Registered Training Organisation

As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) we offer courses that build skills and knowledge to broaden opportunities for our workers seeking upskilling or to broaden employment opportunities within SEWB areas.

Accredited training

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) (Code: 40103) which currently offers the following accredited Vocational Education & Training (VET) courses:

CHCSS00093 Alcohol and Other Drugs Skills Set

To ensure you are equipped, Nunkuwarrin Yunti are pleased to offer the Alcohol and Other Drugs Skill Set (AOD) training in 2026 to Aboriginal support workers looking to broaden their qualifications and provide the best possible AOD support.

This course is aimed at workers with existing experience or qualifications in direct client care roles seeking to broaden their skills. This includes:

  • Working in an alcohol and other drugs context
  • Assessing need of clients with alcohol and other drug issues
  • Providing intervention for people with alcohol and other drug issues.
  • Developing and reviewing individual alcohol and other drug treatment plans

This qualification is currently on the Skills SA Subsidised Training List (STL).

Contact us for the current fee schedule for this qualification, and next intake dates.

11227NAT Diploma of Narrative Approaches for Aboriginal People (Counselling, Group and Community Work)

The Diploma of Narrative Approaches for Aboriginal People (Counselling, Group and Community Work) course is intended to provide participants with a range of knowledge and skills to perform functions associated with roles of Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Workers using Narrative Approaches.

It provides Aboriginal communities and health workers with the skills and knowledge to apply specific Narrative Approaches to Social Emotional Well Being (SEWB) support. Narrative Therapy has been identified in ‘Way’s Forward’ and numerous other reports such as the Urbis Keys Review of the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) funded SEWB Programs, as a suitable model of counselling and therapeutic practice, that can assist Aboriginal people with various social and emotional wellbeing issues.

Graduates operate at a high level of independence with the ability to specialise in the application of Narrative Approaches when working with SEWB clients. Specialist skills include:

  • Applying a Narrative Approach to therapy
  • Double listening
  • Group facilitation
  • Storytelling
  • Meaning making
  • Working within complex situations

The Diploma has been designed to ensure that students’ learning is connected to their day-to-day work in their communities and is particularly suited to workers who are employed in various SEWB job roles in which counselling duties comprise a significant part of their job role. The Diploma provides a strong foundation in Narrative counselling practices. This can then be further developed within the context of a student’s job role and ongoing professional supervision and further training.

Specifically, the course will give participants:

  • The confidence and the ability to use Narrative Approaches in various roles when working with individuals, groups and communities in the area of SEWB.
  • The knowledge and skills to provide a service that is sensitive to the needs of people.
  • The ability to coordinate social and emotional wellbeing health care delivery and to effectively refer clients.
  • A clearer awareness of themselves as health professionals, and the skills required in responding to the expectations of communities in which they work.
  • An accredited diploma qualification that is recognised nationally.

NOTE:

This two-year, face to face program is exclusively for counsellors who work with Aboriginal people and wish to broaden their qualifications while strengthening their capacity to provide the highest level of support to Aboriginal families and communities.

FEES
For South Australian students

The course is funded by Skills SA through the Fee Free TAFE initiative, for South Australian students. To access this funding, students must identify as First Nations. Eligibility criteria apply and places are limited.

For students who do not meet the funding requirements, the course is also available under a Fee for Service arrangement.

Cost for interstate students

The cost of this course is free; however, the agency for which you work will need to support your involvement by supporting your attendance and providing ongoing workplace support for the duration of the course.

Please contact us for further information and next intake dates. Course is approved by Abstudy.

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11295NAT Cert IV in Stolen Generations Family Research and Case Management

The 11295NAT Certificate IV in Stolen Generations Family Research and Case Management is intended to provide you with a range of knowledge, skills and competencies to undertake family tracing activities to support members of the Stolen Generations. This includes:
• applying a comprehensive understanding of Stolen Generations people, history, impacts and issues in your everyday work
• building effective relationships with clients using appropriate cultural awareness, empathy and communication skills
• conducting family history research for clients using a wide range of information sources
• providing case management for clients
• supporting clients while establishing their identity and organising reunification with family, community and country as appropriate
• keeping accurate records and files and preparing and presenting reports.

NOTE: This is a face-to-face course open to Link-Up Redress Caseworkers ONLY.

FEES

For South Australian students

The course is funded by Skills SA through the Fee Free TAFE initiative. To access this funding, students must identify as First Nations. Eligibility criteria apply and places are limited.

For students who do not meet the funding requirements, the course is also available under a Fee for Service arrangement.

