POWER AND WATER CORPORATION Business

INNOVATION AND KNOW-HOW

Acutely focused on making a difference to the lives and livelihoods of all Territorians, the need to adapt and develop engineering and scientific solutions is ever present; with almost every application of standard water management technology requiring a degree of specialist tailoring to operate effectively in the Territory context. Chief...

THE ESSINGTON SCHOOL Education

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD BEYOND

The achievement demonstrates that Essington unashamedly strives for academic excellence to ensure that students leave school not only as well-rounded, caring young adults but also receive a qualification considered a crucial foundation for most careers. Essington offers a wide range of programs catering for students of all ability levels and...

HUMPTY DOO BARRAMUNDI Business

WORKING AT BARRA FARM A GREAT JOY

The aquaculture technician is one of 129 people on the team at Humpty Doo Barramundi. Jakab is studying for a Certificate III in Aquaculture through Charles Darwin University. “This job is great,” he says. “I like being outdoors, being hands-on, getting dirty.” Jakab, who was born in New South Wales but did most of his schooling...

CLOUDSTREET Business

NT’s PREMIER IT TRAINER

“Our partnership with Microsoft has grown considerably over the last year,” says Peter O’Gorman, one of Cloudstreet’s Lead Microsoft Certified Trainers.   “Our training covers all their products and cloud services, meaning we can help with Azure, Power BI, Office 365, Powerapps — and the applications everyone knows and loves:...

LEADING THE WAY Education

A GUIDE TO BETTER ENGAGEMENT WITH ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

This quote from a Gawa Elder expresses the essence of the Territory Government’s Remote Engagement and Coordination Strategy or the RECS, as it is known. As well as being accepted as best practice, RECS has been acknowledged as a significant engagement guide winning the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) –...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERISITY Business

PARTNERSHIP TAKES OFF

While the corporation provides engineering students with opportunities to gain practical industry experience while they study, CDU ensures Power and Water has a steady pipeline of fresh talent by providing engineering graduates. Students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world projects and challenges –...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY Education

CDU guides tourism recovery

The university is to run two pilot five-week vocational training courses to train tour guides in Central Australia. And thanks to a grant from the Northern Territory Government through the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the course fees are heavily subsidised for eligible students and limited relocation assistance will also be made...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY Education

YOUR OPENING TO UNIVERSITY LIFE

This free event is a one-stop shop for Territorians to explore higher education and vocational training study options for themselves or their staff. The university has this year moved Open Day from its campus at Casuarina to CDU Stadium, which is inside the netball complex at Marrara Sporting Complex in Darwin. “We wanted to take Open...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY Education

CDU’s TOP TRAINING FOR THE TERRITORY

CDU has so far delivered training to several Territory businesses and communities. The free training has helped to upskill employees in childcare, hospitals, disability and community services, migration support, charity organisations and more. The program is funded by the Federal Government, which chose CDU as the Northern Territory’s...

INDIGENOUS ROAD SAFETY ACADEMY Business

THE TIPPING POINT

He did it to digitise the road rule book through two hours of animation in eight Indigenous languages, English and five foreign languages. DriveAbout has worldwide application and is scaling nationally. Its pivot focuses on government and corporate Australia reducing their horrific stats around employee road safety by using digital...

GAMBER ACTION PROGRAM Business

STOPPING THE SPREAD

And here in the Northern Territory, they can also have a devastating impact on our environment and way of life. Aquatic weeds threaten wetland ecosystems and can reduce our availability of fresh drinking water. And of course, there’s gamba grass, which fuels dangerous bushfires that put the lives of Territorians at risk, as well as...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Business

CHAMBER HELPS GET US BACK TO WORK

Highly experienced employment services expert Michelle Burgess was brought in by the Chamber of Commerce to help tender for the Local Jobs Program contract, an Australian Government initiative. She is supported by Kerry-Lee Daniell in Darwin and Tracey Bainbridge in Alice Springs. Ms Burgess says the nationwide program is considered a...