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Capacity Development Officer
Diane Walker
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The CRC for Aboriginal Health is committed to strengthening the
Aboriginal health research workforce through education and training
and professional development activities, and by developing
partnerships and providing Aboriginal leadership.
We use the term capacity development to refer
to the process of building skills, knowledge and capability.
Capacity development includes formal and informal education and
training, and other hands-on opportunities for development. Some
people prefer the term capacity exchange, feeling
this reflects the two-way process of learning that occurs,
particularly in cross-cultural contexts.
Capacity Development Strategy
In 2005 the CRC for Aboriginal Health carried out a review of its
education and training activities to consider how best to use its
resources to support as many researchers and students as possible
and to make changes that would be sustained beyond the end of the
CRC for Aboriginal Health’s funding cycle. Consultations were
held with staff and students of partner organisations. As a result,
a CRCAH Capacity
Development Strategy [pdf] was developed. The CRC for
Aboriginal Health Board endorsed this strategy in March 2006.
Examples of capacity development in the CRC for
Aboriginal Health include:
- scholarships
for Aboriginal students;
- support for Aboriginal Health Workers to be involved in
roundtables for setting research
priorities;
- exchange of
ideas and knowledge between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
researchers on CRC for Aboriginal Health research projects;
- funding for CRC for Aboriginal Health staff and students to
attend conferences for networking and
learning opportunities;
- bringing together representatives of research, community and
government sectors to hear about each others' experiences at
showcases of
CRC for Aboriginal Health research.
More information in this section includes our capacity
development benefits, research
experiences, education and
training programs and success stories.
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