The Federal Government is confident millions of dollars of additional funds provided to the Batchelor Institute will help secure the Indigenous education institute’s future.
The Government has committed $8.9 million to support a partnership between the institute and Charles Darwin University.
The Federal Minister for Remote Services, Warren Snowdon, says the university will manage staff and student administration.
Mr Snowdon says the two institutions will also share the delivery of some tertiary courses.
“Batchelor Institute will retain its independence, retain its identity, but they will run courses in partnership and they will work towards developing new courses,” he said.
“As to what those courses will be, I’m not in a position to say, but what I can tell you is that there is a high expectation that Batchelor continues to focus on traditionally core business.”
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