Charles Darwin University’s fine dining training restaurant in Alice Springs will open to the public next week for the first time this year.
As a speech pathologist and lecturer at Charles Darwin University, my research primarily focuses on fluency disorders, particularly stuttering, and its measurement, assessment, and treatment across diverse populations. With over 15 years of clinical and academic experience, I have contributed significantly to the field through innovative methodologies, such as developing outcome measures like the Satisfaction with Communication in Everyday Speaking Situations (SCESS) scale and validating tools like the Stuttering Severity Instrument (SSI-4) for Persian-speaking individuals
The First Nations Leadership actively commits to developing innovative programs informed by local and national agendas to increase student participation and success. Collaborating across the Colleges, the First Nations Pathways and Engagement team facilitates pre-programs for pathways into university for First Nations people.
The Aspire Program offers a variety of scholarships to help secondary school students around the Northern Territory overcome financial barriers while studying at university.
Tiana Hokins is currently studying a Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies online whilst raising a new born baby. Through Charles Darwin University she was given the opportunity to attend the Engineers Without Borders Humanitarian Design Summit in India and describes it as one of the most amazing experiences she has had to date.
Before she became an award-winning electrician apprentice in Alice Springs, Georgie was living in bustling Melbourne and working in the arts. Georgie couldn’t be happier with her new life in the Territory, challenging herself with new skills and a whole new profession.
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Seeking safety from conflict, graphic designer Iryna Vasylkova moved her family from Ukraine, via Cyprus, to Darwin. Realising she needed to ‘Australianise’ her Ukrainian qualifications, she enrolled in CDU TAFE's Visual Arts course.