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Any interpretation of data is the responsibility of the author/project team.  \nAdditional information relating to this research is available in Place-based and culturally responsive VET for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners: support document. It can be accessed from NCVER’s Portal \u003C[http://www.ncver.edu.au](http://www.ncver.edu.au) > .  \nTo find other material of interest, search VOCEDplus (the UNESCO/NCVER international database \u003Chttp://www.voced.edu.au>) using the following keywords: cultural awareness; relevance of education and training; community participation; case study; educational practice; educational resources; best practice.  \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, 2026  \nWith the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the Department’s logo, any material protected by a trade mark and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia \u003C[http://creativecommons.org/l](http://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/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/l](http://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by/3 .0/legalcode> .  \nThe Creative Commons licence conditions do not apply to all logos, graphic design, artwork and photographs. Requests and enquiries concerning other reproduction and rights should be directed to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) .  \nThis document should be attributed as Guenther, J, Ober, R, Osborne, S & Diplock, A 2026, Place-based and culturally responsive VET for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners, 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.  \nCOVER IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES ISBN 978-1-922801-37-1 TD/TNC 164.01  \nPublished by NCVERABN 87 007 967 311 Level 4, 191 Pulteney St, Adelaide SA 5000  \nPO Box 8288, Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia P +61 8 8230 8400 [E ncver@ncver.edu.au](E ncver@ncver.edu.au)[ ](E ncver@ncver.edu.au)[W www.ncver.edu.au](W www.ncver.edu.au)  \n [www.linkedin.com/company/ncver](www.linkedin.com/company/ncver)  \nPlace-based and culturally responsive VET for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners  \nJohn Guenther and Robyn Ober, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Sam Osborne and Abigail Diplock, Adelaide University  \nWhile the concepts of cultural responsiveness and place-based service provision have been discussed in various ways in Australia over the last 20 years, little research has been conducted on these topics in the space of vocational education and training (VET) .  \nThree case studies present findings about what VET stakeholders think ‘place-based’ and ‘culturally responsive’training means and how it is reflected in practice. 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