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Muru Mittigar Ltd

Register of Cultural Heritage Management Training Providers

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 Rock art conservation Using databases to manage cultural information
Other: Teach the cultural way using the '9 Ways' of Aboriginal learning, relying on oral history

Training provided - Accredited courses

Training package	Unit title	Unit code
Conservation & Land Management - Certificate II	Maintain cultural places	AHCILM201A
	Record information about country	AHCILM203A
Conservation & Land Management - Certificate III	Propose appropriate use of traditional customs	AHCILM301A
	Provide appropriate information on cultural knowledge	AHCILM302A
Conservation & Land Management - Certificate IV	Implement land and sea management practices	AHCLPW402A
	Inspect and monitor cultural places	AHCLPW403A
	Protect places of cultural significance	AHCILM401A
	Record and document community history	AHCILM404A
	Report on place of potential cultural significance	AHCILM402A
Conservation & Land Management - Diploma	Conduct field research into natural and cultural resources	AHCILM501A
	Develop conservation strategies for cultural resources	AHCILM502A
	Develop strategies for Indigenous land or sea management	AHCILM504A
	Implement natural and cultural resource management plans of management	AHCLPW505A
Conservation & Land Management - Advanced Diploma	Manage restoration of cultural places	AHCILM503A
	Review management plans and strategies	AHCBUS602A
Forest and Forest Product Industry - Certificate III	Plan burning activities natural and cultural resource management	FPINCR033A
	Utilise burning for natural and cultural resource management	FPINCR034A
Sport and Recreation - Advanced Diploma	Protect heritage and cultural assets	SRXRES010B
SIT07 - Certificate I in Tourism (Australian Indigenous Culture)	Interpret aspects of local Australian indigenous cultures	THTFTG08B
SIT07 - Certificate III & IV (Guiding)	Prepare specialised interpretive content (cultural & heritage environments)	THTFTG14A
	Research and share general information on Australian indigenous cultures	THTFTTG07B
Museum and Library/Information Services (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Museum Practice)	Work with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural material	CULMS001B
	Research and evaluate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural material	CULMS002B

Trainers

Muru Mittigar Ltd delivers training through a partnership between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and trainers are experienced in delivering training to Indigenous people.

Qualifications

The team's relevant qualifications:

• Peter Chia - Diploma in Applied Science (Landscape)
• Shaun Hooper - Certificate II Conservation and Land Management, Bachelor of Arts (Archaeology) (candidate), Master of Project Management (candidate), Master of Environmental Management and Policy (candidate)
• Wayne Krause - Certificate in Dance (National Aboriginal Skills Development), Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training
• Guy Wallace - Diploma in Horticulture
• Peter McCann - Diploma in Applied Science (Agriculture), Graduate Diploma of Education (Science), Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training
• Tim Withers - Certificate II Bushland Regeneration, Certificate IV Conservation and Land Management (candidate)
• Richard Burrell - Certificate IV Conservation and Land Management (Natural Area Restoration), Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training.

TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute trainers are qualified at all VET levels to Australian Quality Training Framework standards.

Training experience

Muru Mittigar is a Darug Aboriginal organisation, founded in 2000, that seeks to make a significant, measurable and lasting difference in advancing Aboriginal culture, to improve the economic and social capacity of Aboriginal people and to empower the meaningful participation of Aboriginal people in their role as traditional custodians of Country. Over the last 11 years it has developed the capacity to deliver accredited and non-accredited training courses and workshops that equip Aboriginal men and women for sustainable jobs in a wide range of industries, including cultural education and tourism, land management and horticulture. Since its foundation, Muru Mittigar has specialised in the delivery of cultural heritage management training, including units from the following training packages:

• Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management
• Museum and Library Information Services
• Resources and Infrastructure
• Retail Services, Tourism, Hospitality and Events

This has been implemented in partnership with Elders and Traditional Custodians from the Darug and other Aboriginal Nations, and with the Western Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW. Projects successfully completed include Deerubbin Conservation and Cultural Project by Aboriginal Rangers (Caring for Our Country), Hadley Park Restoration and Penrith Lakes Aboriginal Archaeological Survey. Muru Mittigar has also established its Aboriginal Cultural and Education Centre at Castlereagh, including a museum and traditional knowledge unit, an arena for Corroborees, cultural displays and bush tucker cultivation, and a large native provenance nursery

Recent experience

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