Cost for interstate students

The cost of this course is free; however, the agency for which you work will need to support your involvement by supporting your attendance and providing ongoing workplace support for the duration of the course.

Please contact us for further information and next intake dates. Course is approved by Abstudy

Please contact us if you would like to learn more about this course.

The Certificate IV in Stolen Generations Family Research and Case Management 11295NAT and the 11227NAT Diploma of Narrative Approaches for Aboriginal People (Counselling, Group and Community Work) courses came from recommendation 35 of the Bringing them home report, which states :That all State and Territory Governments institute Indigenous mental health worker training through Indigenous-run programs to ensure cultural and social appropriateness.
Other accredited courses that Nunkuwarrin Yunti delivers are also orientated to working in an Aboriginal community-controlled setting.

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Testimonials

To view testimonials for our different courses click here.

Click here to view a video of Student Voices 2023.

Student handbook

An information handbook provides students with background to Nunkuwarrin Yunti and the policies and procedures for participating in accredited training at Nunkuwarrin Yunti. A new handbook is currently being developed and will be available here soon.

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VET legislation

The following legislation is relevant to the provision of vocational education & training in South Australia:

  • National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act (Cth) 2011: establishes the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator, called the Australian Skills Quality Authority
  • South Australian Skills Act (SAS Act) 2008  The SAS Act, which amended the Training and Skills Development Act (T&SD Act) 2008, is the legislation which governs the skills and training system in South Australia. On 1 July 2021, when the SAS Act took effect, new Regulations and Standards introduced some simpler processes and clear responsibilities for employers, apprentices and trainees, registered training organisations, group training organisations and state government agencies.  The Act also created the South Australian Skills Commission which brought together services delivered by the Office of the Training Advocate and the Training and Skills Commission.

Applications

To apply to do any of these courses, click here.

Relevant VET Student Information

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Human rights

Australian human rights legislation protects people involved in the training system, including:

Relevant international human rights treaties to which Australia is a signatory include:

The Australian Federal Parliament has also endorsed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Training policies

Image not found Recognition of Prior Learning Policy

The Recognition of Prior Learning policy acknowledges the skills, knowledge, performance outcomes and learning achieved prior to undertaking a course of study with Nunkuwarrin Yunti. Prior learning may include formal learning such as work or life training and credit transfer, or informal learning including work or life experience. Candidates may apply to have their existing knowledge and skills assessed against units of competency which collectively form the qualifications offered through Nunkuwarrin Yunti.

Image not Found Issuance Policy

The purpose of the Issuance policy is to ensure that graduates receive the certification documentation that they are entitled to. Qualifications are correctly identified in certification documentation and that qualifications are protected against fraudulent issuance. Nunkuwarrin Yunti has quality assurance arrangements in place for qualifications, ensuring that both the certification documentation and the use of AQF qualification titles are consistent with the national standards.

Image not foundAssessment Validation RTO Policy 

The purpose of the Validation policy is to outline the approach taken by Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia to systematically validate and moderate assessment tools and decisions made by assessors in line with registration requirements (Standards for RTO’s 2025). Nunkuwarrin Yunti will ensure that validation and moderation occurs at least every 30 months and hat key stakeholders are involved in moderation and validation processes. Nunkuwarrin Yunti will review, compare and evaluate assessment processes, tools evidence and judgements made by a range of assessor’s against the same units of competency.

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2025 Standards for RTOs

To view the standards for RTOs, click on the link below:Image not found Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2025

The objectives of the Standards are to ensure nationally consistent, high-quality training and assessment services for the clients of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system. The purpose of these Standards is to:

  • set out the requirements that an organisation must meet in order to be a registered training organisation (RTO);
  • ensure that training products delivered by RTOs meet the requirements of training packages or VET accredited courses, and have integrity for employment and further study; and
  • ensure RTOs operate ethically with due consideration of learners’ and enterprises’ needs.

The Standards form part of the VET Quality Framework. As defined in section 3 of the Act, the VET Quality Framework is comprised of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations, the Australian Qualifications Framework, the Fit and Proper Person Requirements, the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Requirements and the Data Provision Requirements. Compliance with the Standards is a condition for all NVR RTOs and for applicants seeking registration under the Act. ASQA has developed this Standards Guide to assist RTOs to understand their obligations under the revised Standards for RTOs 2025. To view it, click on the following link: Standards Guide

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Complaints

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Unique Student Identifier (USI)

All students enrolled in Nationally Accredited Training are required to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) prior to being issued with a parchment or Statement of Attainment. Students are required obtain a USI and to inform the RTO of their USI. For more information, please visit the USI website.

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