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background information—support document  \nBridget Wibrow Maree Ackehurst Daniella Trimboli  \nNCVER  \nThis document was produced by the author(s) based on their research for the report First Nations and migrant learners’experiences with foundation skills courses, and is an added resource for further information. The report is available on NCVER’s Portal: \u003C[https://www.ncver.edu.au](https://www.ncver.edu.au)>.  \nPublisher’s note  \nThe views and opinions expressed in this document are those of NCVER and do not necessarily reflect the views of the  \nAustralian Government and state and territory governments. Any errors and omissions are the responsibility of the author(s) .  \nAcknowledgement of Country  \nNCVER acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continued spiritual connection to land and water. We pay respect to Elders past and present.  \n© Commonwealth of Australia, 2025  \nWith the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the Department’s logo, any material protected by a trademark and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia \u003C[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au)> licence.  \nThe details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence \u003C[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)>.  \nThe Creative Commons licence conditions do not apply to all logos, graphic design, artwork and photographs. Requestsand enquiries concerning other reproduction and rights should be directed to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) .  \nThis document should be attributed as Wibrow B, Ackehurst M, Trimboli D, 2025, First Nations and migrant learners’experiences with foundation skills courses: background information — support document, NCVER, Adelaide.  \nThis work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.  \nPublished by NCVER, ABN 87 007 967 311  \nLevel 5, 60 Light Square, Adelaide, SA 5000  \nPO Box 8288 Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia Phone +61 8 8230 8400 Email [ncver@ncver.edu.au](ncver@ncver.edu.au)[ ](ncver@ncver.edu.au)Web \u003C[https://www.ncver.edu.au](https://www.ncver.edu.au)>  \nFollow us:  \n \u003C[x.com/ncver](x.com/ncver)>  \n \u003C[https://www.linkedin.com/company/ncver](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ncver)>  \u003C[https://www.facebook.com/ncver.au](https://www.facebook.com/ncver.au)>  \nContents  \nTables and figures 3  \nTables 3  \nAcknowledgments 4  \nIntroduction 5  \nPurpose 5  \nSummary of key findings and snapshot of other literature 6  \nReferences 18  \nResearch questions 19  \nMethodology 20  \nWhy the focus on First Nations and migrant learners? 20  \nThe approach 20  \nCase study site selection 21  \nPositioning as researchers 22  \nCaveats and limitations 22  \nReferences 24  \nTables and figures  \nTables  \nTable 1 Findings from First Nations cohort compared with examples of previous research 6  \nTable 2 Findings from migrant cohort compared with examples of previous research 12  \nAcknowledgments  \nThe authors would like to acknowledge our former colleague, Michelle Circelli, who was instrumental in the early stages of this project.  \nTo all the RTOs, trainers and participants that gave their time to ensure that First Nations and migrant learners were able to provide their voice to this project – this project would not be the same without your input and we cannot thank you enough for this.  \nFurthermore, thank you to our co-facilitators/cultural practitioners who helped with tail","cbCairG9MqiktnOk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairG9MqiktnOk","pdf",406879,24,"English","# Tables and figures\n## Tables\n# Acknowledgments\n# Introduction\n## Purpose\n# Summary of key findings and snapshot of other literature\n# References\n# Research questions\n# Methodology\n## Why the focus on First Nations and migrant learners?\n## The approach\n## Case study site selection\n## Positioning as researchers\n## Caveats and limitations","[{\"question\":\"What is the role of this support document?\",\"answer\":\"It accompanies the main research publication on First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses, providing more detailed information about how information was gathered.\"},{\"question\":\"What sections does the document include?\",\"answer\":\"It is organized into sections covering key findings and literature snapshots, research questions, and methodology, including caveats and limitations.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the project compare its findings with previous research?\",\"answer\":\"The document presents tables that place current findings in the first columns alongside examples from earlier literature in the second columns.\"}]","First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses - background information — support document | PDF"]