Indigenous Youth Leadership Program 2012

Developing our Indigenous leaders

Applications for the 2012 Indigenous Youth Leadership Program are now closed. Applicants will be informed of a decision by the end of May.

The Indigenous Youth Leadership Program is an exciting opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to participate in a program that focuses on developing leadership skills and provides an introduction to Queensland's democratic processes.

The program is hosted in Brisbane by the Department of Communities and is supported through a partnership with Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd.

In an interactive learning environment, participants will have the opportunity to widen their horizons and ambitions, and to develop their potential as young leaders. The program provides:

• intensive leadership workshops — facilitated by Indigenous community leaders
• mentoring and networking opportunities — participants can network with high-profile politicians, respected Indigenous elders and community leaders, and government representatives
• mock legislative assembly experience — participants become members of parliament for a day. During workshops, each participant develops a debate for, or against, a proposed Bill. Participants then convene a mock legislative assembly session called the Indigenous Youth Parliament
• career development day - providing participants with links to employment opportunities through the Australian Employment Covenant and Project 2800.