Tauondi College

Tauondi Aboriginal College is an nonprofit independent Australian Aboriginal college controlled and managed by the Aboriginal community.[1][2]It was founded in 1973.[1] And it assisted four colleges in founding The Federation of Independent Aboriginal Education Providers.[3] Tauondi College is located in Port Adelaide, South Australia.[2] Taunodi has 11-50 employees.[2]It provides adult education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.[1] Tauondi College states that it upholds "Aboriginal cultures and identities in ways that respect Aboriginal lore and custom and the diversity of students’ experiences and ambitions."[1] According to the college's website they are on a mission to Aboriginalize Australia.[1] Enrolments average 350 students and more than 6500 people have studied at Tauondi.

The College is a nationally accredited training provider (since 1994). It offers:

in 6 industry areas: tourism, business, IT, public services-education and training, hospitality and applied & visual arts.

Funding

Tauondi is largely government funded. The South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology provides 65% of its funding with the balance from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training under the Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Program.

References
  1. "Tauondi Aboriginal Community College – Port Adelaide". Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "LinkedIn".
  3. "FIAEP Home Page". web.archive.org. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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