Northern Territory Graduation Ceremony

At Ngukurr, Katherine and Alice Springs, 45 local health service workers graduated from RMIT’s unique Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health) and Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs programs.
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Soft acoustic guitar music plays throughout the duration of the video

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RMIT University Presents

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Black and white footage of graduating students dressed in their graduation gowns walking through the campus.

Narrator:
This week we warmly welcome 45 graduates into the RMIT community across three graduation ceremonies.

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Camera pans across the rural landscape.

Narrator: We are standing in the most stunning and oldest place of our country to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our local people.

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 Graduates are sitting with friends and family at the ceremony, Vice-Chancellor and President Martin Bean is standing at the podium.

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Martin Bean CBE
Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT
 
Martin Bean:

Each of the students studying has completed a recognised qualification in one of the very important areas of alcohol, drug addiction and mental health.

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Graduates standing together raising their hats

Narrator (Xenia Girdler)
I think programs like this celebrate the importance of vocational education

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Xenia Girdler, Program Coordinator

[Visual] Xenia sitting outside where the ceremony took place speaking to the camera.

Xenia Girdler:
Vocational education is a very important and valuable education process.

And for people such as the students that graduated today to be able to share their experience and expertise - in this setting underpin by two-way learning, I think is phenomenally important and needs to be recognised.

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David Hayward, Dean GUSS

[Visual] David speaking to the camera outside surrounded by trees.

David Haward: This has probably been one of the best weeks of my academic career. It’s been a truly inspirational experience. The thing that I think is fantastic from the point of view from RMIT is that it’s not a high prestige PhD program; it’s not an expensive master’s program, this is the delivery of a program at a vocational level. We’ve listened to what the people need and what the industry need to make sure we deliver industry relevant education in a culturally sensitive context; Dealing with some of the most disadvantaged people on earth. It’s been a brilliant experience and certainly one that will stay with me for a very long time.

[Visual] Students accepting their certificates at the ceremony

[Screen title] Chris Walters, Teacher

Chris Walters:

The one thing about Northern Territory particularly in the area of health that these students work in is the lack of resources. We are spoilt for choice in Melbourne, we have a range of choices that we can work collaboratively wit, we can refer to. That’s certainly not the case here in the Northern Territory. I felt extremely proud that I had just a small part in the process and seeing the smile on those students’ children’s faces has made it so worth-while.

[Visuals] Photo-montage of David standing with recent graduates after the ceremony.

[Screen title] Melissa May, Graduate

[Visuals] Melissa  in her graduation gown speaking to the camera after her ceremony

Melissa May: There’s been a lot of knowledge past around the table and it’s been really good to be able to work collectively with other organisations and learn about different styles of doing things. I think as a group we got along really well with the other organisations as well. We spent a lot of time laughing and joking – it was a really nice atmosphere.

[Visual] Xenia sitting outside where the ceremony took place speaking to the camera.

Xenia Girdler:

This is about looking at contextualised collaborative support for some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Australia.

[Screen title] Congratulations to RMIT’s NT Graduates:

Diploma:
Mary Babia
Michael Berto
Lara Brennan
Kelly Camm
Chris Cookson
Judith Egan
Julie Kartinyeri
Robert Marshall
Catherine Proctor
May Rosas
Peter Stork

Cert IV:
Roslyn Cooper
Mary Cunningham
Marsha Garling
Margaret Hayes
Brian Phillips
Amy Nunaglee
Holly Gosden

[Visual] Two female students are sitting in the ceremony arena.  One girl is singing and playing guitar while her friend sings a-long next to her.

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