Indigenous applicants

[audio]Inspiring music starts to play[visual]A woman is seated on a staircase and writing something. The woman is in front of an indigenous design wall and talking to the camera.[audio]coming to RMIT was quite different fromthe country town[visual]The woman is standing in a basketball court. She talks to the camera. [text on screen]Theresa, Student Recruitment Officer, RMIT University.[audio]I'm Theresa Joachim. I am a Yorta Yorta woman from Shepparton.[visual]Theresa is writing something on a book. She talks to the camera. [audio]Within my first year studying here at RMIT, Ngarara Willim offeredme a support job by doing paperwork and[visual]Theresa is laughing and chatting with a colleague.[audio]an administration then I was offered afull-time position here as an administrative support person[visual]Theresa is at a meeting and listening to her colleague talking. The visual cuts to indigenous decorations placed inside the meeting area. The visual cuts back to Theresa speaking to the camera. [audio]by having Ngarara Willim and RMIT opening those[visual]Theresa is walking inside RMIT looking far ahead. She's sitting with a colleague near a garden area and having a chat. The visual cuts back to the meeting she was in before. [audio]doors and opportunity for me to grow anddevelop myself professionally and[visual]Theresa's talking to the camera again. [audio]personally was a great opportunity forme and my future[audio]I met a lot of other indigenous people from around Australiaand I started my own community here at RMIT with the support of Ngarara Willimthe indigenous student network here[audio]For indigenous people that are willing toapply for positions here at RMIT[visual] A close up shot of her lanyard where an indigenous design clip is placed. A closeup of her colleague.

[audio]University I would encourage you to takethat opportunity and apply there is a[visual]A close up of a woman talking with trees in the background. [audio]great network here at RMIT I have thesense of belonging where I meet other[visual]Theresa is talking to the camera. [audio]indigenous people I work with otherindigenous people[visual]Theresa is walking on the garden at RMIT University. [audio]and the support here is incredible[audio]Inspiring music ends

[audio]Inspiring music starts [visual]A man is looking at the sky [text on screen]Shannon, Vice-chancellor indigenous pre-doctoral fellow [audio]my name's Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch I'm a indigenous pre-doctoral research fellow and a proud Taungurung man from Northeast Victoria[audio]so as an indigenous pre-doctoral research fellow[visual]Shannon is browsing his phone sitting at a yellow bench inside the RMIT University [audio]I spend a lot of my time in the heavy structures lab in Bundoora testing concrete sampleswith combustion materials in them and just the expanding new and different ways to create concrete[visual]Shannon is talking to the camera. Scene cuts to a shot of Shannon standing in front of RMIT Pixel logo. A shot of Shannon working on the computer inside a lab. A shot of a group of people going through a blueprint inside a conference room[audio]I chose RMIT because I graduated here with an undergraduate in civil and infrastructure engineering in 2018 I knew all the staff here from the Ngarara Willim centre[visual]Shannon is talking to the camera. He's walking towards the RMIT University on the street. A shot of indigenous quote on the garden floor inside RMIT University. Quick cuts of indigenous ornaments inside the Ngarara Willim centre[audio]and I knew how supportive RMIT was towards indigenous people so that's why I chose to work here ever since then I've had a lot more free time with[visual]Shannon is talking to the camera. He's walking towards Melbourne Central from the university. Shannon keeps walking and a shot of a indigenous poster which says 'Womin Djeka' (welcome)

[audio]myself to focus on what I really like and that is doing research as a student I decided to come to RMIT because the support network that was already present here. They are very engaging very helpful coming and transitioning straight out of high school into University and then I chose to stay on as a staff member due to that support and engagement from the Ngarara Willim centre. [visual]Shannon is talking on the camera. A door open and a poster appears which says 'Womin Djeka'. Shots of posters inside the Ngarara Willim centre. A group of people are having a chat around a table. A shot of a burning log and RMIT staff members are performing an indigenous ritual within the campus premises. A girl is looking at someone drawing something. [audio]I see a lot of opportunities for myself at RMIT from currently doing my research and then progressing on into an academic role[visual]A person is entering the Ngarara Willim centre. He's having a chat with another person. A closeup shot of a coffee cup with indigenous art on it. A shot of indigenous word cards merchandise at the RMIT store. Quick cuts of indigenous tshirts, lanyard buttons and a man wearing a indigenous t-shirt drinking tea inside a kitchen. [audio]I'd say RMIT is a culturally safe organization both from a staff and student perspective in this gender perspective you have the community in the Ngarara Willim that's like a close-knit support network you have mobs from all over Australia coming and joining together in this Center and it's very culturally safe like there's no one judges you it's all very like [visual]Shannon is talking to the camera. A shot of a woman talking and working in the office. A shot of two women having a chat. [audio] it's kind of like a second home and they're from a staff perspective as well like with the rep program the RMIT is bought out the staff are also very aware they go through training that to be culturally safe but even when they're asking questions and that also very culturally safe questions they want to learn about the culture they don't just want to see you as like a second person [visual]A shot of Shannon smiling and looking at the camera [audio]they want to see you from who you are[text on screen]

