Our Vision for Reconciliation
MRAEL’s vision for reconciliation, developed in collaboration with IntoWork Australia, is to create Vibrant Futures with First Nations People and their communities through continued collaboration, offering new opportunities and increased choice. MRAEL and its subsidiaries are committed to developing a Reflect RAP as a genuine commitment to build on and strengthen our existing relationships with First Nations People and communities.
Our RAP Objectives
Through its RAP, MRAEL’s goal is to be part of effecting change in the education, training and employment sector by creating increased opportunities for participation and representation of First Nations People. We strive to ensure First Nations People have access to services that assist in the development of their skills and knowledge through education and training. MRAEL would like to work towards making these changes through increasing our own knowledge and understanding of how we can support the needs of First Nations People.
MRAEL wishes to further our learning, through listening and engagement, on how we can support and collaborate with First Nations organisations. We believe our RAP will provide a framework from which we will improve our services for First Nations People and build respect for their culture and history. To ensure our RAP remains relevant, membership of the RAP working group will be reviewed and refreshed based on our learnings.
Our other objective is to ensure we support First Nations People in regional and remote communities through identifying appropriate grants and funding opportunities where we can work with First Nations communities to collaboratively design education, training and/or employment programs that meet their specific needs or community objectives.
The above mentioned activities, along with MRAEL celebrating and recognising important cultural events (such as NAIDOC Week) and other acknowledgement days and weeks annually will encourage and support our current staff to learn and be educated on our important First Nations history. We encourage our staff to commit to a First Nations learning journey, and to share their knowledge with each other, family and friends. All activities within MRAEL’s RAP will be undertaken with the support and collaboration of the wider IntoWork Australia Group.
Read our full Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://recaus.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#5g000003ae1y/a/J1000000sbBn/YA.Gvh0F93fFSEh7oo9_oZ6TCK3vkW21m1v_72RxiHo