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CCCA is pleased to announce the launch of our new three-course cultural capability learning pathway for 2026.

Aligned with the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework, this updated online learning series reflects the framework’s core domains of KNOWING, DOING, and BEING, supporting a progressive development journey:

  • Course 1: Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures (cultural awareness).
  • Course 2: Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes (cultural competence).
  • Course 3: Embedding Cultural Safety – Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice (cultural safety).

These three standalone courses can be delivered individually or as part of a structured learning pathway across all roles and sectors. Each course comes with its own curriculum overview, learner resource pack, certificate, and data reporting dashboard.

CCCA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence Course

We will continue to offer our flagship Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence course as part of the 2026 learning suite. This updated course combines the curriculums of Course 1: Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Course 2: Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes into a single integrated program.

The course provides a complete learning experience that progresses from foundational awareness through to applied cultural competence. This course now takes approximately 7.5 hours to complete, down from 10-12 hours, and is designed for organisation-wide rollout and can be used as a comprehensive training solution or as an accelerated pathway within the new three-course structure.

Returning Learners
Learners who have completed the earlier version of CCCA’s Cultural Competence course may choose to continue their learning journey through Course 3: Embedding Cultural Safety – Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice, which builds on this foundation and extends capability into cultural safety and trauma-informed practice.

Industry-Wide Adoption

CCCA’s cultural capability courses are designed for all industries, roles, and sectors across Australia. They are used extensively by organisations across education, health, community services, professional services, corporate, and resource sectors, as well as throughout the not-for-profit and community sectors. This broad adoption reflects the universal importance of building cultural capability in every workplace and community.

Public Sector Relevance

Many government departments currently use the CORE Cultural Learning program as a baseline for staff training. The new CCCA 2026 course suite is designed to serve as the ideal next step in the learning journey after CORE, or as a comprehensive replacement for agencies seeking a deeper, structured alternative aligned to the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework.

Developed in partnership with the Department of Social Services, this new learning pathway supports a whole-of-government approach to cultural capability by offering measurable outcomes, scalable delivery, and consistent alignment with the framework’s KNOWING, DOING, and BEING domains.

Our modular courses provide the flexibility needed to deliver culturally safe practice training across diverse departments and staff roles, ensuring teams move beyond awareness into practical action, cultural accountability, and lasting change.

What’s Changing: Phasing Out Legacy Courses

The following CCCA courses will be retired at the end of 2025. While existing learners can continue to enrol under active licences, new licence purchases are no longer available. New clients are encouraged to transition to the updated 2026 course suite:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence Course – being replaced with an updated version that combines and refreshes the content into the new flagship CCCA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence Course (as outlined above).

  • Trauma-Informed Cultural Capability Course – being updated and replaced with Course 3: Embedding Cultural Safety – Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice.

  • Short Course Modules A, B and C – replaced with Course 1: Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Course 2: Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes of the new series.

See below for information on managing existing training licences.

Existing Training Licences

If you hold active training licences for any of the retiring courses listed above, you may continue to allocate these until their full 12-month expiry date. Once activated, each learner will still have 6 months to complete their training.

You are also welcome to purchase additional licences for modules B and C to enable existing Module A learners to complete their full training. For new learners and future intakes, we recommend beginning the transition to the 2026 courses now. The module A, B and C courses will be replaced by Course 1: Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Course 2: Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes of the new series.

Licence Upgrades to New Courses

If you currently hold licences for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence Course or the Trauma-Informed Cultural Capability course, you have the option to upgrade these to the new 2026 versions.

When licences are upgraded:

  • The new course will appear separately on your CCCA LMS dashboard.
  • Reporting and learner activity will apply specifically to the upgraded course, separate to the old course.
  • You will retain access to the original course(s), including all existing learner data.

What Would You Like to Do?

  • Register for a free course(s) demonstration – simply go to the relevant course below, or via the homepage, and click the free demonstration button to explore the structure, content, and features of the new courses.

  • Buy the new 2026 courses now – all are available via the homepage or below, you can request a quotation of buy the course directly from the website.

  • Request a licence(s) upgrade – contact us here and we will help you switch to the updated versions.

If you have any questions, or need any rollout advice, our team is here to support you. Thank you for being part of the CCCA community.

