INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NORTHERN TERRITORY MUSIC SECTOR
The Indigenous Employment Partnership was launched on Thursday August 20th at Parliament House, Darwin. The IEP is an initiative between the NT and Australian governments, and the music industry. It is designed to give ongoing vocational opportunities in the music industry to Indigenous students, linking their school training with real jobs.
Music NT brought to Darwin some of the Northern Territory’s leading Indigenous Musicians to participate in an Indigenous Music Expo. The list includes musicians from right across the NT – from south of Alice Springs to the Tiwi Islands. In Darwin they participated in the Indigenous Expo and received first hand information on the launch document and what it can mean for their regions.
The participants in this Expo were also able to attend the iNTune Music Conference, providing opportunities for remote and regional musicians to network and learn from some of Australia’s leading music industry figures.
Music NT is working to initiate the recommendations of this document with a focus on the establishment of a pilot regional music hub based in the Katherine Region.
The Indigenous Employment Partnership document is available to download from the following link:
