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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  \n\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 and Trimboli, D, 2025, First Nations learners’experiences with foundation skills courses — 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  \nIntroduction 4  \nPurpose 4  \nFirst Nations case study 5  \nMotivations 6  \nIntentions 8  \nBarriers to completion/attending training 8  \nSupports to help with completion/attending training 10  \nTraining experience 11  \nIdeas to improve training 14  \nAdditional information 18  \nQuotes from First Nations learners 20  \nTables and figures  \nTables  \nTable 1 Background information on First Nations participants 5  \nTable 2 Quotes from First Nations learners matched with topic areas 20  \nIntroduction  \nPurpose  \nThis support document accompanies First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses and provides more detailed information on the First Nations cohort. It is divided into the following sections:  \n􀂃 ‘First Nations case study’ provides a more comprehensive account of the case studies held with First Nations learners across far northern Australia.  \n􀂃 ‘Quotes from First Nations learners’ consists of a table with quotes from First Nations learners matched with particular topic areas and includes the quotes from the main report and case study write-ups in this support document, as well as a","cbCainfMOfiKDhJT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainfMOfiKDhJT","pdf",389839,23,"English","# Tables and figures\n## Tables\n# Introduction\n## Purpose\n# First Nations case study\n## Motivations\n## Intentions\n## Barriers to completion/attending training\n## Supports to help with completion/attending training\n## Training experience\n## Ideas to improve training\n## Additional information\n## Quotes from First Nations learners","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this support document?\",\"answer\":\"It accompanies the main report on First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses and provides more detailed information on the First Nations cohort.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the First Nations case study conducted?\",\"answer\":\"Focus groups and interviews were held with 15 First Nations participants in three very remote regions across far northern Australia during October 2024. 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