IAHA currently support over 170 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander year 11 and 12 students, across five locations, to finish year 12 and a Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance.
IAHA provide a range of supports, cultural, social and personal, and a new partnership with Greenbox will see students receive refurbished laptops to support their studies, in the program and beyond.
Over 85 per cent of students finish the program, and of these a similar number continue into further study or jobs.
Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) is proud to announce a new collaboration with leading IT asset lifecycle management company Greenbox, bringing together a shared commitment to sustainability, innovation, and equity. This partnership strengthens IAHA in its purpose to grow and empower the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce through supportive and culturally safe education, training and employment pathways, while also contributing to digital equity and environmentally responsible practices.
Through the collaboration, Greenbox will provide repurposed and secure IT equipment free of charge to support IAHA’s programs, including the innovative IAHA National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy. The Academy program, which operates in five regions nationally and won Industry Collaboration of the Year at the 2024 National Training Awards, empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to complete a school-based traineeship, a supportive step on their education, training and career journey.
Access to technology is critical for learning, connection, and opportunity, and this collaboration helps remove barriers in an environmentally conscious way. Kylie Stothers, Jawoyn woman and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of IAHA said “particularly in the modern landscape we see the impact that access to reliable IT can have for students and their families in accessing services, knowledge and opportunity. This includes at school, in their university or VET studies and clinical placements, and beyond, as they transition to the workforce”.
Kylie continued “This partnership with Greenbox aligns with our commitment to environmentally responsible practices and provides a great opportunity. Alongside the other supports we offer students, to be able to facilitate free access to quality, refurbished technology will enhance learning environments for our young people and their families, which provide them with the confidence and skills to excel for life”.
Greenbox supports vision of culturally safe, thriving futures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and communities. Greenbox Chief Executive Officer, Ross Thompson, said “we believe in creating value not just through technology, but through meaningful impact. A partnership with IAHA allows us to extend the life of quality tech assets while working with supporting the development of a future-focused, culturally strong health workforce.”
This collaboration reflects the importance of culturally responsive, cross-sectoral partnerships to close the gap in health, education, training and employment outcomes. It sets a powerful example of how industry can partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations to work together to promote innovation, economic development, and sustainability.
IAHA is a registered charity. Corporate and philanthropic partners interested in supporting the work of IAHA to improve education, training, employment and health outcomes can visit the IAHA website or contact IAHA via email to [email protected] to find out more.
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Paul Gibson
Chief Operating Officer
Indigenous Allied Health Australia
[email protected] | (02) 6285 1010
About us:
Indigenous Allied Health Australia is a national, member-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health organisation. IAHA leads sector workforce development and support to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy is an innovative, community-led learning model that is about re-shaping and re-designing how training and education are delivered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in high school, embedding the centrality of culture and a holistic approach to health. The model is designed to work collaboratively across disciplines and organisational structures (health, education and training, employment) to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school student engagement, retention and successful completion of Year 12 with a Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance.
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Paul Gibson
Chief Operating Officer
[email protected]
(02) 6285 1010