Indigenous program wins award
The Indigenous Surveyor Employment Pathway Program has won the award for Workforce Development and Inclusion at Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence (APSEA) Awards for New South Wales.
The Indigenous Surveyor Employment Pathway Program offers Indigenous Australians a pathway into the surveying industry.
Established in a collaboration between Veris, Wumara Group, TAFE NSW and the Yarpa NSW Indigenous Business & Employment Hub, the program consists of a combination of study and fieldwork to provide participants with exposure to what it’s like to be a surveyor, as well as the foundational skills to start their career in the industry.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants are offered full time employment through traineeships with Wumara Group and Veris.
The Indigenous Surveyor Employment Pathway Program was first conceived as part of the alliance between Wumara Group and Veris.
The alliance aims to help close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by creating further training, employment, and economic opportunities for Australia’s First peoples.