National Talkblack – Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman

Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Hurdman, Program Manager of Djalkiri Foundation talking about transition program gives Yirrkala students a head start at university. A transition program at Charles Darwin University (CDU) is supporting First Nations students from Yirrkala in East Arnhem Land to get a head start on university life. A group of six students who have completed Year 12 at Yirrkala Bilingual School are attending a mixed-mode, block version of the Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP) that allows for on-country learning as well as on-campus experience supported by Yolŋu peer mentors and academic tutors. The program, in partnership with the Djalkiri Foundation in Yirrkala, aims at supporting the students’ literacy skills and cultural transition to prepare them for their higher education degrees.