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Student record at CDU
by Patrick Nelson 10 November 2013
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he Charles Darwin University community in Tennant Creek held its seventh annual presentation ceremony this week with a record 77 students completing qualifications. Tennant Creek Centre Leader Kate Young said a mixture of flexible study modes and a broad range of certificates and diplomas had contributed to a year of academic success in the town. “Each student had their own challenges and demands, so to complete a qualification is something each graduate and their
Julalakari and Barkly Shire Night Patrollers with their Certificates III and IV in Community Services. Image supplied
families can be proud of,” Ms Young said. Qualifications were presented in the areas of hospitality, automotive, arts, electro-technology, business, community services, resources and infrastructure, training and assessment, and other areas. Ms Young said visiting lecturers from Darwin and Alice Springs had provided strong support, as had long-term local Indigenous Academic Support officer Chris Rothery and administrative officer Helen Hargraves. “Without their combined support, very few people in Tennant would
be able to access CDU training,” she said. Ms Young thanked Alice Springsbased Primary Industries lecturer Alan Harrison for his contribution over many years. “Alan will be delivering three programs this month,” she said. “He delivered a unit on propagating plants last week, 4WD training this week and next week he will be delivering the SMARTtrain chemical training course. “It has been a good year of steady growth and one on which I anticipate we will build next year,” Ms Young said.
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