[audio]Inspiring music starts [visual]A man in a red t-shirt is looking away at RMIT University[text on screen]Aleryk, Lecturer at School of Education, RMIT University [visual]Aleryk is talking to the camera[audio]my name is Al. I'm a proud Dja Dja Wurrung man. I am a lecturer in the School of education. I specialize in indigenous education[visual]A shot of an indigenous designed wall at RMIT University. Aleryk is walking through the University and looking around. Aleryk is talking on the camera again. [audio]the opportunity to become an academic came about through a PhD scholarship that I initially began at RMIT[visual]A door opens and the camera pans inside where the wall has a hoarding that says 'Wominjeka'. Aleryk scans his ID and enters a room which says 'Ngrara Willim Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People'[audio]so I've been here for about five years and in that time I've actually seen a significant amount of cultural change at the University [visual]Aleryk is talking on the camera. Aleryk makes a cup of tea and drinks it.[audio]I think with the current vice-chancellor and his championing of Aboriginal Torres islander[visual]A man and a woman is performing an indigenous ritual at the university. A hoarding that says Womin Djeka. A shot of an indigenous design statue within the campus. Aleryk is talking on the camera. [audio]focus and reconciliation we've seen a significant cultural shift across the organisation which has made my job much easier it's made it far more enjoyable. I'm able to work far more collaboratively with my colleagues and in spaces which are far safer than they once would have been for indigenous staff in the Academy[visual]A shot of a beanie that says 'Ngrara Willim'. A t-shirt that has indigenous flags on it and the RMIT logo. A gifts that says indigenous work cards. Aleryk picks them up and shows to the camera while explaining something. Aleryk is talking on the camera. [audio]from RMIT's perspective, I feel like their engagement with the indigenous community is quite authentic and very genuine for the most part. I think that in many ways they give me the time and the space that I can maintain my community engagement

[visual]Aleryk is walking through the Ngrara Willim centre and talks with his colleagues inside the office. [audio]and also allow me to act as a voice for the institution [visual]Aleryk is talking to the camera. [audio]in my time here I've had opportunities to build relationships with the local community groups various elders and be able to expand my own research in that space as well[visual]A shot of an indigenous design logo on RMIT's courtyard floor. A couple shots of RMIT staff working on Bundyi Girri learning on RMIT educational platform for staff. [audio]I think Bundyi Girri is a really good step I think as a foundational opportunity for non-indigenous staff to[visual]Aleryk talking on the camera. [audio]begin their reconciliation journey it's a really wonderful initiative it gives them time and space to think about reconciliation in ways that are authentic and ongoing [visual]Some staff members are having a conversation around a table. Two female staff members are having a chat outside on the garden within campus. [audio]and that means that some of the conversations I have shifted from things that used to be very basic to conversations around more complex and more nuanced discussions around race and racism indignant [visual]Aleryk is having a conversation with an indigenous student. Aleryk is looking at the camera smiling. RMIT logo appears. [audio]and what that means for me and of course what it means for them as well[audio]Inspiring music ends.

[audio]inspiring music starts[visual]A woman is looking at the sky[text on screen]Zara, Early Career Advisor, RMIT University [visual] The woman is talking to the camera [audio]I'm Zara Gabbert my mob is Wurundjeri which is from country New South Wales Dubbo[visual]Zara is adjusting her glasses while talking with another person[audio]when I was a little girl actually Ialways wanted to be a school teacher but[audio]I never sort of explored that path allof my experience was in the corporate[visual]Zara is working on the computer inside an office[audio]sector and I guess my personal valuesnever aligned to how corporates can[visual]Zara is talking with another person sitting on a bench [audio]operate and an opportunity arose about five or six years ago when initially came in as a contract and now I just can't imagine sort of working anywhere else [visual]Zara is talking to the camera [audio]it was the time that I was offered a position that they had brought on new senior indigenous leadership and that[visual]Zara is explaining something to someone in front of a building [audio]sort of said where the organization was going that's what attracted

me to RMIT is that change was coming [visual]A man is waking beside a banner that says 'Womin Djeka' (welcome in indigenous language) [audio]I've never seen an organisation as as progressive in terms of Indigenous Affairs as I have working at RMIT so I guess that's what to get to me out of bed every morning[visual]People crossing the road in front of RMIT Info Corner building. A closeup of an indigenous ornament[audio]in my working history I probably don't always identify or make it very known to the business that I am Aboriginal and I think this RMIT has made me feel completely safe[visual]A burning log and a woman is arranging the leaves on it. RMIT staff members are conducting an indigenous ritual within the university premises. A shot of RMIT garden floor which says 'Dhumbah Goorowa'. Zara is talking on the camera and shots of her working in her office. A far shot of an indigenous wall inside RMIT premises [audio]The benefit of working at RMIT is that we have the Ngarara Willim centre[visual]A shot of RMIT indigenous employee entering the Ngarara Willim centre. A group of people are having a chat inside the centre. [audio]and my connection to culture has become stronger again it's never been a greater time to celebrate your culture and we have access and so much support that[visual]A close up shot of someone drawing indigenous art. A woman and a man are choosing artwork on a computer screen. Cut back to Zara talking on the camera[audio]perhaps our parents' generation could only have dreamed of so I think if you can you know and what I would have told myself grab it with two hands and run with it