ERISJ Aboriginal Leadership Advisory Council

The ERISJ Aboriginal Leadership Program supports the identification, development and nurture of personal, cultural and professional skills useful to current and emergent Aboriginal leaders.  The Program’s premise is the centrality of Aboriginal leadership to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australia.  That the median age of Aboriginal Australia is 21 (when Australia overall is 37) underscores that Aboriginal youths will likely need to be equipped with leadership skills earlier than their non-Aboriginal counterparts.
 
Further, the Program disseminates insightful Aboriginal skills and capacities not widely present within non-Aboriginal Australia - and vice-versa.  In this and other respects, the Program hopes to contribute to the national post-Reconciliation Dialogue.
 
The ERISJ Aboriginal Leadership Program Advisory Council is comprised of Aboriginal Australians who are eminent educators and leaders within Aboriginal Australia.
 
The ERISJ Aboriginal Leadership Program Advisory Council advises the ERISJ Director and Board to support:
·     Aboriginal perspectives and delivery as central to the ERISJ Aboriginal Leadership Program;
·     the usefulness of identified Program objectives, content, methods and presenters; and
·     promotion of the program in a culturally relevant form.

The Council’s membership will be announced shortly.