Tailored Workshops
Facilitated by expert Yolŋu and Balanda (non-Indigenous) cross-cultural facilitators, our highly interactive workshops
will support your team to develop practical skills for effective engagement with Yolŋu people and communities.
Our full workshop package includes delivery of 10 modules (see right); a preparatory discussion with our team to understand your organisation’s needs and how we can incorporate them in our workshop delivery; and 6 months’ access to 10 eLearn modules for each participant.
The following elements of our workshops can be tailored:
• Content – For example, if your organisation provides health services, we can adapt our Yolŋu Matha and Plain English modules to include examples and terms that might be useful in a healthcare setting. If your organisation is preparing for consultation and engagement with Yolŋu communities, we can prioritise focus on Yolŋu approaches to decision-making and agreement. We can also frame conversation topics throughout the modules around specific issues you are interested in discussing.
• Session length – 10 modules require approximately 12 hours. Subject to facilitator availability, these can be delivered through sessions ranging from 3-6 hours (plus breaks) to suit your needs. Sessions do not necessarily need to be held on consecutive days.
We also offer a 5-module tailored workshop package, over 6-7 hours. Content and session length can be tailored for these, too. (Please note only our full workshop satisfies Northern Territory Government training requirements for staff working with Yolŋu or on Yolŋu Country.)
What People Are Saying
“It was really worthwhile and exceeded my expectations. Having Yolŋu facilitators, engaging in activities really helped me to understand why and how things are done.”
“Great way to learn. It was fun, challenging and great presenters.”
“As someone who has recently moved to Nhulunbuy to live and work, I thought it was fantastic. Well done.”
2025 Pricing
Training locations
For organisations in Nhulunbuy and Darwin, our facilitators will come to your organisation or a space you identify for training delivery. If you are unable to provide a training space, please speak to us about options available.
We can arrange delivery in remote communities at an additional cost.
Face-to-face learning is our recommended format for building cultural competency skills. However, if your organisation requires virtual delivery, please talk to us about options for this.
Bespoke workshops
If your organisation requires a bespoke approach to training topics and delivery beyond the standard tailoring options above, we are happy to discuss those needs and develop a package that will best suit you.
Payments and Cancellations
Payment of the total workshop fee must be received no later than 2 weeks prior to the first scheduled workshop session. We are happy to deliver workshops for staff of 2 or more organisations, provided those organisations advise ARDS at least 6 weeks in advance of the workshop date what proportion of the total workshop fee should be invoiced to each organisation.
ARDS requires at least 5 business days’ notice of a cancellation prior to a scheduled workshop session. Where organisations notify of a cancellation:
• 5 or more business days prior to the scheduled workshop session, the organisation will receive a ‘credit’ to reschedule the session within 6 months of the originally scheduled date;
• Fewer than 5 business days prior to the scheduled workshop, the organisation will forfeit 25% of the workshop fee, and be invited to reschedule the session within 6 months of the originally scheduled date.
Cancellations by ARDS
From time to time, cultural considerations might mean it is respectful and appropriate for ARDS to cancel a scheduled workshop session. Where this occurs:
• 5 or more business days prior to the scheduled workshop session, the organisation will receive a ‘credit’ to reschedule the session within 6 months of the originally scheduled date,
• Fewer than 5 business days prior to the scheduled workshop, ARDS will offer a discount (via refund) of 25% of the workshop fee, and work with the organisation to reschedule the session within 6 months of the originally scheduled date.