 

KNOWING: Cultural Awareness Training

Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures
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Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures
Developed by the Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA), this course provides a foundation-level introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, and perspectives. It supports the development of cultural understanding and self-awareness, which are essential to building respectful and effective relationships with First Nations peoples. This course aligns with the KNOWING domain of the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework. It explores core concepts such as cultural identity, kinship, connection to Country, language, worldviews, and the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It also introduces learners to the impacts of colonisation and dispossession as key historical contexts for understanding current realities. This is the first in a series of three courses designed to support a progression from cultural awareness (Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures), to cultural competence (Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes), to cultural safety (Embedding Cultural Safety: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice). The course encourages personal reflection and insight into how our own cultural lens influences the way we see and engage with others. By strengthening foundational cultural knowledge, learners will be better prepared to build inclusive relationships, engage more meaningfully, and begin their broader cultural capability journey.
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DOING: Cultural Competence Training

Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes
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Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes
Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes supports learners to move from cultural awareness to cultural competence. It focuses on the practical strategies, behaviours, and tools needed to apply cultural knowledge effectively and respectfully in everyday situations. While it is designed as the second stage in our three-part learning pathway, it can also be taken as a standalone course for those who have completed an equivalent awareness program. The course builds the capability to engage respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and to identify and challenge culturally unsafe practices and assumptions. Participants explore the impact of racism, bias, and exclusion in policy, service delivery, and workplace culture, while developing strategies to support cultural safety, inclusive communication, and shared decision-making. They also reflect on their own role in shaping culturally capable systems, teams, and environments, regardless of position, profession, or sector. Developed by the Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA) and guided by the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework, this training develops culturally informed knowledge, skills, and behaviours that can be applied across a wide range of contexts. By the end of the course, participants are equipped to take meaningful and accountable action and are well prepared to progress to the final stage of the pathway, Embedding Cultural Safety: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice, where cultural capability becomes a sustained part of leadership and everyday practice.
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Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes supports learners to move from cultural awareness to cultural competence. It focuses on the practical strategies, behaviours, and tools needed to apply cultural… more information

BEING: Cultural Safety Training

Embedding Cultural Safety: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice
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Embedding Cultural Safety: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice
This course is designed to help you move beyond awareness and practical skills, towards making cultural capability an integral part of who you are and how you work. It is aligned to the BEING domain of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework, which focuses on embedding cultural values, safety, and accountability into personal and organisational practice as an ongoing commitment. It builds on the cultural knowledge developed in the 'Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures' course and the applied skills from 'Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes', as well as equivalent cultural awareness and competence programs. It offers valuable insights and strategies for anyone seeking to strengthen their leadership, embed cultural safety, and create meaningful change in their workplace or community. Focusing on cultural safety, leadership integrity, and trauma-informed practice, the course explores how to integrate cultural capability into your values, behaviours, decision-making, and organisational culture. It equips you to create environments where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples feel respected, included, and safe. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to lead with empathy, foster trust, challenge systemic barriers, and drive long-term change that reflects reconciliation in action.
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This course is designed to help you move beyond awareness and practical skills, towards making cultural capability an integral part of who you are and how you work. It is aligned to the BEING domain of the Aboriginal and Torres… more information

CCCA FLAGSHIP CULTURAL COMPETENCE COURSE
(KNOWING + DOING)

CCCA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence Course
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CCCA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence Course
This 2025–26 course is the latest edition of the flagship CCCA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competence course, replacing all previous versions. Developed by the Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA) and aligned with the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework, the course builds both foundational knowledge and practical capability to support respectful, informed, and culturally safe engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations. The first part of the course introduces learners to core concepts such as cultural identity, kinship, Country, language, and worldview, alongside the historical and social context of colonisation, dispossession, and cultural diversity. It encourages reflection on how our own cultural lens shapes the way we see and relate to others, strengthening the self-awareness needed for genuine, inclusive relationships. The second part focuses on translating knowledge into action. Learners explore practical strategies, behaviours, and communication approaches that support cultural competence in everyday work and service delivery. They examine how racism, unconscious bias, and exclusion affect outcomes, and develop the skills to create more culturally responsive, inclusive, and accountable systems and environments. Participants are supported to recognise their individual and professional influence, challenge culturally unsafe practices, and take responsibility for contributing to change - regardless of role, sector, or level of experience. By integrating cultural understanding with practical application, this course moves learners beyond just awareness and ensures that they are equipped not only to recognise and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, but also to apply that knowledge in ways that make a genuine difference. It lays the foundation for more effective, culturally capable practice and prepares participants to take the next step towards cultural safety, leadership, and long-term change. Three-part Cultural Capability Learning Pathway: This course combines Course One (Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures) and Course Two (Delivering Stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outcomes) from our new three-part online training series, which supports a progressive learning journey from cultural awareness to cultural competence, and ultimately, to cultural safety. For organisations seeking a more flexible or lower-cost entry point, each of these two curricula can also be purchased and completed separately as standalone courses. The third and final stage in the pathway, Embedding Cultural Safety: Trauma-Informed Leadership and Practice, is available as a follow-on course for learners and organisations ready to embed cultural capability into leadership, systems, and sustained practice.
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This 2025–26 course is the latest edition of the flagship CCCA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competence course, replacing all previous versions. Developed by the Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA)… more information