TRACKS
NEXT STEPS TO SUCCESS
Our FREE in-house TRACKS course is a pathway program specifically designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain the skills and confidence necessary to undertake a course at UNE.
We care about students progressing, from the early stages of study, right through to the end of their learning journey. When students study our TRACKS course, they will become a part of our strong community. Our staff walk alongside students, guiding them step by step and providing them with all the mentoring they need.
We offer this course both on-campus and online, allowing students to stay on country while preparing for university, or come to UNE and experience college life. Students can complete their study in their own time, at their own pace, allowing them to maintain the support of their connections on country, as well as being part of an online community of students with similar goals and aspirations.
The units offered under TRACKS are developed by Oorala Aboriginal Centre staff and they assist students to grow the study skills needed to transition into a mainstream university course. These units cover topics such as:
- preparing to study
- writing academically
- how to reference
- how to research
- how to use UNE’s online learning tools
Students can apply for this course if they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who meets at least one of the following criteria:
- Students want to be admitted to an undergraduate course at UNE but do not yet meet the entry requirements.
- Students believe that completion of this enabling course will help them to succeed in studying an undergraduate course at UNE.
- Students have previously been unsuccessful in undergraduate studies and believe that completion of this enabling course will help them to succeed in studying an undergraduate course at UNE.
If students are considering studying at UNE and need that extra bit of motivation or encouragement, our team are available to discuss options and pathways to take the next steps into higher education.
For more information about the TRACKS course, please click here.
Colin Ahoy Jr – A passion for his culture.
In 2018, during a heritage survey for a proposed Solar farm near Uralla, a team including Colin Ahoy Jnr, re-discovered a major Aboriginal axe grinding site. Colin says “I feel like we need more Aboriginal people working on country and have the confidence and power to make decisions regarding culturally significant sites.” Colin Ahoy Jnr completed the TRACKS tertiarty preparation program run by the Oorala Aboriginal Centre at UNE and is now studying a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Archaeology.
Oorala Student Experience
Freecall: 1800 622 384
Telephone: +61 2 6773 3034
Facsimile: +61 2 6773 3379
Email: ooralasupport@une.edu.au