Keeping Culture Alive - Wurrumiyanga Women’s
This month Wurrumiyanga Women's Activity have been busy preparing for their bush trip. This week they are going for Pandanus and root collection for weaving mats and baskets. The group headed for the dirt road past the Wurrumiyanga farm where they stopped
Tiwi Women gaining vital knowledge
This month the amazing ladies from Wurrumiyanga CDP Womens activity were featured in a Charles Darwin Article " Students going 'bananas' over horticultural this August. Over the past 10 months the Wurrumiyanga women have been traveling into Darwin to complete their Certificate
TITEB supporting Tiwi labourers
In May, the Tiwi Islands Training and Employment Board conducted for its CDP participants a White Card Training to assist community members with getting a necessary qualification to do construction work. A group of 12 men had worked hard to complete these
Cathy Freeman Foundation- Back to school march
This week the teachers and staff of Wurrumiyanga were welcomed back to school with the annual Cathy Freeman Foundation (CFF) back to school march. The morning of the march the school bell rung loudly from 7:30am to 8:00am as the students began
2018 Wurrumiyanga Men’s Activities
This year Tony Furness and his mens crew have been well underway with the courses and training preparing them for the working fields. This year the farm participants started the year off with a 2 week course that taught the participants various
Bringing Up Great Kids Program - Relationships Australia
This year past year and a half Tiwi Islands Training and Employment Board’s activities have been partnering with the ‘Bringing up Great kids’ (BUGKs) program run by Relationships Australia. The program has been successfully run in Milikapiti, pirlangimpi and Wurrumiyanga with great
Mechanics Apprenticeship at Nguiu Garage
As a Group Training Organisation, TITEB has supported the apprenticeships of apprentice mechanics, Spencer Martin and Basil Ullungura at Nguiu Garage. Running a busy garage makes it difficult to find the time to coordinate travel and accommodation, so TITEB has taken care of
Cape Fourcroy Camp
In August 2017, participants doing the Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways at Wurrumiyanga organised two-day camp at Cape Fourcroy as part of their course. Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways (otherwise known as Foundation Skills)
Foundation Skills Pathway to Work
At the Wurrumiyanga Training Centre, Cecelia Holmes and Fred Tipiloura are working towards their Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways. This course is for people who need to develop general education, language and literacy skills to a level where they can get a
Cathy Freeman ‘Today is a School Day’
At Wurrumiyanga, on the first day of every term we do the Cathy Freeman ‘Today is a School Day’ walk to school, which is a walk through the community on the first day of school, collecting students along the way. The ‘Today is
Come Back to School
Our Yellow Shirts will do whatever they can to help kids get to school. A big incentive is our End of Term $500 Hamper Draw with one lucky winner per school, per term. Kids who come to school every day for a
Women's Gardening Program
At Wurrumiyanga Women’s Centre, there are lots of opportunities for women to get involved in activities they enjoy, such as arts, cooking, cleaning, as well as courses. In December, we will have six women graduating in Gardening at CDU. Our gardening program has been
Sista Gals’ Adventures
In the past, engaging the Tiwi Island’s Sista Girls was extremely hard. They were a marginalised group who weren’t comfortable attending men’s activities and most of our women's activities were not a good fit either. The Sydney Mardi Gras Project was initially
Red Cross Hosted Activities
Employers are encouraged to host CDP Activities where job seekers can build capacity and skills for future employment, whilst also helping the community. In Wurrumiyanga, Red Cross have a host agreement with TITEB to run youth activities, with the help of CDP
Volunteering Leads to Work
The Red Cross hosts CDP activities, which means that CDP participants help out with Red Cross programs like the youth program and holiday program, as well as gardening. Alison Vigona is proof that CDP participation can lead to work. Alison has been
Youth Workers at Red Cross
Alan Kerinaiua and Samson Mungatopi work for the Red Cross Youth Program, and they are halfway through their Certificate II in Community Services. The Youth Program provides after school activities for 50-60 kids on the oval from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Alan has
Working at Tiwi Design
If people are are looking for meaningful work, Tiwi Design will find a place for them. Some people have worked at Tiwi Design for 10 years. They might initially be very shy and unable to take phone calls without feeling intimidated. Now
Cultural Tourism Project at Tiwi Design
As Manager of Tiwi Design, Steve Anderson works closely with TITEB who have been supplying a fantastic pool of workers for more than 10 years. Many local people have done activities and training at Tiwi Design, and moved into jobs in administration,
TITEB Gives You Choices
Michael Heenan really appreciates the support that TITEB has given him over the years. He really likes working in the sun and sweating it out a bit, so his first job was at the farm where he became a supervisor, and then
Why go to school?
The law says that all children in Australia must go to school every day, Monday to Friday. This is because going to school every day and getting a good education leads to a better future for the child and the whole community.