: 30 years. Training experience: 20 years.
• Julia Cusack: Bachelor of Arts (Archaeology), Diploma of Teaching, Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. Cultural heritage management experience: 15 years. Training experience: 15 years.
• Ian Travers: Bachelor of Science (Archaeology), Master of Arts (Archaeological Heritage Management). Cultural heritage management experience: 10 years. Training experience: 5 years.

Training experience

Context is experienced in the provision of cultural heritage training to Indigenous people, community and government organisations. Our experience extends from the later 1980s when we developed a national local government training course in cultural heritage, delivering it over many years in Victoria and NSW. We continue to provide tailor-made training to local government on all aspects of cultural heritage management and planning. This training has covered both Indigenous and historic places.

Recently Context has developed and delivered training in site recognition and management to Indigenous people through the Murray Catchment Management Authority, and developed a training package on managing Indigenous and historic heritage places for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

Our team members, Chris Johnston, Julia Cusack and Ian Travers all bring many years experience in their fields, enabling Context to offer training across a wide range of cultural heritage areas. Julia Cusack's training experience includes extensive experience in developing and managing cultural heritage education programs for Indigenous people through her former role at Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Chris Johnston has focused on training for local government as well as training in community engagement in cultural heritage.

Recent experience

Context Pty Ltd has delivered cultural heritage management training to an Indigenous group within the last 12 months (valid at October 2011).