What is Nintiringtjaku work?

Nintiringtjaku is paid casual work for senior Aboriginal people who facilitate training or research events on their communities.

Nintiringtjaku work is a Waltja initiative,  to enable senior Aboriginal people to support good training and research on their communities while gaining skills, accreditation and fair pay for their work. Waltja provides ongoing training and accreditation for Nintiringtjaku nominees, with assistance from DEET NT.

Nintiringtjaku is the name Pitjantjatjarra ladies gave to this work: it means ‘become clever for’.

Nintiringtjaku work is for senior community members who can assist with training, research work, meetings and workshops on their remote communities. Ninitringtjaku workers support visiting trainers or researchers by:

• Helping to organize meetings and plan community visits
• Talking up the training/research, encouraging community engagement
• Standing up with the trainers/researchers, introducing them
• Making sure everybody understands: interpreting, helping people to ask questions and to share knowledge
• Giving advice to trainers/researchers on appropriate presentation
• Helping to get community feedback about the training or research.

Contact Kate Lawrence at Waltja for more information about Nintiringtjaku work and Nintiringtjaku nominees. kate.lawrence@waltja.org.au

THANK YOU to Desert Knowledge CRC and NT Department of Employment, Education and Training for supporting the training and professional development to Nintiringtajku nominees.

Read the Nintiringtjaku Work agreement.

Nintiringtjaku Work Agreement for information on protocols and terms for employment of Nintiringtjaku workers.